Comparison of Growth Characteristics and Quality of Soil-based and Hydroponic Cultured Leaf Perilla Leaves of Different Cultivars

Background: Soil salinization and disease incidence in perilla leaves have increased recently due to continuous cultivation.BRMethods and Results: Hydroponic cultivation of perilla leaves is needed to address this issue and, research on this topic is currently insufficient. This study compared the growth, leaf quantity, quality, and storage of different leaf perilla cultivars in hydroponic and soil cultivation to select suitable varieties for hydroponic cultivation. Results showed that hydroponic cultivation resulted in better growth and increased leaf weight and quantity than soil cultivation. However, soil cultivation resulted in higher levels of functional components and antioxidant activity in all cultivars than hydroponic cultivation. Among the cultivars tested,