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Title Impact of the Farming System and Amino-Acid Biostimulants on the Content of Carotenoids, Fatty Acids, and Polyphenols in Alternative and Common Barley Genotypes
Type JournalPaper
Keywords black barley; Hordeum vulgare; farming system; health-promoting substances; PCA; UPLC method
Abstract Barley (Hordeum vulgare) grain stands out among other cereals due to its high nutritional value. It results mainly from the high content of fiber and antioxidants, such as phenolic compounds. Barley grains can also be an important source of unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids that are beneficial to health. This study assessed the effect of the foliar application of an amino-acid biostimulant on the content of phenolic compounds, carotenoids, and the composition of fatty acids in the grain of alternative, black-grain barley genotypes, and the commonly used ‘Soldo’ cultivar, grown in conventional and organic farming systems. The dark-pigmented grains contained significantly more phenolic acids and flavonoids than the yellow seed of the traditional cultivar and were characterized by a significantly higher proportion of unsaturated fatty acids. The application of the biostimulant significantly increased the concentration of phenolic compounds in grains, especially of alternative genotypes.
Researchers Farzad Rasouli (Not In First Six Researchers), Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam (Not In First Six Researchers), Jarosław Poberezny (Not In First Six Researchers), Kinga Stuper-Szablewska (Not In First Six Researchers), Anna Przybylska-Balcerek (Fifth Researcher), Joanna Kobus-Cisowska (Fourth Researcher), Karolina Błaszczyk (Third Researcher), Małgorzata Szczepanek (Second Researcher), Rafal Nowak (First Researcher)