Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXIV, Issue 1
Written by Oana LIVADARIU, Carmen MAXIMILIAN, Cristina-Iuliana COTEȚ
Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), is a plant species from Fabaceae family and represented a very good source of antioxidants and polyphenols, having also an important nutritional value. This paper presents the results obtained by treatments with white (W), red (R) or blue (B) light emitted of LED-s, on mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) sprouts. The parameters evaluated were the number and fresh weight of sprouts mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), obtained by application of the LED treatments. The reference was represented by sprouts mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), illuminated with sunlight. Biochemical studies included determination of concentration of polyphenols, proteins, flavonoids and antioxidant capacity. The white (W) LED treatments on sprouts mung bean (Vigna radiata L.), produced an important number of sprouts while the red (R) LED induced the high fresh weight of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) sprouts. The content of polyphenols, flavonoids and the antioxidant capacity was significantly higher by treatment with white (W) light LED. The reference contains a higher content in proteins than the samples illuminated with LED emitted light.
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