Endive (Cichorium endivia L.) is a leaf vegetable with high vitamin and nutritional values. Therefore, an increase of its cultivation in Poland and other European countries has been observed in recent years. The aim of this research was to study the effect of different growth media on the quality and photosynthetic efficiency of different endive cultivars. The experiment was conducted in contro...

The influence of pre-sowing treatments using hydropriming, osmopriming and halopriming in laboratory and/or nursery tests on seedling emergence, seedling weight and plant growth of endive and chicory was examined. Halopriming (KNO3) or growth regulators (gibberelic acid; GA3) improved the rate of germination of endive and chicory and reduced the mean germination time needed. 30 min pre-sowing t...

Endive (Cichorium endivia L.) and chicory (C. intybus L.) both have 2n = 18, but until now, there has been no detailed karyomorphological characterization. The present work evaluated five accessions of each species using FISH with rDNA probes and fluorochrome staining with CMA and DAPI. Both species presented distinct banding patterns after fluorochrome staining: while endive had proximal CMA(+...

Municipal waste compost was evaluated under open field conditions for replacing synthetic fertilizers in a vegetable three-year succession. Three rates, 45 t ha–1, 30 ha–1 and 15 (dry matter), at combined with 25%, 50% of the full nitrogen rate, were compared to none fertilizations. Crop succession was: tomato followed by endive first year; eggplant and, then, broccoli second endive/broccoli, t...

In the year 2009, 170 cauliflower, eggplant, endive, lettuce, pepper, potato and wheat samples from Slovene producers were analysed for pesticide residues. The samples were analysed for the presence of 214 different active compounds using three analytical methods. MRL exceedances have not been observed, which is better than the results obtained from the monitoring of pesticide residues in the p...

chicory (cichoriumintybus l.) is an important industrial crop which is used for inulin production. inulin is widely applied as food ingredient due to its health promoting properties. for the first time, attempts were made to investigate thirteen endemic chicory genotypes including three pumilum populations, along with five root chicory cultivars, four witloof chicory varieties and a crispum end...

The microbiological profiles and responses of native microflora endive were investigated using a model process line, to establish where defined PFW should be optimally applied retain or improve produce quality. processes compared with tap water ClO2. antimicrobial efficacy was quantified by determining the reduction in microbial load, viability vitality. Depending on stage application PFW, up 5...