The Impacts of the Emerging Climate Change on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck.) Crop

Siomos, Anastasios S.; Koularmanis, Konstantinos; Tsouvaltzis, Pavlos

doi:10.3390/horticulturae8111032

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“…With an increasing demand on the world market due to its high nutritional value, broccoli ( Brassica oleracea var. italica ), a C 3 plant, is one of the most important vegetable crops whose cultivation is nowadays facing numerous challenges due to climate change, as its growth requires moderate temperatures (Siomos et al, 2022). The main broccoli‐producing area in Spain is Región de Murcia, in the Mediterranean basin, with a production of 25,1267.5 tons, 45% of the total Spanish production in 2021 (according to the Spanish Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación; https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/estadistica/temas/estadistica-digital/powerbi-cultivos.aspx, accessed on 3rd November 2023).…”

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Diverse projected climate change scenarios affect the physiology of broccoli plants to different extents

Pineda,

Barón,

Pérez‐Bueno

2024

Physiologia Plantarum

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Climate change caused by global warming involves crucial plant growth factors such as atmospheric CO2 concentration, ambient temperature or water availability. These stressors usually co‐occur, causing intricate alterations in plant physiology and development. This work focuses on how elevated atmospheric CO2 levels, together with the concomitant high temperature, would affect the physiology of a relevant crop, such as broccoli. Particular attention has been paid to those defence mechanisms that contribute to plant fitness under abiotic stress. Results show that both photosynthesis and leaf transpiration were reduced in plants grown under climate change environments compared to those grown under current climate conditions. Furthermore, an induction of carbohydrate catabolism pointed to a redistribution from primary to secondary metabolism. This result could be related to a reinforcement of cell walls, as well as to an increase in the pool of antioxidants in the leaves. Broccoli plants, a C3 crop, grown under an intermediate condition showed activation of those adaptive mechanisms, which would contribute to coping with abiotic stress, as confirmed by reduced levels of lipid peroxidation relative to current climate conditions. On the contrary, the most severe climate change scenario exceeded the adaptive capacity of broccoli plants, as shown by the inhibition of growth and reduced vigour of plants. In conclusion, only a moderate increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration and temperature would not have a negative impact on broccoli crop yields.

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Diverse projected climate change scenarios affect the physiology of broccoli plants to different extents

Pineda,

Barón,

Pérez‐Bueno

2024

Physiologia Plantarum

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“…Sprouting forms of broccoli bear many small flower heads. It grows as an annual herb reaching 400 mm in the vegetative phase and 1-2 m at the end of the flowering period [1,2]. The pharmaceutical importance of broccoli is widely known as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, immunomodulator, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, cardioprotective, and anti-amnesic [3][4][5][6][7][8][9].…”

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Broccoli: A Multi-Faceted Vegetable for Health: An In-Depth Review of Its Nutritional Attributes, Antimicrobial Abilities, and Anti-inflammatory Properties

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Broccoli, Brassica oleracea var. italica, has recently gained considerable attention due to its remarkable nutritional composition and numerous health benefits. In this review, the nutritional aspects of broccoli are examined, highlighting its rich nutrient content and essential bioactive compounds. The cruciferous vegetable broccoli is a rich source of several important nutrients, including fiber, vitamins (A, C, and K), minerals (calcium, potassium, and iron), and antioxidants. It has also been shown to contain bioactive compounds such as glucosinolates, sulforaphane, and indole-3-carbinol, all of which have been shown to have significant health-promoting effects. These chemicals are known to have potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer effects. This review article aims to comprehensively examine the diverse spectrum of nutrients contained in broccoli and explore its medicinal potential to promote human health.

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“…One of the most important vegetable crops in high demand in Europe is Brassica oleracea, with global production of broccoli and cauliflower totalling 25,531,274 tons in 2020 (Siomos et al, 2022). Most varieties of Brassica oleracea are rich in vitamin C, antioxidants, and other equally important nutrients.…”

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Main directions of plants integrated protection in the conditions of organic agriculture

Mero¹,

Skenderasi²,

Shahini³

et al. 2023

Scientific Horizons

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The environmental situation in the world is only getting worse every year. This is caused by an increase in air pollution, wastewater pollution, wood burning, and others. Since 2013, ammonia emissions by European Union companies have increased significantly. This was facilitated, among other things, using synthetic pesticides. That is why the transition of agriculture to organic farming standards can be considered a good alternative. The aim of the study was to analyse the effectiveness of combining known organic pesticides in one biogeocenosis. A combined treatment of the vegetable crop Brassica oleracea with such biological pesticides as Bacillus thuringiensis and pyrethrin, combined with mass pest trapping, is proposed in the research. When combining these three approaches, the efficiency was 93%. The total crop yield was 27 tons/ha, while the area of the field where pheromone and yellow sticky traps were used had a yield of 34 tons/ha. These methods were effective against the following pests: Ceutorhynchus rapae, Aleyrodes proletella, and Brevicoryne brassicae. Leaf damage was reduced by 93% on average during the study period when using the combined approach. During the two-year research, it was possible to neutralize 1882 insects by mass trapping and find out that the largest number of Ceutorhynchus rapae affect the crop in May and August, but the use of pheromone traps is most effective in October. The combination of individual methods increased the effectiveness of each method due to the synchronized impact on different pests. Increasing vegetable yields in Albania in the future can also solve the problem of hunger in countries with unfavourable climatic conditions by increasing the export of these crops

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The Impacts of the Emerging Climate Change on Broccoli (Brassica oleracea L. var. italica Plenck.) Crop

Cited by 9 publications

References 112 publications

Diverse projected climate change scenarios affect the physiology of broccoli plants to different extents

Diverse projected climate change scenarios affect the physiology of broccoli plants to different extents

Broccoli: A Multi-Faceted Vegetable for Health: An In-Depth Review of Its Nutritional Attributes, Antimicrobial Abilities, and Anti-inflammatory Properties

Main directions of plants integrated protection in the conditions of organic agriculture

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