Seventy years of sweet potato [Ipomoea batatas L. (LAM)] research in South Africa

SM Laurie, J Mulabisana, R Sutherland… - Crop …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations puts
forward a transformational vision to cope with food security, nutrition, and health challenges …

Influence of different rootstocks on quality and volatile constituents of cantaloupe and honeydew melons (Cucumis melo. L) grown in high tunnels

N Lecholocholo, T Shoko, VE Manhivi, MM Maboko… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Two rootstock crosses of sweet melon and watermelon (Cucurbita moschata× Cucurbita
maxima hybrids),'Kickstart'and'Carnivor', grafted onto four melon cultivars …

Effect of Methyl jasmonate treatment on primary and secondary metabolites and antioxidant capacity of the substrate and hydroponically grown chinese chives

C Wang, J Zhang, J Lv, J Li, Y Gao, BE Patience… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Hydroponic culture has become a commercial planting model for leafy vegetables, herbs,
and other plants with medicinal value. Methyl jasmonate (MeJA) is involved in primary and …

Effect of lactic acid fermentation on the quality and phytochemical constituent in smoothies made from the leaves of different sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) …

FM Mashitoa, SA Akinola, T Shoko… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigated the effect of fermentation by Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 75 (L75)
on the physicochemical properties, survival of L75, sensory, antioxidants and their activities …

Impact of Different Rootstocks on Antioxidant Properties and Volatile Profile of Honeydew Melons (Cucumis melo L.) during Postharvest Storage

N Lecholocholo, T Shoko, VE Manhivi, SA Akinola… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Two rootstock hybrids of sweet melons and watermelons (“Kickstart” and “Carnivor”
Cucurbita moschata× Cucurbita maxima) grafted onto two watermelon cultivars …

Bioactive polyphenols of leaf biomass from sweet potato varieties under different fertilizers as a potential Agri-food resource

L Milenković, ZS Ilić, L Stanojević, J Zvezdanović… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
Sweet potato leavesare a natural source of bioactive compounds with high antioxidant
activity. Despite abundance of results regarding sweet potato composition, effect of fertilizing …

[HTML][HTML] HS-SPME-GC-MS-based untargeted metabolomics reveals the enhancement of pungent flavor quality in soilless-cultivated Chinese chives by preharvest …

C Wang, J Zhang, J Li, Q Chai, J Xie - LWT, 2023 - Elsevier
To improve the pungent flavor quality of soilless cultivated Chinese chives (Allium
tuberosum Rottler), the effect of foliar spraying with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) was studied …

Comparison of Caffeoylquinic Acids and Functional Properties of Domestic Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) Storage Roots with Established Overseas …

CJ Phahlane, SM Laurie, T Shoko, VE Manhivi… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Root samples of sweet potato varieties originating from South Africa ('Ndou','Bophelo','
Monate', and 'Blesbok'), the USA ('Beauregard'), and Peru ('199062.1′) were analyzed …

Aquaponics substantially improved sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) slip production compared to soil but decreased phenol and antioxidant capacity

N Romano, S Francis, S Islam, A Powell… - Aquaculture …, 2022 - Springer
A major bottleneck to sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) storage root production is obtaining
enough “slips,” which are the initial planting material. Some evidence suggests aquaponics …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of Drying on Phytonutritional Compounds, In Vitro Antioxidant Activity and Cytotoxicity of Spiny Saltbush (Rhagodia spinescens)

SM Mianda, J Li, S Akter, O Adiamo, D Sivakumar… - Antioxidants, 2024 - mdpi.com
The Spiny saltbush (Rhagodia spinscens) is a halophyte species with the potential to
provide natural ingredients used in food and pharmaceutical industries. In food and …