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March 21, 2025
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Importance of the growing system in the leaf morphology of Diplotaxis erucoides

Publicated to: Acta Horticulturae. 1202 25-31 - 2018-01-01 1202(), DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2018.1202.4

Authors: Guijarro-Real, C; Rodriguez-Burruezo, A; Prohens, J; Fita, A

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Inst Conservac & Mejora Agrodiversidad Valenciana, Valencia, Spain - Author

Abstract

Worldwide there are around 7,000 edible plant species which are known to have been consumed by humans. Wall rocket (Diplotaxis erucoides) is an herbaceous plant widespread in the Mediterranean region. As a leafy vegetable, this plant can be used as a component of salads, providing a characteristic, mild pungent flavour. Due to the potential interest of this species, we are initiating a breeding program, of which the establishment of a correct growing system is an important part. In this study, two wild, pre-selected populations of wall rocket were analysed and compared with a commercial cultivar. Material was grown in the late autumn-winter season under two different systems, greenhouse and field, and leaf morphological traits were evaluated. Remarkable differences were found among the growing systems in the morphology of the leaves as well as in the leaf colour. Plants growing in greenhouse had larger total leaf area than those growing in the field. The leaf length/width ratio was greater in greenhouse than in the field for the wild populations, while it did not change significantly in the commercial cultivar. Leaf lobation was more marked in the field in all populations assayed. The relative chlorophyll content decreased in the greenhouse system, while both the hue angle and chroma increased compared to the field system. Despite the larger size of the leaves in greenhouse, their lighter colour and few lobation makes them less attractive for the salads market. Therefore, cultivating this species in field seems to offer a better potential for a ready-to-eat product.

Keywords

AccessionsFooLeaf colorLeafy vegetableLeavesMorphological traitsNutritional qualityPhytochemical compositionRocket eruca-sativaSalad rocketSensory attributesVegetablesWall rockeWall rocketWild

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Acta Horticulturae, Q4 Agency Scopus (SJR), its regional focus and specialization in , give it significant recognition in a specific niche of scientific knowledge at an international level.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-12-05:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-12-05:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 4.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 1.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 1 (Altmetric).

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GUIJARRO REAL, CARLA) .

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been GUIJARRO REAL, CARLA.

Awards linked to the item

C. Guijarro-Real would like to thank the Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte of Spain (MECD) for a predoctoral grant (BOE-A-2014-13539).