Dubey Shiva, Harbourne Niamh, Harty Mary, Hurley Daniel, Elliott-Kingston Caroline
School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, D04 V1W8 Dublin, Ireland.
Plants (Basel). 2024 Sep 20;13(18):2631. doi: 10.3390/plants13182631.
An exponential growth in global population is expected to reach nine billion by 2050, demanding a 70% increase in agriculture productivity, thus illustrating the impact of global crop production on the environment and the importance of achieving greater agricultural yields. Globally, the variety of high-quality microgreens is increasing through indoor farming at both small and large scales. The major concept of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) seeks to provide an alternative to traditional agricultural cultivation. Microgreens have become popular in the twenty-first century as a food in the salad category that can fulfil some nutrient requirements. Microgreens are young seedlings that offer a wide spectrum of colours, flavours, and textures, and are characterised as a "functional food" due to their nutraceutical properties. Extensive research has shown that the nutrient profile of microgreens can be desirably tailored by preharvest cultivation and postharvest practices. This study provides new insight into two major categories, (i) environmental and (ii) cultural, responsible for microgreens' growth and aims to explore the various agronomical factors involved in microgreens production. In addition, the review summarises recent studies that show these factors have a significant influence on microgreens development and nutritional composition.
预计全球人口将呈指数增长，到2050年达到90亿，这就要求农业生产力提高70%，从而说明了全球作物生产对环境的影响以及提高农业产量的重要性。在全球范围内，通过小规模和大规模的室内种植，高品质微型蔬菜的种类正在增加。可控环境农业（CEA）的主要理念是寻求为传统农业种植提供一种替代方案。微型蔬菜在21世纪已成为沙拉类食品中的一种热门食材，能够满足一些营养需求。微型蔬菜是幼嫩的幼苗，具有丰富的颜色、风味和质地，由于其营养特性而被归类为“功能性食品”。大量研究表明，微型蔬菜的营养成分可以通过收获前的种植和收获后的处理进行理想的调整。本研究对影响微型蔬菜生长的两大主要因素，即（i）环境因素和（ii）栽培因素提供了新的见解，并旨在探索微型蔬菜生产中涉及的各种农艺因素。此外，该综述总结了近期的研究，这些研究表明这些因素对微型蔬菜的发育和营养成分有重大影响。
