Mehtap Özbakır Özer

Effects of tomato stalk waste–based growing media on postharvest quality and antioxidant capacity of tomato fruit during cold storage

Abstract Plant-waste-derived growing media have the potential to support circular soilless production; however, how raw and composted tomato stalk wastes affect the postharvest quality of tomato fruit remains insufficiently understood. In this study, raw tomato stalk waste (TSW)...

Differences in bioactive compounds between red cabbage grown as microgreens or to mature plants under organic conditions

There is increasing demand for healthy and organic foods, particularly for microgreens, which have strong flavour and aroma linked to their bioactive components. Microgreens are young vegetables that are harvested after the seeds have germinated but before the true leaves emerge....