Increasing Productivity and Recovering Nutritional, Organoleptic, and Nutraceutical Qualities of Major Vegetable Crops for Better Dietetics

• Published in: Foods Vol. 14; no. 2; p. 254
• Main Authors: Bhardwaj, Raju Lal, Vyas, Latika, Verma, Mahendra Prakash, Meena, Suresh Chand, Chattopadhyay, Anirudha, Meena, Neeraj Kumar, Jakhar, Dan Singh, Kumawat, Sita Ram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Agricultural industry; Agrochemicals; Antioxidants; Arid climates; Carbohydrates; Chemical compounds; chemical fertilizer; Climatic conditions; Consortia; Crop production; Crops; Dietetics; Enzymes; Fertilizers; Functional foods; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Inoculation; Manures; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Nutrient uptake; Nutrition; Nutritional status; Nutritive value; Okra; Organic soils; organic sources; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; Plant roots; Population studies; Productivity; Rhizosphere; soil biodiversity; Soil chemistry; Soil degradation; Soil fertility; Soil improvement; Soil investigations; Soil microbiology; Soil quality; Soils; Tomatoes; Vegetables; United States; Maryland; Massachusetts; India; plant growth-promoting microorganisms; organic sources; soil biodiversity; chemical fertilizer; microorganisms
• ISSN: 2304-8158; 2304-8158
• DOI: 10.3390/foods14020254

The intensive use of chemical fertilizers for vegetable cultivation to achieve higher productivity causes soil degradation, resulting in an alarming decline (25–50%) in nutritional quality and a reduction in a wide variety of nutritionally essential minerals and nutraceutical compounds in high-yield...