Abstract
This study investigated the influence of biological control agents and plant growth promoters on the chemical composition of the cultivars Panda and Kora buckwheat sprouts. Before sowing, seeds were soaked in solutions containing Bacillus subtilis bacteria, Pythium oligandrum oospores, Ecklonia maxima algae extract, and/or nitrophenols. The sprouts of the Panda displayed higher levels of protein, fat, and dietary fiber fractions than the Kora. Measurable effects of biological control agents (BCAs) and plant growth promoters (PGPs) on the chemical composition of sprouts were also confirmed. Soaking the seeds in a solution containing P. oligandrum oospores resulted in a decrease in the level of crude ash in sprouts, while the addition of nitrophenols increased the level of both crude ash and protein. We also found statistically significant effects of interactions between the cultivar and BCA and/or PGP for each of the examined components.
Highlights
Wheat, rice, and maize cover 40% of all arable land and constitute more than 50% of human caloric intake [1]
Comparing the chemical composition of sprouts of the two tested cultivars without biostimulant treatment, a significantly higher level of dry matter, crude ash, and total carbohydrates was found in sprouts of the Kora cultivar, while sprouts of the Panda cultivar contained significantly more protein, fat, crude fiber, and all fractions of dietary fiber (Tables 1–3)
This study confirms a significant effect of biological control agents and plant growth promoters on the This level study of basicconfirms nutrients,acrude fiber, and dietary fiber fractions in buckwheat sprouts
Summary
Rice, and maize cover 40% of all arable land and constitute more than 50% of human caloric intake [1]. Modern cereal breeding programs should be replaced by breeding programs of so-called development opportunity crops, nutritious crops which are currently under-valued and under-utilized [2]. Western diets could be positively modified by micro-scale vegetable production, namely sprouts or microgreens of, e.g., alfalfa, azuki bean, black gram, chickpea, lentil, mung bean, soybean, barley, maize, oat, rice, wheat, amaranth, buckwheat, quinoa, almond, hazelnut, linseed, sesame, sunflower, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, celery, clover, fennel, kale, leek, lettuce, mustard, parsley, radish, arugula, spinach, onion, turnip, and watercress [4].
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