O comportamento do Ni no solo, principalmente quando adicionado através de biossólidos, ainda é pouco conhecido. Este trabalho objetivou avaliar a influência dos teores totais do metal, de matéria orgânica e dos valores de pH na distribuição daquele elemento no solo e na sua biodisponibilidade. Foram conduzidos três experimentos de incubação em vasos mantidos em casa de vegetação, utilizando 3 kg de amostras da camada de 0 - 0,20 m de dois solos: ARGISSOLO VERMELHO AMARELO Distrófico (PVAd) e NITOSSOLO VERMELHO Distrófico Latossólico (NVdl). Dois experimentos foram montados em solos diferentes, em esquema fatorial 2x2x3, nos quais 2 doses de Ni (21 e 42 Kg ha –1 ) como NiCl2, foram incubadas durante 120 dias, sob dois teores de matéria orgânica e dois valores de pH, obtidos pela adição de turfa e de calcário, respectivamente. Num terceiro experimento fatorial (2x4), os mesmos dois solos foram incubados por 150 dias com a dose de 150 Mg ha -1 de quatro diferentes biossólidos. Posteriormente, cultivou-se alface em todos os vasos por 50 dias Após a incubação, amostras de solo foram analisadas quimicamente, inclusive efetuando-se extrações seqüenciais para determinar a distribuição do Ni adicionado através de NiCl2 e de biossólido. Foram consideradas as frações do metal solúvel + trocável, carbonatos, matéria orgânica, óxidos e residual. Realizou-se também a especiação do Ni baseada no equilíbrio de Donnan, no extrato de saturação das amostras, para discriminar a porção do Ni solúvel que se achava na forma de íon livre. O calcário foi o fator que mais afetou o comportamento do metal, reduzindo a concentração na fração trocável e aumentando-a nas frações matéria orgânica e óxidos. A turfa aumentou os teores do metal na fração trocável e os reduziu nas frações óxidos e matéria orgânica. O NiCl2 aumentou o teor de Ni nas três frações citadas. Os teores do metal nas frações de cada solo foram modelados por equações de regressão, em função dos teores de C-orgânico, Ni total e pH do solo. A distribuição do Ni no solo, quando adicionado através de biossólidos apresentou semelhanças com a distribuição do metal nos próprios biossólidos. Nestes casos, o Ni predominou nas frações mais fortemente retidas, conferindo ao metal comportamento distinto daquele observado pela adição do NiCl2. Tais diferenças puderam ser confirmadas pela ineficiência das equações obtidas nos experimentos com NiCl2, em predizer os teores do metal nas frações dos solos tratados com biossólidos. Na especiação, doses mais elevadas de calcário e turfa resultaram em menores teores de Ni solúvel e livre, os quais aumentaram com a dose de NiCl2. Concentração de ambas as formas de Ni se correlacionaram com os teores do metal absorvidos pelas plantas. Na aplicação de biossólidos ao PVAd, a determinação do Ni livre foi particularmente importante para se prever a biodisponibilidade de Ni para alface. Essencialmente, pode-se concluir que a extração seqüencial e a especiação em extrato de saturação foram eficientes para demonstrar diferenças do comportamento do níquel quando o metal foi aplicado como NiCl2 e como biossólido. / The role of Nickel in soils under the application of biossolids is still not very well known. The objectives of this study were to investigate the influence of total Nickel and organic carbon content, and soil pH, in the Nickel distribution among soil fractions and the bioavailability of the metal to lettuce. Three incubation pot trials were carried out in greenhouse placing in each one 3 kg of the 0-20cm layer of soil. Two soils types were considered: Typic Halpludult and Rhodic Kandiudox. In two of the trials, one for each soil type, soil samples were treated with rates of NiCl2, lime and peat as a source of organic matter and incubated during 120 days. In the third pot trial the above mentioned soils were incubated with four different types of biossolids during 150 days. Once the incubation period ended soils samples were collected and lettuce was planted in the pots of all three trials. Soils samples were submitted to a sequential extraction procedure which comprised the following fractions: exchangeable plus soluble; carbonate, organic, oxides and residual. Soil saturation extracts were also obtained for the determination of free Ni +2 concentration using the Donnan equilibrium technique. When NiCl2, peat, and lime were applied to soils, changes in pH due to lime caused exchangeable Ni to decrease and raised Ni content in organic and oxide fractions. Peat promoted an higher Ni content in the exchangeable fraction and reduced it in the oxide and organic fraction. I contrast NiCl2 raised Ni content in all of the above motioned fractions. Nickel content in all soil fractions were modeled by regression equations using total Ni, organic carbon, and pH as independent variables. Data for the Ni distribution in soils fractions under biossolids application were similar to results from sequential extraction in the biossolids in terms of percentage. In the biossolids trial Ni occurred most in residual fraction of soil, which contrasts with results obtained when Ni was supplied as NiCl2. Speciation study showed that higher rates of lime and peat promoted lower levels of soluble and free Ni in the soil solution. The opposite was detected when NiCl2 was applied. Both soluble Ni and free Ni +2 were well correlated with the Ni content in lettuce, when the metal salt was supplied as Ni source. However, free Ni +2 was a better indicator for Ni bioavailability when bissolids were applied in PVAd. In resume it may be concluded that the sequential extraction procedure and the speciation by means of the Donnan equilibrium approach were useful to express the different behavior of nickel in soil when NiCl2 or bissolids were the source of the metal.

\'Piraroxa\' e \'Vanda\' são cultivares de alface cujos comportamentos pós-colheita ainda não foram caracterizados. Um dos diferenciais destas cultivares pode estar relacionado ao seu alto potencial antioxidante como resultado da ação de seus compostos fenólicos. A fim de avaliar os parâmetros pós-colheita e a viabilidade do uso destas cultivares como fontes de antioxidantes, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo investigar suas respostas fisiológicas e bioquímicas, comparando-as entre si em diferentes temperaturas de armazenamento e em épocas de colheita distintas. Tanto no verão quanto no inverno, as hortaliças foram armazenadas por 28 dias à 0ºC e 95-97%UR e por quatro dias em condição ambiente monitorada. Em todas as condições de armazenamento e períodos de colheita, não houve diferença entre as cultivares e tendências decrescentes foram observadas para a produção de etileno e as taxas respiratórias. O armazenamento refrigerado proporcionou acentuado declínio destas variáveis. Já em condição ambiente, na colheita de verão, a cv. Vanda apresentou produção superior de etileno e, na colheita de inverno, a cv. Piraroxa apresentou taxas respiratórias mais elevadas. Os parâmetros de coloração permaneceram constantes. As cultivares apresentaram tendências similares entre si, tanto para a perda de massa fresca quanto para o conteúdo de clorofila e carotenoides, e o armazenamento refrigerado e as altas umidades relativas mostraram-se eficazes para o controle da perda de massa. O conteúdo de antocianinas foi influenciado pela temperatura de armazenamento, mas não pela época de colheita, e não demonstrou estar diretamente relacionado ao potencial antioxidante da cv. Piraroxa. As características de qualidade representadas pela aparência das hortaliças foram preservadas, em armazenamento refrigerado, até o 28º dia e, em condição ambiente, até o primeiro e segundo dias. A atividade da polifenoloxidase (PPO) e o potencial antioxidante das hortaliças foram influenciados pela época de colheita, mas não pela temperatura de armazenamento. A cv. Vanda apresentou atividade da PPO superior na colheita de verão e a cv. Piraroxa apresentou potencial antioxidante superior em todas as condições de armazenamento e épocas de colheita. O teor de compostos fenólicos e a atividade sequestrante do radical livre DPPH apresentaram valores superiores na colheita de verão para ambas as cultivares, com tendências à constância de valores, enquanto o sistema-modelo ?-caroteno/ácido linoleico demonstrou tendências crescentes, com elevações significativas a partir do segundo dia de armazenamento em condição ambiente e a partir do 21º dia de armazenamento refrigerado. Os parâmetros fisiológicos analisados evidenciaram grande similaridade em relação ao comportamento pós-colheita das duas cultivares e a durabilidade e manutenção das características qualitativas das hortaliças durante o armazenamento refrigerado foi extremamente satisfatória. Em contrapartida, o armazenamento, tanto em condição ambiente monitorada quanto em refrigeração, não demonstrou constituir-se como técnica válida para a maximização do potencial antioxidante das hortaliças, embora a alface constitua fonte dietética importante de antioxidantes. / \'Piraroxa\' and \'Vanda\' are lettuce cultivars whose postharvest behavior has not yet been characterized. One of the differentials of these cultivars may be related to its high antioxidant potential as a result of its phenolic compounds action. In order to evaluate the postharvest parameters and feasibility of using these cultivars as sources of antioxidants, this study aimed to investigate their physiological and biochemical responses, comparing them to each other at different storage temperatures and at different harvest times. Vegetables were stored for 28 days at 0ºC and 95-97%RH and for four days at ambient monitored condition regardless of summer or winter seasons. In all storage conditions and harvest periods there was no difference between cultivars and decreasing trends were observed for ethylene production and respiratory rates. Cold storage provided dramatic decline of these variables. At ambient condition, however, cv. Vanda showed higher production of ethylene in the summer harvest and cv. Piraroxa had higher respiratory rates in the winter harvest. Color parameters remained constant. Cultivars showed similar trends among one another for both weight loss and the content of chlorophyll and carotenoids. Also, cold storage and high relative humidity were effective for the control of weight loss. Anthocyanins content was influenced by storage temperature, not by the harvest season, and did not show to be directly related to the antioxidant potential of cv. Piraroxa. Vegetables quality appeared to be preserved on cold storage until day 28, and at ambient condition until the first and second days. Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity and antioxidant potential of vegetables were influenced by harvest time, but not by the storage temperature. \'Vanda\' showed higher PPO activity in the summer harvest and \'Piraroxa\' showed higher antioxidant potential in all storage conditions and harvest times. Phenolic content and free radical scavenging activity of DPPH showed higher values in summer harvest for both cultivars, with constant value tendencies, while the model system ?-carotene/linoleic acid showed increasing trends, with significant increases in the second day of storage at ambient condition and after 21 days of refrigerated storage. The physiological parameters analyzed showed great similarity to postharvest behavior of the two cultivars, and the durability and maintenance of vegetables quality during refrigerated storage were extremely satisfactory. In contrast, both ambient and refrigerated monitored storages did not show as valid techniques for maximizing the antioxidant potential of vegetables, although lettuce constitutes an important source of dietary antioxidants.

Depuis quelques années, des Toxi-Infections Alimentaires Collectives causées par la contamination de produits frais, comme les laitues, par des bactéries pathogènes entériques (Salmonella, Escherichia coli productrice de shigatoxines -ou STEC-) apparaissent de plus en plus nombreuses. La présence de ces bactéries dans cet environnement inhabituel est un risque sanitaire émergent majeur, d'autant plus que les bactéries entériques, pathogènes ou non, présentent fréquemment des résistances aux antibiotiques. Afin d’étudier la persistance des bactéries antibiorésistantes ou pathogènes sur des laitues, la caractérisation de plasmides de résistance portés par des souches de E. coli issues d’environnements aquatiques contaminés a été réalisé pour, par la suite, étudier leur implication potentielle dans l’adhésion des souches-hôtes sur différentes variétés de laitues. L’étude de la survie et de l’adhésion de souches de E. coli environnementales et de laboratoire, transformées avec les plasmides d’intérêt, sur de jeunes plants de laitues a permis de mettre en évidence trois points : 1) plus le temps de contact entre bactéries et feuilles augmente et moins la survie bactérienne est importante ; 2) il existe une différence de survie et d’adhésion selon les variétés de laitues étudiées ; 3) il existe une différence de survie et d’adhésion entre les souches de laboratoire et les souches environnementales, ces dernières étant en meilleur état métabolique et montrant une adhésion plus importante durant les 11-12 jours d’expérimentation. Après ces constatations de persistance des E. coli antibiorésistantes en conditions contrôlées, des études en champs sur 4 exploitations maraîchères normandes, possédant des itinéraires techniques différents, ont été réalisées. La recherche de pathogènes entériques, Salmonella et STEC, a été effectuée sur les laitues et une recherche de E. coli, témoin de contamination fécale, a été réalisée sur les laitues ainsi que dans l’eau d’irrigation d’un des sites. Les résultats révèlent une qualité microbiologique satisfaisante des parcelles étudiées (selon l’arrêté européen N°2073/2005) bien que des E. coli aient été régulièrement retrouvées au niveau des laitues, dont certaines antibiorésistantes. L’analyse de l’eau d’irrigation a montré la présence continue de E. coli, dont des souches présentant des profils d’antibiorésistance communs à ceux retrouvés sur les laitues, montrant que l’eau d’irrigation est l’une des sources critiques de contamination des végétaux en champs. / In recent years, foodborne diseases caused by fresh products contaminated, such as lettuce, with enteric pathogenic bacteria (Salmonella, Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli-or STEC-) increasingly. The presence of these bacteria in this unusual environment is a major emerging health risk, especially since enteric bacteria, whether pathogenic or not, are frequently resistant to antibiotics. To study the persistence of antibiotic-resistant or pathogenic bacteria on lettuce, the characterization of resistance plasmids carried by E. coli strains from contaminated aquatic environments was carried out in order to study their potential involvement in adhesion of host strains on different varieties of lettuce. The study of the survival and adhesion of environmental and laboratory E. coli strains, transformed with the plasmids of interest, on young lettuce plants allowed to highlight three points: 1) more time contact between bacteria and leaves increases and less bacterial survival is important; 2) there is a difference in survival and adhesion depending on the varieties of lettuce studied; 3) there is a difference in survival and adhesion between laboratory strains and environmental strains, the latter being in better metabolic state and showing greater adhesion during the 11-12 days of experimentation. After the persistence of antibiotic-resistant E. coli strains under controlled conditions, field studies on 4 Normandy vegetable farms, with different technical itineraries, were carried out. The search for enteric pathogens, Salmonella and STEC, was carried out on lettuce and a search for E. coli, a control of fecal contamination, was realized on the lettuce as well as in the irrigation water of one of the sites. The results reveal a satisfactory microbiological quality of the agricultural plots studied (according to the European decree N ° 2073/2005) although E. coli strains were regularly found at the lettuce level, including some antibiotic resistant. Analysis of the irrigation water showed the continued presence of E. coli strains, including strains with common antimicrobial resistance profiles to those found on lettuce, showing that irrigation water is one of the critical sources of plant contamination in the field.

<p>As the world population continues to grow, it will be challenging to manage resources, reduce environmental pollution and maintain growing demand for food production. Controlled environment agriculture (CEA) is a novel solution to reduce freshwater use in agriculture, minimize environmental pollution from agriculture sector, and meet the growing food demand. CEA allows for the year-round cultivation in inhospitable climatic conditions. Hydroponics is a common method of growing crops in CEA, where plants grow in a solution enriched with nutrients and oxygen. The technique significantly reduces water use and fertilizer run-off during production. In the United States, lettuce is one of the most important crops grown using hydroponics.</p> <p> Hydroponic production uses several methods to grow lettuce including nutrient film technique (NFT) and constant flood table (CFT). Moreover, several cultivars of lettuce are grown in the Midwest. There is a lack of knowledge on whether optimal fertilizer concentrations change depending on the cultivar or hydroponic production system. Little information is known about the suitability of a cultivar to a specific method of hydroponic production. For year-round lettuce production in hydroponics, supplemental lighting (SL) and heating are required in the Midwestern regions of the U.S. The energy requirements for SL and heating can be too costly in winter for some growers to produce crop year-round. In addition to light quantity, spectral composition of light can impact growth. Heating the root zone to produce a micro-climate may be more efficient than heating the entire greenhouse and possibly reduce overall heating costs. However, information on spectral composition of light and the efficacy of root zone heating is unclear, at best. Certain cultivars that can tolerate cold stress can be more suitable in the U.S. Midwest during winter. Lettuce cultivar screening for yield under cooler environments is limited. </p> <p> A completely customizable hydroponic production system that can aid in conducting research related to above-mentioned issues was built as a part of my Master of Science program. Using this system, 24 popular cultivars from four lettuce groups were evaluated for productivity during summer/fall under different concentrations of fertilizer solution, and in two production methods including NFT and CFT during spring. In addition, yield of all 24 cultivars were evaluated under 10, 15.5 and 21.1 °C in a growth chamber. The eight best performing cultivars from the summer/fall trial were evaluated during the winter in a greenhouse with the addition of SL and root zone heating with minimal ambient air heating. </p> <p> Results indicated that the lowest level of electrical conductivity (EC) of the fertilizer solution used (1.3 dS·m^-1) resulted in highest yield, regardless of cultivar or method of production. Among the 24 cultivars; Red Sails (Leaf), Salvius (Romaine), Cedar (Oakleaf), and Adriana (Butterhead) had the highest yields among each group during summer. Growth chamber study indicated that Dragoon, Adriana, New Fire Red and Red Sails cultivars had higher yields than other cultivars under cooler (10 and 15.5 °C) air temperature conditions. In the winter study, lettuce cultivars did not reach harvestable size even after 40 days of growth without SL and root zone heating. Supplemental light composition significantly affected lettuce growth with higher yield under Purple (with higher proportion of red) than White LED lighting. Commercially acceptable lettuce could be produced using root zone heating. In general, plants grown under CFT yielded higher than those grown under NFT in the winter trial. Among the cultivars, Salvius, Black Seeded Simpson, Cedar, and Red Sails performed better under SL and root zone heating during winter.</p>

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A key challenge for maximizing the world’s food supply is crop yield prediction. In this study, three machine models are used to predict the fresh weight (yield) of lettuce plants that are grown inside indoor farms hydroponically using the vertical farming infrastructure, namely, support vector regressor (SVR), random forest regressor (RFR), and deep neural network (DNN).The climate data, nutrient data, and plant growth data are passed as input to train the models to understand the growth pattern based on the available features. The study of evaluation metrics majorly covers Mean Squared Error (MSE), Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE), Mean Absolute Error (MAE), R-squared, and Adjusted R-squared values.The results of the project have shown that the Random Forest with all the features is the best model having the best results with the least cross-validated MAE score and good cross-validated Adjusted R-squared value considering that the error of the prediction is minimal. This is followed by the DNN model with minor differences in the resulting values. The Support Vector Regressor (SVR) model gave a very poor performance with a huge error value that cannot be afforded in this scenario. In this study, we have also compared various evaluating metrics mentioned above and considered the cross-validated MAE and cross-validated Adjusted R-squared metrics. According to our study, MAE had the lowest error value, which is less sensitive to the outliers and adjusted R-squared value helps to understand the variance of the target variable with the predictor variable and adjust the metric to prevent the issues of overfitting.

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Tesis por compendio / [ES] La erosión genética provocada en los cultivos al primar producción sobre calidad ha derivado en pérdida de biodiversidad, lo que compromete la seguridad alimentaria mundial. Los agricultores, a través de un proceso histórico de selección, han ido diferenciando variedades tradicionales de cultivo que sonfuente de biodiversidad agrícola que además favorece el desarrollo de la economía local. Por este motivo, su recuperación, clasificación y cultivo son clave para la economía y futuro alimentario. La conservación de las variedades tradicionales requiere un conocimiento de las mismas a través de la descripción detallada de las características fenotípicas, agronómicas, y de calidad nutricional como valor añadido. La Comunitat Valenciana, cuenta con un extenso patrimonio hortícola constituido por una gran diversidad de variedades tradicionales de hortalizas. Estas son fruto de la adaptación a variadas condiciones agroclimáticas de la geografía valenciana, por un lado, y de la selección aplicada por los agricultores en cada localidad por otro. En este sentido, estas variedades tienen un gran valor como patrimonio etnobotánico y como tal deberían ser conservadas. Asimismo, en la actualidad, el cultivo y el consumo de las variedades tradicionales están creciendo, ya que son especialmente atractivas para los consumidores por su diversidad y su alta calidad nutracéutica. En este contexto, esta tesis doctoral se basa en la caracterización fenotípica y nutricional para valorizar las variedades tradicionales de la comunidad, correspondientes a los cultivos de pimiento, berenjena y lechuga, con la finalidad de promover su conservación y cultivo en las zonas de origen, e impulsando la diversidad. La caracterización morfológica de las variedades autóctonas ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios, necesarios porque proporcionan información sobre los caracteres fenotípicos diferenciadores, y contribuyen a optimizar los programas de mejora vegetal. En este sentido, la caracterización de las variedades hortícolas valencianas seleccionadas se realizó siguiendo las directrices del IBPGR. Además, en esta tesis doctoral se han realizado estudios sobre el valor nutracéutico de las tres variedades seleccionadas por ser uno de los principales intereses del consumidor. Por ello, el contenido de algunos compuestos bioactivos y antioxidantes (fenoles, flavonoides, antocianinas, ácido ascórbico, licopeno, carotenoides, clorofilas y la actividad antioxidante), azucares y minerales fueron monitoreados para establecer parámetros de calidad en las especies mencionadas. También se determinó los parámetros indicativos de estrés oxidativo, para establecer la capacidad de conservación de atributos físico-químicos de la lechuga en el ensayo de post-cosecha. / [CA] L'erosió genètica provocada en els cultius com a conseqüència de posar per davant producció sobre qualitat ha derivat en pèrdua de biodiversitat, fet que compromet la seguretat alimentària mundial. Els agricultors, a través d'un procés històric de selecció, han generat la diferenciació varietats tradicionals de cultiu que hui són font de biodiversitat agrícola. A més, s'afavoreix el desenvolupament de l'economia local. Per aquest motiu, la seva recuperació, classificació i cultiu són clau per a l'economia i el futur alimentari. La conservació de les varietats tradicionals requereix un coneixement de les mateixes mitjançant la descripció detallada de les seues característiques fenotípiques, agronòmiques, i de qualitat nutricional com a valor afegit. La Comunitat Valenciana compta amb un extens patrimoni hortícola constituït per una gran diversitat de varietats tradicionals d'hortalisses. Aquestes són fruit de l'adaptació a diverses condicions agroclimàtiques de la geografia valenciana, d'una banda, i de la selecció aplicada pels agricultors a cada localitat de l'altra. En aquest sentit, aquestes varietats tenen un gran valor com a patrimoni etnobotànic i com a tal haurien de ser conservades. Així mateix, actualment, el cultiu i el consum de les varietats tradicionals estan creixent, ja que són especialment atractives per als consumidors per la seua diversitat i la seua alta qualitat nutracèutica. En aquest context, aquesta tesi doctoral es basa en la caracterització fenotípica i nutricional per valoritzar les varietats tradicionals de la Ccomunitat, corresponents als cultius de pebre, albergínia i encisam, amb la finalitat de promoure'n la conservació i el cultiu a les zones d'origen, i impulsant la diversitat. La caracterització morfològica de les varietats autòctones ha estat objecte de nombrosos estudis, necessaris perquè proporcionen informació sobre els caràcters fenotípics diferenciadors, i contribueixen a optimitzar els programes de millora vegetal. En aquesta línia, la caracterització de les varietats hortícoles valencianes seleccionades es va fer seguint les directrius de l'IBPGR. A més, en aquesta tesi doctoral s'han fet estudis sobre el valor nutracèutic de les tres espècies seleccionades per ser un dels principals interessos del consumidor. Per això, el contingut d'alguns compostos bioactius i antioxidants (fenols, flavonoides, antocianinas, àcid ascòrbic, licopè, carotenoides, clorofil·les i l'activitat antioxidant), sucres i minerals van ser monitoritzats per establir paràmetres de qualitat a les espècies esmentades. També es van determinar els paràmetres indicatius d'estrès oxidatiu, per establir la capacitat de conservació d'atributs fisicoquímics de l'encisam a l'assaig de postcollita. / [EN] Genetic erosion in crops, gained from prioritising production over quality, has led to biodiversity loss, which compromises global food security. By a historic selection process, farmers have been differentiating traditional crop varieties, which are a source of agricultural biodiversity that also favours the development of local economy, which makes their recovery, classification and cultivation key for food economy and the future. The conservation of traditional varieties requires knowledge of them, obtained from a detailed description of their phenotypical, agronomic and nutritional quality characteristics as added value. The Valencian Community (east Spain) has extensive horticultural heritage that is made up of a high diversity of traditional vegetable varieties. These are the result of adapting to the varied agroclimate conditions of the Valencian geography: on the one hand, the selection applied by farmers to each locality; on the other hand, these varieties are very valuable as ethnobotanical heritage and should be preserved. Moreover, the cultivation and consumption of traditional varieties are currently growing because they are particularly appealing to consumers for their diversity and high nutraceutical quality. In this context, the present doctoral thesis is based on a phenotypical and nutritional characterisation to evaluate traditional varieties in the Valencian Community, which correspond to pepper, eggplant and lettuce crops, to promote their conservation and cultivation in areas of origin, and to boost diversity. The morphological characterisation of landraces has been the subject of many studies, which are necessary because they provide information about differentiating phenotypical characteristics and help to optimise plant-breeding programmes. The characterisation of the selected Valencian vegetable varieties was carried out following IBPGR guidelines. Furthermore, studies were conducted in this doctoral thesis into the nutraceutical value of the three selected crops because this value is one of the main consumer interests. The content of some bioactive compounds and antioxidants (phenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins, ascorbic acid, lycopene, carotenoids, chlorophylls, antioxidant activity), sugars and minerals were monitored to establish quality parameters in the aforementioned species. Parameters indicative of oxidative stress were also determined to establish the conservation capacity of the physico-chemical attributes of lettuce in the post-harvest test. / Martínez Ispizua, E. (2022). Rediscovering pepper, eggplant and lettuce landraces of the Valencian Community; an ancient resource with vast potential for the future [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/191053 / Compendio

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