The effects of environmental factors on the quality of agricultural species.
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The effects of environmental factors on the quality of agricultural species. The quality of vegetables and fruits depends on the interaction of several factors: genetic, agronomical practices and environmental conditions. They affect differently both qualitative and organoleptic features in the short- and long-term adaptation. Finding the best combination of those factors is the challenge that growers have to face in order to meet high quality standards. The choice of the best genotype is a fundamental step to take for producing high nutritional value food. Green revolution has sought to develop new hybrid vegetable cultivars enhancing yield, taste appearance, disease tolerance and shelf life ( 107 ) , lycopene and content of other carotenoids in tomatoes ( 108 ) , flavonols and phenolic acids in lettuce ( 109 ) , glucosinolates and carotenoids in European Brassiacaceae, e.g. broccoli and cauliflower ( 110 ) . Specific glucosinolates have also been found respons
