Original scientific paper

Industrial drying of Stinging nettle

Stjepan Sito ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za mehanizaciju poljoprivrede
Sanja Radman ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za povrćarstvo
Ivanka Žutić ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za povrćarstvo
Vladimir Džaja ; PIK Vinkovci
Hrvoje Hrvojčec ; Coner d.o.o.
Matija Ivandija ; Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Agronomski fakultet, Zavod za mehanizaciju poljoprivrede
Natalija Horvat ; Coner d.o.o.

Abstract

The demand for medicinal plants has been on the rise in recent years. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.) contains a significant amount of bioactive compounds of antioxidant activity in all its plant parts, which explains the growing interest in the use and collection thereof.
By applying modern technologies for nettle cultivation, such as the floating hydroponic system, it is possible to achieve a larger number of harvesting per year as compared to wild nettle harvesting, which would reduce the pressure on natural habitats. The paper presents the research results of drying samples of both wild and hydroponically grown nettle, i.e. the impact of certain parts of the plant (whole plant, leaves and stem) on the duration of the drying process.

Keywords

Urtica dioica L.; floating hydroponic system; wild nettle; drying time

Hrčak ID:

162517

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/162517

Publication date:

22.12.2014.

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