The innovative Exploitation of Brassica Vegetables in the Health Quality Food Production Chain

Anna Piekarska; Marzena Szczygłowska; Dominik Kołodziejski; Barbara Kusznierewicz; Piotr Konieczka; Jacek Namieśnik; Tadeusz Pilipczuk; Agnieszka Bartoszek-Pączkowska; Małgorzata Bodnar; B. Bączek-Kwinta

doi:10.17660/actahortic.2013.1005.5

The innovative Exploitation of Brassica Vegetables in the Health Quality Food Production Chain

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In this overview the multidirectional opportunities of innovative exploitation of chemical and biological properties of vegetables from Brassiceae family are discussed. The specific chemical composition of brassicas, as regard both nutrients and non-nutrients, renders them particularly suitable for the health food production chain, literally from field to fork. the ability of these plants to accumulate heavy metals may be utilised for phytoremediation of arable soils, but also as a vehicle to fortify foods in micronutrients such as selenium. The agricultural waste of brassica crops containing glucosinolates and their degradation products represents a valuable raw material for crop protection in the process of biofumigation, at the same time constituting green manure. Moreover, glucosinolate derivatives owing to their chemical properties can target a number of biological processes implicated in human organism homeostasis. Consequently, rationally exploited Brassica vegetables may be a promising ingredient for research based productiuon of foods addressing gerenal public, as well as specific groups of consumers.

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Anna Piekarska mgr inż.
Marzena Szczygłowska mgr inż.
Dominik Kołodziejski
Barbara Kusznierewicz dr hab. inż.
Piotr Konieczka prof. dr hab. inż.
Jacek Namieśnik prof. dr hab. inż.
Tadeusz Pilipczuk
Agnieszka Bartoszek-Pączkowska prof. dr hab. inż.
Małgorzata Bodnar
B. Bączek-Kwinta
- .. Departament of Plant Physiology Faculty of Agriculture and Economics Agricultural University

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Category:: Conference activity
Type:: publikacja w wydawnictwie zbiorowym recenzowanym (także w materiałach konferencyjnych)
Title of issue:: Proceedings of the VIth International Symposium on Brassicas and XVIIIth Crucier Genetics Workshop. strony 71 - 85
Language:: English
Publication year:: 2012
Bibliographic description:: Piekarska A., Szczygłowska M., Kołodziejski D., Kusznierewicz B., Konieczka P., Namieśnik J., Pilipczuk T., Bartoszek-Pączkowska A., Bodnar M., Bączek-Kwinta B.: The innovative Exploitation of Brassica Vegetables in the Health Quality Food Production Chain// Proceedings of the VIth International Symposium on Brassicas and XVIIIth Crucier Genetics Workshop./ : , 2012, s.71-85
DOI:: Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.17660/actahortic.2013.1005.5
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