Zenobia Ngweh, Nyinchia, 2025. Effect of nutrient treatments on growth, nutritional composition, and post-harvest quality of wheat microgreens : a comparative evaluation of MS media, water, lucerne brown juice, and sugar beet brown juice in lines Kr08-168 and Kr08-08. Second cycle, A2E. Alnarp: SLU, Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101)
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Abstract
This study evaluated the effects of media, water, lucerne, and sugar beet on the growth,
nutritional quality, and shelf life of wheat microgreens (lines Kr08-168 and Kr08-08). Water
showed the highest germination percentage (95.33 ± 2.08 %), while lucerne recorded the
lowest (87.00 ± 2.00 %). The media treatment produced the greatest plant height
(14.12 ± 0.53 cm), fresh biomass (0.647 ± 0.040 g) and dry biomass (0.416 ± 0.057 g) in Kr08-
168. Sugar beet treatment enhanced pigment accumulation, recording the highest chlorophyll
a (53.03 ± 17.95 mg/ml), chlorophyll b (17.15 ± 5.12 mg/mL), and carotenoids (11.75 ± 4.00
mg/mL). The highest total phenolic content (13.35 ± 0.29 mg/g ) and FRAP antioxidant
activity (21.25 ± 0.63 mmol/100g ) were observed in Kr08-168 under sugar beet and lucerne
treatments respectively. Media treatment also produced the highest protein content
(12.90 ± 0.75 mg/mL). Postharvest packaging using clamshell (boxes) grown with media
preserved up to 58 % weight, and media polypropylene (Plastics) had the lowest electrolyte
leakage (1.87 %). Overall, media and sugar beet were the most effective treatments for
enhancing microgreen quality.
| Main title: | Effect of nutrient treatments on growth, nutritional composition, and post-harvest quality of wheat microgreens |
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| Subtitle: | a comparative evaluation of MS media, water, lucerne brown juice, and sugar beet brown juice in lines Kr08-168 and Kr08-08 |
| Authors: | Zenobia Ngweh, Nyinchia |
| Supervisor: | Sahoo, Monalisa |
| Examiner: | Salaria, Neha |
| Series: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Volume/Sequential designation: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Year of Publication: | 2025 |
| Level and depth descriptor: | Second cycle, A2E |
| Student's programme affiliation: | LM011 Plant iology for Sustainable Production - Master's Programme, 120.0hp |
| Supervising department: | (LTJ, LTV) > Dept. of Plant Breeding (from 130101) |
| Keywords: | Nutrient treatments, morphological traits, nutritional quality, microgreens, hydroponic system, growing chamber |
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-21735 |
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-s-21735 |
| Language: | English |
| Deposited On: | 02 Oct 2025 12:08 |
| Metadata Last Modified: | 03 Oct 2025 01:05 |
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