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Cardarelli Mariateresa
(syllabus)
Definition of quality and intrinsic and exogenous properties. Nutritional, organoleptic, and commercial quality, safety. The qquality for different types of vegetables: roots, leaves, fruits. Gamma IV. Nitrate control in vegetables. Factors influencing quality: variety choice, environment, cultivation techniques, the stage of maturation at harvest. Strategies to improve quality: herbaceous grafting, fertilization and mineral enrichment techniques (potassium, magnesium, sulfur, silicon, calcium), irrigation, biostimulants (categories and applications). Greenhouse vs open field. The quality of vegetables grown in soilles systems. Nutraceutical greenhouses to produce functional foods.
(reference books)
'Orticoltura. Principi e pratica'. Edagricole. Curatori: Pardossi, Gianquinto, Santamaria, Incrocci 'Colture fuori suolo. Idroponica e coltivazione in substrato' Edagricole. Incrocci, Malorgio, Massa. 'Biostimolanti per un'agricoltura sostenibile' Ed. Informatore Agrario. Curatori: Colla, Rouphael
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