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- Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity Characteristics of Seven Biopreparations Used in Organic FarmingPublication . Simões, Joana; Peleja, Ana; Neves, Cláudia; de Vasconcelos Teixeira Aguiar da Costa, Daniela; de Paiva Martins Esteves Correia, Helena Maria; Pinto, António; Ferreira Wessel, Dulcineia; Costa, Cristina Amaro da; Delgado, Fernanda; Carneiro, João Paulo; Horta, Carmo; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Vidal, Maria; Filipe, OlgaAgroecological transition is a major societal challenge and it is urgent to support technical solutions to answer farmers demand towards the necessary changes. The project RESTORE - biopReparados Em SisTemas prOdução agRoEcológicos aimed to study and validate the production, conservation, and use of seven biopreparations by characterizing and testing them in lettuce nurseries. The biopreparations used include prickly pear vinegar, purslane vinegar, fermented orange juice, garlic extract, nettle infusion, horsetail decoction and a biopreparation of garlic and chilli. The in vitro microbiological characterization and chemical analysis of the biopreparations, which included phenolic composition and antioxidant capacity, allowed us to understand their properties and to propose the most appropriate conservation strategy. The tests were conducted in four different moments: during the biopreparations’ manufacturing, after six months of frozen storage, and after three and six months of fresh storage. One-Way ANOVA in SPSS 29.0 and PCA comparison tests were used to analyze the results. Fermented orange juice and vinegars were the biopreparations that showed the greatest outcomes in terms of antioxidant capacity and phenolic composition. Purslane vinegar had the highest average inhibition against germs. The concentration of phenolic compounds, the antioxidant capacity, and the antibacterial activity of the biopreparations varied with time and type of conservation. It is crucial to conduct more trials, using different species and recipes, to support farmers’ decision making and adoption of agroecological solutions.
- Effects of “sargaço” extraction residues on seed germinationPublication . Sousa, Tiago; Cotas, João; Bahcevandziev, Kiril; Pereira, LeonelIntroduction: The “Sargaço” is a mixture of seaweeds that grow on the rocks of the Minho coast and the seaweeds during their development synthesize different metabolites. During the seaweed extraction process, some of these metabolites are not taken, thus not promoting the circular economy. Objectives: This work aimed to evaluate the seed germination potential of the residues discarded from aqueous extraction process of “Sargaço”. Providing a potential use to the undervalued sub product of the extraction it was used bean cv. Methods: Torino (Phaseolus vulgaris) and kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) seeds in assays with the following treatments of residues: control (C), “Sargaço” harvested in 2017 with (W) and without the washing process (NW), and the same for the “Sargaço” harvested in 2018 (W and NW). During the experiment, the emergence rate, the germination rate and the total weight difference, were recorded. At the end, the root and shoot length were measured as well as fresh plantlet weight. Results: In bean, the treatment with washed “Sargaço” 2018 was the only one showing seed germination (C = 60%; W2018 = 32%) beyond the control and with better results in the radicular weight than control (C= 0,0350 g; W2018= 0,299 g). In kale, only the washed “sargaço” 2017 had a germination rate like the control (C=80%, W2017=64%) and the overall weight was better (C= 0,0026 g, W2017= 0,0102 g). Conclusions: The washed residues produced the best results comparatively which is probably due to the higher salinity of the unwashed residues.