Publications by authors named "Alicia Hernandez-Lara"

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  • This study evaluated the growth of mizuna and pak choi microgreens using a 50:50 mix of agro-industrial compost and peat in comparison to 100% peat, under two types of LED lighting.
  • The results showed that the best biomass production occurred with the compost:peat mix and LED 2 (Blue/Red/Far Red) lighting, while compost affected nitrate levels more than light did.
  • Additionally, different LED lights positively influenced nutrient profiles, with LED 2 enhancing anthocyanin content in pak choi and both LEDs boosting glucosinolates and anthocyanins in mizuna.
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Composting is an advantageous and efficient process for recycling organic waste and producing organic fertilizers, and many kinds of microorganisms are involved in obtaining quality compost with suppressive activity against soil-borne pathogens. The aim of this work was to evaluate the main differences in the effects of three composting piles on the whole bacterial and fungal communities of baby-leaf lettuce crops and to determine the specific communities by high-throughput sequencing related to suppressiveness against the soil-borne plant pathogen Pythium irregulare- (P. irregulare).

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Alternative materials with added-value functions, such as phytopathogen suppression and biostimulant and/or biofertilising activity, have been proposed as peat substitutes in growing media. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of 23 agro-industrial composts as components of growing media for baby-leaf lettuce transplant production and their activity against the plant pathogen Pythium irregulare. The composts were produced by mixing different starting feedstocks-tomato waste, leek waste, olive mill cake and vineyard pruning waste-with different additives (coffee, thyme, lavender and rockrose waste), which were incorporated at the beginning of the maturation phase.

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