Evaluation of Metabolomic Profile and Growth of Moringa oleifera L. Cultivated with Vermicompost under Different Soil Types

Autor: Luis Alberto Manzano-Gómez, Jorge Martín Guzmán-Albores, Reiner Rincón-Rosales, Robert Winkler, Clara Ivette Rincón-Molina, José Humberto Castañón-González, Nancy Ruiz-Lau, Federico Antonio Gutiérrez-Miceli, Francisco Alexander Rincón-Molina, Víctor Manuel Ruíz-Valdiviezo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Agronomy, Vol 11, Iss 10, p 2061 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2073-4395
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11102061
Popis: Moringa oleifera is a highly versatile plant with potential use in the agro-food and biochemical industry. The goals of this study were to evaluate the effect of chemical fertilization and vermicompost on plant growth, and to analyze the metabolomic profile of M. oleifera crops cultivated over agricultural and native soils. The extracts were obtained from 90-day-old leaves via extraction with a hydroalcoholic mixture. Multivariate data analyses, such as principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), were used to differentiate the distribution of leaf metabolites according to the soils or types of fertilizers used for the cultivation of Moringa oleifera. The results indicated that there was no significant effect on parameters such as plant height, root length and dry weight of leaves (p < 0.05). UPLC-ESI-MS/MS analysis of leaf extracts revealed a wide range of flavonoids, alkaloids and organic acids. The results of PCA and PLS-DA confirmed that the type of fertilizer had an effect on the metabolomic profile of M. oleifera leaves. The application of vermicompost induced changes in the metabolomic profile, but not in the morphometric variables of Moringa oleifera. These results are important for metabolite production via organic cultures and over different soil types in the industrialization of Moringa.
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