Innovative production of special crops as food sources with high dietary value
Coordinating recipient: Mendelova univerzita v Brně
Another participant in the project: Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i.
Keywords: sedge; duckweed; functional food; soilless systems; aquaponics
Annotation of project:
Main goals: 1. Develop an indoor hydroponic/aquaponic growing technology for Cardaria draba - sedge and Lemna minor - duckweed with optimized parameters to obtain raw material with a high content of nutritionally valuable components 2. Select genotypes of sedge and duckweed in terms of cultivation and economic characteristics and a high content of health-promoting components based on the analysis of the substance composition 3. Develop new food recipes and verify the food production of high dietary value using raw materials obtained from the specified species 4. To involve students in research work in the project, to bring new knowledge to the expert, especially the growing and processing public, and to create a series of results with a direct application character