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ArticleFoods (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Salt-Induced Changes in the Phenolic Content of Melon F2 Offspring Sprouts Obtained from Fruit Deseeding.

Angelica Galieni, Beatrice Falcinelli, Fabio Stagnari, Federico Fanti, Eleonora Oliva, Paolo Benincasa

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Article in Foods (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Angelica GalieniResearch Centre for Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics [CREA-OF], 63077 Monsampolo del Tronto, Italy.
Beatrice FalcinelliDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy.
Fabio StagnariDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Federico FantiDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9235-5874
Eleonora OlivaDepartment of Bioscience and Technology for Agriculture Food and Environment, Campus Universitario di Coste Sant'Agostino, University of Teramo, 64100 Teramo, Italy.
Paolo BenincasaDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8502-8026

Funding

Ricerca di Base 2018-2020 provided by the University of Perugia, with Paolo Benincasa as project coordinator Ricerca di Base 2018-2020
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Abstract

This study investigated the phytochemical content of melon sprouts obtained from by-product seeds of fruit processing and the elicitation effect obtained by the application of salinity to the growing substrate. Seeds from two melon Cultivars (Thales and SV9424ML) were sprouted at 0, 12.5, 25, and 50 mM NaCl concentrations (Salt). Due to intra-lot seed variability in germination speed, sprouts were harvested at 1 and 2 weeks after sowing (WAS), included as an experimental factor (Harvest), collecting, at each harvest, only those that had reached the ready-to-eat stage. Seed germination, shoot and root lengths, fresh and dry weights, and their content in phenolic compounds were determined. Cultivar, Harvest, and Cultivar × Harvest interaction affected sprout phenolic compound content more than Salt. In general, Thales exhibited a significantly greater phenolic compound content (+67.9%, on average). Harvest influenced phytochemicals, with sprouts at 2WAS exhibiting lower flavonoid and hydroxybenzoic acid levels (-31.3% and -73.0%, respectively), yet higher hydroxycinnamic acid content (+298.6%). This was a consequence of variations in

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