Strategic Successive Harvesting of Rocket and Spinach Baby Leaves Enhanced Their Quality and Production Efficiency

Rocket and spinach baby leaves are valuable commodities since they basic components of popular ready-made salads. Two methods may follow after harvesting: establishment new cultivations or successive revegetations harvests. This study aimed to investigate the yield nutritional value rocket individual in a floating system improve their production strategy. The crops were cultivated greenhouse for seven weeks using with an adjusted nutrient solution. either harvested immediately replaced set plants (control) placed again same tank order revegetate (revegetation). Revegetated five cuts produced similar yield, greater antioxidant capacity (DPPH scavenging activity) total phenolic content, nitrate content (eight times below maximum allowed by EU) compared control. more enhanced activity Colour was not affected crop, thus eliminating possibility market rejection. Production efficiency increased, as shown yields reduced resources provided revegetation tank. Thus, harvesting suggested increased quality leaves.