Natural Production and Cultivation of Mediterranean Wild Edibles

Aguado, M. Teresa; Pardo‐de‐Santayana, Manuel; Tardío, Javier

doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-3329-7_5

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“…Arbutus unedo L. (Ericaceae family), commonly known as the strawberry tree, is a wild evergreen shrub native to the Mediterranean region, which grows spontaneously in other regions characterized by hot summers and mild and rainy winters [ 1 ]. It is a xerophilous plant that prefers siliceous soils and grows at altitudes between 0 and 800 m. In Italy, its diffusion is continuous along the Ligurian, Sardinian, Sicilian, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts.…”

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Phytochemical Profile, Antiradical Capacity and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential of Wild Arbutus unedo L. Fruits from Central Italy: A Chemometric Approach

Macchioni

Santarelli

Carbone

2020

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Nowadays, there is a growing interest in botanicals for human nutrition and care. Arbutus unedo wild berries are edible and medicinal fruits that contain many healthy bioactive components, which can be considered a valuable resource for the food ingredient market and for nutraceutical and cosmetic sectors. In the present study, the polyphenols and in vitro antiradical and hypoglycemic activities of five wild Italian accessions of A. unedo were investigated, and their chemical profiles were treated by means of unsupervised chemometric techniques like the hierarchical and principal component analysis. Moreover, Fourier-transformed mid-infrared spectroscopy was used to provide a rapid assessment of the phytochemical composition of different accessions. Samples differed mainly in their anthocyanin content and overall nutraceutical potential. Anthocyanins were present mainly as glycosides of cyanidin and delphinidin, with delphinidin-3-O-glucoside being the most abundant one, ranging from 49 ± 1 to 111 ± 3 mg g−1 (for P1 and P2, respectively; p < 0.05). Extracts were screened for their in vitro biological activities by using the 2,2′-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS•+), 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH•) antiradical tests, while their hypoglycemic activity was investigated by the α-glucosidase inhibition test. In both in vitro antiradical tests, the highest capacity was recorded for P2 (EC50: 1.17 and 0.064 mg mL−1, for DPPH• and ABTS•+, respectively), with values higher than those reported in the literature for A. unedo fruit extracts. P2 also showed the highest inhibition power towards α-glucosidase (about 70%). Moreover, the nonparametric correlation analysis pointed out a very high significant correlation between the percentage of α-glucosidase inhibition and cyanidin-3-O-rutinoside (r: 0.973; p < 0.01). Finally, the application of hierarchical analysis to samples analyzed provided three different clusters based on the average phytochemical content coded as low, medium and high. Moreover, principal component analysis made it possible to establish similarities among the accessions depending on their overall nutraceutical characteristics and on the relative anthocyanin content.

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Phytochemical Profile, Antiradical Capacity and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential of Wild Arbutus unedo L. Fruits from Central Italy: A Chemometric Approach

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Santarelli

Carbone

2020

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“…(salad rocket) (Tripodi et al, 2017). Although known since Antiquity, these two species are a perfect model of modern domestication for becoming cultivated crops (D'Antuono et al, 2009;Molina et al, 2016). Salad rocket is appreciated and widely cultivated in the Middle East and Southern Asia, while wild rocket has gained much popularity in European countries (Cavaiuolo and Ferrante, 2014).…”

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Potential of wall rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) as a new crop: Influence of the growing conditions on the visual quality of the final product

Guijarro-Real

Prohens

Rodríguez‐Burruezo

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Scientia Horticulturae

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“…Finding new crops is not easy, although a large set of wild-growing species used in traditional Mediterranean dishes deserves more attention (Molina et al, 2016). The present tendency towards the recovery of food traditions and the need for product diversification may also offer opportunities for new crop domestication (Egea-Gilabert et al, 2013).…”

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Current trends in protected cultivation in Mediterranean climates

Hernández

Orsini

Baeza³

et al. 2018

Europ.J.Hortic.Sci.

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Protected cultivation has rapidly expanded in many regions all over the world, particularly in those with mild winter climatic conditions. In this context, the greenhouse industry is continually developing new strategies and technologies to solve specific cultivation limitations, to reduce any related environmental impact and to adjust to new market requirements. It is for this reason that it is necessary to update the scientific knowledge of this industry. The characteristics of greenhouse production related to new developments in structures and climate control, crops, cultivation techniques, water and nutrient management and environmental issues, including life cycle assessment and integrated pest management, are the objective of this study. Overall, the main results of this review demonstrate that a great effort of innovation and research has been carried out by industry and researchers in order to cut production costs and to reduce the environmental impact of the most advanced greenhouse technologies while satisfying the requirements of consumers.

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Natural Production and Cultivation of Mediterranean Wild Edibles

Cited by 18 publications

References 57 publications

Phytochemical Profile, Antiradical Capacity and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential of Wild Arbutus unedo L. Fruits from Central Italy: A Chemometric Approach

Phytochemical Profile, Antiradical Capacity and α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Potential of Wild Arbutus unedo L. Fruits from Central Italy: A Chemometric Approach

Potential of wall rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) as a new crop: Influence of the growing conditions on the visual quality of the final product

Current trends in protected cultivation in Mediterranean climates

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