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Nitrate Surveillance Monitoring Program (Annual Report May 2021 - March 2022)

Nitrate surveillance: References

References for the Nitrate Surveillance Monitoring Progam - Annual Report May 2021 - March 2022

Behr, U., & Wiebe, H. J. (1992). Relation between photosynthesis and nitrate content of lettuce cultivars. Scientia Horticulturae, 49(3-4), 175-179.

Blom-Zandstra, M., & Lampe, J. E. (1985). The role of nitrate in the osmoregulation of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) grown at different light intensities. Journal of Experimental Botany, 36(7), 1043-1052.

Burns, I. G., Zhang, K., Turner, M. K., & Edmondson, R. (2010). Iso-osmotic regulation of nitrate accumulation in lettuce. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 34(2), 283-313.

Dapoigny, L., De Tourdonnet, S., Roger-Estrade, J., Jeuffroy, M. H., & Fleury, A. (2000). Effect of nitrogen nutrition on growth and nitrate accumulation in lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), under various conditions of radiation and temperature. Agronomie, 20(8), 843-855. 

Escobar-Gutierrez, A. J., Burns, I. G., Lee, A., & Edmondson, R. N. (2002). Screening lettuce cultivars for low nitrate content during summer and winter production. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 77(2), 232-237.

Jokinen, K., Salovaara, A. K., Wasonga, D. O., Edelmann, M., Simpura, I., & Mäkelä, P. S. (2022). Root-applied glycinebetaine decreases nitrate accumulation and improves quality in hydroponically grown lettuce. Food Chemistry, 366, 130558.

Madar, Á. K., & Hájos, M. T. (2021). Evolution of quality parameters of different lettuce (L.) varieties under unheated plastic tunnel. Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Agriculture and Environment, 13(1), 88-99.

McCall, D., & Willumsen, J. (1999). Effects of nitrogen availability and supplementary light on the nitrate content of soil-grown lettuce. The Journal of Horticultural Science and Biotechnology, 74(4), 458-463.

Roques, S and Weightman, R. M. (2010). Wild rocket: managing and reducing nitrate levels. Final report on project FV370 for the Horticultural Development Company. AHDB-HDC, Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwicks, CV8 2TL UK, December 2010.

Weightman, R. M., Dyer, C., Buxton, J. and Farrington, D. S. (2006). Effects of light level, time of harvest and position within field on variability of tissue nitrate concentration in commercial crops of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) and endive (Cichorium endiva). Food Additives and Contaminants, 23 (5); 462-469.