Nitrogen availability and genotype affect major nutritional quality parameters of tef grain grown under irrigation.

ABSTRACT: Worldwide demand for tef (Eragrostis tef) as a functional food for human consumption is increasing, thanks to its nutritional benefits and gluten-free properties. As a result, tef in now grown outside its native environment in Ethiopia and thus information is required regarding plant nutrition demands in these areas, as well as resulting grain health-related composition. In the current work, two tef genotypes were grown in Israel under irrigation in two platforms, plots in the field and pots in a greenhouse, with four and five nitrogen treatments, respectively. Nutritional and health-related quality traits were analyzed, including mineral content, fatty acid composition, hydrophilic and lipophilic antioxidative capacity, total phenolic content and basic polyphenolic profile. Our results sh

SUBMITTER: Tietel Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7459322 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature