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Species from the Allium Genus: Cultivation and Food Chemistry
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Species from the Allium Genus: Cultivation and Food Chemistry

A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Phytochemistry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 November 2024) | Viewed by 3198

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Nikola Major

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1. Department of Agriculture and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, K. Hugues 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
2. Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Svetošimunska 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: Allium extracts; vegetable production; food chemistry; bioactive properties; volatile compounds; multivariate data analysis; sensory profile; food and nutrition
Dr. Smiljana Goreta Ban

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Guest Editor
1. Department of Agriculture and Nutrition, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, K. Hugues 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
2. Centre of Excellence for Biodiversity and Molecular Plant Breeding, Svetošimunska 1, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: plant physiology; crop management; crop physiology; vegetable production; horticulture; abiotic stress; sensory profile; food and nutrition

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The species in the Allium genus are widely consumed throughout the world. For example, these species and their extracts have been known since immemorial times for their health-beneficial properties, including their anticarcinogenic, antioxidant, antidiabetic, renoprotective, anti-atherosclerotic, antibacterial, antifungal, and antihypertensive activities in traditional medicines. Allium sativum L. is rich in several sulfur-containing phytoconstituents, such as alliin, allicin, ajoenes, vinyldithiins, and flavonoids, such as quercetin. The biological activity of Allium extracts is conditioned by the type of Allium species, variety, agricultural conditions, and the specific extraction process used, as all of these factors influence the content and profile of bioactive compounds.

This Special Issue is devoted to discussing the many health benefits and traditional uses of species in the Allium genus from a pharmacological perspective, as well as the safety/toxicological profile. Innovative cultivation methods of Allium species and their impact on the composition of biologically active substance synthesis as well as production are also welcomed. More detailed research on these species will open the door to an infinite number of possibilities.

Dr. Nikola Major
Dr. Smiljana Goreta Ban
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • Allium species
  • Allium extracts
  • cultivation method
  • bioactive compound
  • health benefit
  • volatile compounds
  • sensory profile

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Wild-Edible Allium Species from Highlands of Eastern Anatolia: Phytochemical Composition and In Vitro Biological Activities
by Muzaffer Mukemre
Plants 2024, 13(14), 1949; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13141949 - 16 Jul 2024
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This study presents the phytochemical composition, antioxidant (hydrogen atom and single-atom transfer mechanisms), and digestive enzyme inhibitory (alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, and pancreatic lipase) activities of ethanol-based extractions and traditional preparations (infusion) of the leaves of wild-edible Allium species (A. kharputense, A. affine [...] Read more.
This study presents the phytochemical composition, antioxidant (hydrogen atom and single-atom transfer mechanisms), and digestive enzyme inhibitory (alpha-amylase, alpha-glucosidase, and pancreatic lipase) activities of ethanol-based extractions and traditional preparations (infusion) of the leaves of wild-edible Allium species (A. kharputense, A. affine, A. shirnakiense, and A. akaka) from the highlands of Eastern Anatolia. Among the eight extracts analyzed, ethanol extractions of the A. kharputense and A. akaka leaves exhibited better biotherapeutic activities and had the highest bioactive content. The dominant bioactive profile was composed of mainly allicin and phenolic compounds (chlorogenic acid, hesperidin, rutin, isoquercitrin, and quercetin) with small amounts of fatty acids. These data were similar to the biological activities and chemical composition of common Allium species and suggest the utilization of the extracts of wild-edible Allium species in the development of Allium-based biotherapeutics or nutraceuticals. Full article
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Pathogen Eradication in Garlic in the Phytobiome Context: Should We Aim for Complete Cleaning?
by Itay Yarmus, Dana Gelbart, Einat Shemesh-Mayer, Doron Dov Teper, Dana Ment, Adi Faigenboim, Ross Peters and Rina Kamenetsky-Goldstein
Plants 2023, 12(24), 4125; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12244125 - 10 Dec 2023
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Global food production is challenged by plant pathogens that cause significant crop losses. Fungi, bacteria, and viruses have long threatened sustainable and profitable agriculture. The danger is even higher in vegetatively propagated horticultural crops, such as garlic. Currently, quarantine, rouging infected plants, and [...] Read more.
Global food production is challenged by plant pathogens that cause significant crop losses. Fungi, bacteria, and viruses have long threatened sustainable and profitable agriculture. The danger is even higher in vegetatively propagated horticultural crops, such as garlic. Currently, quarantine, rouging infected plants, and control of natural vectors are used as the main means of disease and pest control in garlic crops. Agricultural biotechnology, meristem-tip culture, and cryotherapy offer solutions for virus eradication and for the multiplication of ‘clean stocks’, but at the same time, impact the symbiotic and beneficial components of the garlic microbiome. Our research involves the first metatranscriptomic analysis of the microbiome of garlic bulb tissue, PCR analyses, and a biological assay of endophytes and pathogens. We have demonstrated that in vitro sanitation methods, such as shoot tip culture or cryotherapy can alter the garlic microbiome. Shoot tip culture proved ineffective in virus elimination, but reduced bacterial load and eliminated fungal infections. Conversely, cryotherapy was efficient in virus eradication but demolished other components of the garlic microbiome. Garlic plants sanitized by cryotherapy exhibited a lower survival rate, and a longer in vitro regeneration period. The question arises whether total eradication of viruses, at the expense of other microflora, is necessary, or if a partial reduction in the pathogenic load would suffice for sanitized garlic production. We explore this question from both scientific and commercial perspectives. Full article
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