Fig 1.
The mungbean, lentil, and Indian mustard genotypes used in the study.
Where (a) mungbean genotypes are 1. Pusa Baisakhi, 2. Pusa Ratna, 3. Pusa Vishal, 4. Pusa105, 5. Pusa0672, 6. Pusa9072, 7. Pusa9531, 8. MH96-1, 9. MH318, 10. MH421, 11. MH521, 12. MH810, 13. ML512, 14. ML818, 15. PS16, 16. TM 96–2, 17. IPM02-3, 18. IPM02-14, 19. IPM409-4, 20. PMR1; (b) lentil genotypes are 1. L4076, 2. L4147, 3. L4594, 4. L7903, 5. HM1, 6. BM4, 7. JL1, 8. Sehore74-3, 9. NDL1, 10. IPL81, 11. IPL321, 12. K75, 13. KLS218, 14. DPL58, 15. DPL62, 16. PL1, 17. PL2, 18. PL6, 19. L830, 20. L4602; while (c) Indian mustard genotypes were 1. PM28 and 2. PDZM31.
Table 1.
Genotypes, seed-weight, and moisture content in the studied lentil, mungbean, and Indian mustard microgreens.
Fig 2.
Microgreens yield of two Indian mustard genotypes (PM28 & PDZM31) (a) at a seeding density of 6, 8, and 10 seed/cm2 on 8th day after sowing and (b) at 6th, 8th, and 10th day of sowing.
Where ‘D’ is days after sowing and values are expressed as mean±SD (n = 3).
Table 2.
Lentil and mungbean microgreens yield of twenty genotypes each at different seeding densities.
Table 3.
Microgreens yield (g/m2) of twenty lentil and mungbean genotypes at different days of harvesting.
Table 4.
Microbial load in three genotypes each of lentil (K75, L4594 & L830) and mungbean (MH810, MH318 & PS16) and two genotypes of Indian mustard (PM28, PDZM-31) microgreens after 1st, 2nd, 4th, 8th, and 12th day of storage at 4°C under washed and unwashed conditions.
Table 5.
Sensory details including color & appearance, aroma, taste and overall acceptability of (a) mungbean (MH810 & MH318), (b) lentil (L830 & K75), and (c) Indian mustard (PM28 & PDZM31) microgreens.
Fig 3.
Changes in electrical conductivity of washed (W) and unwashed (U) microgreens samples (mungbean, lentil, and Indian mustard) when packed in LLDPE films during the 2nd, 4th, and 6th day of storage at 4°C.
Where D2-U, D4-U, and D6-U are ‘unwashed’; while D2-W, D4-W, and D6-W are ‘washed’ microgreens samples at 2nd, 4th, and 6th day of storage, respectively. Values are expressed as mean±SD (n = 3) and different letters indicate a significant difference (P≤.05).