Vegetable Microgreens Farming in High-Altitude Region of Trans-Himalayas to Maintain Nutritional Diet of Indian Troops
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Vegetable Microgreens Farming in High-Altitude Region of Trans-Himalayas to Maintain Nutritional Diet of Indian Troops Narendra Singh1 • Aditika1
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Seema Rani1 • Om Prakash Chaurasia1
Received: 23 August 2019 / Revised: 24 September 2019 / Accepted: 11 October 2019 The National Academy of Sciences, India 2019
Abstract Vegetables that are the source of nutritional diet are highly perishable, cannot travel very long and may lose nutritional value within a few days as compared to the fresh ones. Supply of fresh food products to remote locations of the country is a serious concern, and a large proportion of the Indian army is deployed in harsh conditions of high altitudes where food and nutritional security of the soldiers remain a sincere issue for long. Under such situations, microgreen vegetables can be helpful to diversify and enhance the nutrient content of the diet in remote locations where fresh food availability is a common constraint due to seasonal variability and the technological backwardness of the region. Microgreens are the tender green immature tiny plants having two fully developed cotyledon leaves with or without the emergence of a rudimentary pair of the first true leaves. Microgreens are considered as functional food which possesses phytonutrients having health-promoting benefits and antioxidant potential. Microgreen vegetables could be a good alternative of high-value food against various disorders common in high altitudes. Keeping in mind local conditions and resources available in remote areas, a multilayer unit of growing microgreens is adopted by the Defence Institute of High Altitude Research, Leh Ladakh. Vegetables suitable for microgreens cultivation in
Significance Statement Providing fresh fruits and vegetables in Trans-Himalayas has been a great challenge, and therefore, microgreen vegetables could take care of the nutritional requirement of the Indian troops deployed in extreme climatic conditions. & Aditika [email protected] 1
Defence Institute of High Altitude Research, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Leh-Ladakh, India
the region are radish, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, red cabbage, knol khol and fenugreek. Keywords Microgreens Nutrition Altitude Phytonutrients Superfood
Introduction The diseases and disorders as a result of a poor diet are the main health constraint of undeveloped and developing countries where people are less concerned about their food intake and health. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are due to diet that lacks the nutrients found in vegetables, fruits, meat, cereals, pulses and milk which cannot be synthesized naturally by our body. The constant supply of fresh and nutritious food is also a constraint in a remote location like the high-altitude region. Generally, high altitude is referred to as elevations of 8000–15,000 feet above sea level; however, Indian Troops are deployed up-to 2200 feet above sea level. High-altitude exposure of non-acclimatized persons causes a group of symptoms known as acute mountain si
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