Edward Ioan Muntean

@usamvcluj.ro

Professor at the Department of Food Sciences
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj Napoca

Edward Ioan Muntean


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Analytical Chemistry, Food Science, Environmental Chemistry, Chemical Health and Safety
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670

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Scopus Publications

  • Evaluating Maize Hybrids for Yield, Stress Tolerance, and Carotenoid Content: Insights into Breeding for Climate Resilience
    Călin Popa, Roxana Elena Călugăr, Andrei Varga, Edward Muntean, Ioan Băcilă, et al.
    Plants, 2025
    To ensure food and feed security, modern maize hybrids must not only perform well under changing climate conditions but also consistently achieve higher and stable yields, exhibit maximum tolerance to stress factors, and produce high quality grains. In a study conducted in 2022 and 2023, 50 maize hybrids were developed from crosses of five elite (highly productive) inbred lines and ten lines possessing favorable genes for carotenoid content. These hybrids were tested under particularly unfavorable conditions for maize cultivation. The aim was to identify which lines effectively transmit the desired traits to the offspring (general combining ability—GCA), and to identify superior hybrids in terms of productivity, adaptability, and quality (specific combining ability—SCA). The study revealed that total carotenoids ranged from 2.30 to 40.20 μg/g for the inbred lines and from 7.45 to 25.08 μg/g for hybrids. A wider distribution of values was observed in the inbred lines compared to the hybrids for key carotenoids such as lutein, zeaxanthin, β-cryptoxanthin, and β-carotene. Among the hybrids, notable performers in yield, adaptability, and carotenoid content included E390×D302, A452×D302, and A447×D302. The paternal inbred line D302 exhibited a high general combining ability for yield (1446 kg ha−1) and, when crossed with several inbred lines, produced hybrids with enhanced yields and higher levels of zeaxanthin, lutein, and β-carotene, as well as improved unbroken plants percent.
  • EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SOWING DATES ON SOYBEAN YIELD, SEED QUALITY AND TRYPSIN INHIBITOR ACTIVITY
    Agrolife Scientific Journal, 2024
  • Applications of ion chromatography in food analysis
    Edward Muntean
    Ion Exchange Chromatography and Related Techniques, 2023
  • Effect of Thermal Processing on Carotenoids in Fortified Bread †
    Edward Muntean
    Engineering Proceedings, 2023
  • Soluble Carbohydrates in Several Transylvanian Potato Cultivars
    Edward Muntean, Nina Bărăscu
    Plants, 2023
    This paper is the first to report the soluble carbohydrate content at harvest for eight Transylvanian potato cultivars: Christian, Cumidava, Kronstadt, Riviera, Roclas, Rustic, Tampa and Zamolxis. The aim of this study is to explore the soluble carbohydrate composition of the above-mentioned cultivars, since such quantitative information is important for breeding programs, consumers and processing units. High performance liquid chromatography was used for analysis, separations being achieved using a Prominence Shimadzu system with a refractive index detector, under isocratic conditions with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile: water (80:20%) delivered at 1 mL/min; baseline separations of the target analytes were accomplished with an EC 250/4 Nucleodur 100–5 NH2 RP column in less than 10 min. The carbohydrate concentrations were found to range from 24.03 mg/100 g (Zamolxis) to 76.58 mg/100 g (Riviera) for fructose, while the corresponding range was from 52.78 mg/100 g (Zamolxis) to 232.97 mg/100 g (Riviera) for glucose and from 238.41 mg/100 g (Zamolxis) to 378.45 (Cumidava) for sucrose. Chromatographic data were then subjected to chemometric analysis; the association of these complementary techniques allowed a fast selection of cultivars with low-reducing carbohydrate content for food processing purposes—the cultivars Zamolxis, Kronstadt, Christian and Roclas were outlined exhibiting both the lowest reducing carbohydrate content and the lowest sucrose content.
  • Indexing methods and chemometric analysis of selected metals and metalloids for drinking water quality assessment in Upper Silesia region, Poland
    Paulina Pecyna-Utylska, Edward Muntean, Joanna Kernert, Rajmund Michalski
    International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, 2023
    The research focused on the determination of selected metals in tap water from Upper Silesia region (Poland) and the assessment of risk for consumers. The heavy metal pollution index and metal index were used to characterise the potential risk of heavy metals in drinking water. ICP-MS and ICP-OES have been used to measure the concentrations of Co, Mn, Cu, Ni, Pb, As, Zn and Sr. Chemometric analysis of the resulted data was accomplished using principal component analysis and cluster analysis, emphasising both similarities between the composition of the analysed samples and outliers. It was suggested that chemometric analysis can be used as a decision tool for necessary corrective action in the water distribution network, since it emphasises in a fast and intuitive way the samples with unusual chemical composition for a given context. To the best of our knowledge, such research in this area has not yet been carried out.
  • THE CONTENTS OF INORGANIC COMPONENTS IN SELECTED POLISH AND ROMANIAN HERBAL TEAS INFUSIONS
    Polish Journal of Natural Sciences, 2023
  • VARIATION OF CHLOROPHYLL AND CAROTENOID PIGMENTS IN SOME WINTER WHEAT FLAG LEAF UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZER REGIMES
    Nicolae TRITEAN, Ioana Virginia BERINDEAN, Adina VARADI, Rozalia KADAR, Diana HIRISCAU, et al.
    Agrolife Scientific Journal, 2023
    Five Romanian winter wheat genotypes were analyzed during two experimental years (2019-2020) under four different regime fertilizers for chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoid contents from flag leaf, respectively, number of grains/spike, weight of grains/spike, thousand kernel weight. The results showed that the application of additional fertilization increase the analyzed traits, also causing an increase of traits variability. Regarding the variation of photosynthetic pigments from flag leaf as an effect of different fertilizer levels, their concentration is specific to each variety. The highest value of chlorophyll a type is observed in Cezara variety (665.83 mg/kg DW) at N150 kg s.a./ha fertilization level applied in a boot stage. The variation of chlorophyll b concentration in flag leaf is similar to chlorophyll a concentration as a reaction of different nitrogen dose aplication, the highest value for this type of chlorophyll being registered in T. 109-12 at F4 (519.64 mg/kg DW). Carotenoid concentration from flag leaf varies from 3.93 mg/kg DW at Dumitra variety (F3) to 97.63 mg/kg DW at Andrada variety in F2 fertilization level.
  • Food analysis: Using ion chromatography
    Edward Muntean
    Food Analysis Using Ion Chromatography, 2022
  • The Influence of Flag Leaf Removal and Its Characteristics on Main Yield Components and Yield Quality Indices on Wheat
    Ionuṭ Racz, Diana Hirişcău, Ioana Berindean, Rozalia Kadar, Edward Muntean, et al.
    Agronomy, 2022
    The flag leaf can be an important vehicle for high grain yield due to its position and photosynthetic characteristics. To identify the most adaptive and stable yielding genotype, three winter wheat genotypes were studied during two experimental years under field conditions to quantify the influence of flag leaf removal in different phenological stages on the grain yield and grain quality. To quantify the influence of the flag leaf on the main yield components, the flag leaf was removed every 7 days, starting from the booting stage to ripening. Chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids were determined from the removed leaves. As a complex trait, the number of grains/spikes and the weight of the grains/spikes were highly influenced by the flag leaf removal during the early generative stages, causing a yield loss from 9% to more than 40%, depending on the variety. It was established that the photosynthetic pigments were highly influenced by the plant phenology stages and the environmental conditions, especially carotenoids, which act as photoprotective and antioxidant agents under stress conditions. Regarding grain quality, flag leaf removal had a significant influence on the accumulation of grain protein and the wet gluten content, the variability of these quantitative traits being also influenced by the climatic conditions.
  • Improving the Carotenoid Content in Maize by Using Isonuclear Lines
    Roxana Elena Calugar, Edward Muntean, Andrei Varga, Carmen Daniela Vana, Voichita Virginia Has, et al.
    Plants, 2022
  • EFFECT OF FERTILIZERS ON YIELD COMPONENT ATTRIBUTES, YIELD AND QUALITY IN SOYBEAN CROP
    Agrolife Scientific Journal, 2022
  • Screening of the Romanian maize (Zea mays L.) germplasm for crtRB1 and lcyE alleles enhancing the provitamin A concentration in endosperm
    Ioan BĂCILĂ, Voichița HAȘ, Dana ȘUTEU, Mihai MICLĂUȘ, Ana COSTE, et al.
    Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj Napoca, 2022
  • Yield performance of spring oats varieties as a response to fertilization and sowing distance
    Marcel Duda, Nicolae Tritean, Ionuț Racz, Rozalia Kadar, Florin Russu, et al.
    Agronomy, 2021
  • Effects of artificially drought induced by chemical desiccation in several winter wheat (Triticum aestivum l.) genotypes
    Romanian Agricultural Research, 2020
  • Major inorganic anions and cations in selected European bottled waters
    Joanna Kończyk, Edward Muntean, Jerzy Gega, Aleksandra Frymus, Rajmund Michalski
    Journal of Geochemical Exploration, 2019
  • XENOBIOTICS IN AUTUMN WHEAT GRAINS
    Agrolife Scientific Journal, 2019
  • Groundwater quality studies in two transylvanian rural communities using parallel ion chromatography
    Edward Muntean, Tania Mihaiescu
    Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2016
  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in wastewater sewerage system from the Cluj-Napoca area
    Edward Muntean, Livia Alhafez, Nicoleta Muntean, Tania Mihaiescu, Radu Mihaiescu, et al.
    Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2012
  • Physico-chemical characteristics of the Karst lake iGhiu (Romania)
    Radu Mihaiescu, Andreea Ioana Pop, Tania Mihaiescu, Edward Muntean, Simion Beldean, et al.
    Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 2012
  • Simultaneous carbohydrate chromatography and unsuppressed ion chromatography in detecting fruit juices adulteration
    Edward Muntean
    Chromatographia, 2010
  • Pharmacognostic research on Viola declinata Waldst. et Kit. (Violaceae)
    Farmacia, 2009
  • Pharmacognostic research on Viola tricolor L. (Violaceae).
    Revista Medico Chirurgical A Societtii De Medici Si Naturalisti Din Iasi, 2009
  • Simultaneous ion chromatographic determination of anions and cations in surface waters from fizes valley
    Chemicke Listy, 2008
  • Changes in carotenoids pattern in Mougeotia sp. algae induced by high light stress
    Chemicke Listy, 2008
  • HPLC analysis of carotenoids from fruits of Cucurbita Pepo L. var. Melopepo Alef.
    E. Muntean, C. Bele, C. Socaciu
    Acta Agronomica Hungarica, 2003
  • The efficiency of an original selective medium in isolating and identifying gram-negative bacteria in urinary tract infections
    Bacteriologia Virusologia Parazitologia Epidemiologia Bucharest Romania 1990, 1990

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Agroclimatic and Agronomic Factors Affecting Triticale Grain Quality
    BE Andraș, PB Acs, VA Horga, E Muntean, S Mondici, I Racz, MM Duda
    Nitrogen 7 (2), 52 , 2026
    2026
  • MAXIMIZING RAPESEED YIELD AND QUALITY THROUGH ADJUSTMENTS IN SOWING DATE AND ROW SPACING
    D SUCIU, C URDĂ, A ȘIMON, C MOLDOVAN, E MUNTEAN, VA HORGA, ...
    2026
  • Carbohydrate profiling as a tool for functional and sustainable grain-based coffee alternatives
    E Muntean, R Michalski
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Carbohydrate profiling by HPLC—Advancing the use of Opuntia fruits as nutrient-rich inputs for sustainable food processing
    E Muntean, A Stoie
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Ion chromatographic profiling of major anions in sweet corn genotypes: implications for food safety and health risks
    E Muntean, T Mihaiescu, R Michalski
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Unveiling the biochemical potential of Romanian soybean genotypes: a focus on antioxidant properties
    E Muntean, U Camelia, R Rezi
    MDPI , 2025
    2025
  • Evaluating maize hybrids for yield, stress tolerance, and carotenoid content: insights into breeding for climate resilience
    C Popa, RE Călugăr, A Varga, E Muntean, I Băcilă, CD Vana, I Racz, ...
    Plants 14 (1), 138 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9
  • Ion leaching patterns in agricultural soils: insights from ion chromatographic data
    E Muntean, S Mignon, T Mihaiescu, R Michalski
    MDPI , 2024
    2024
  • Robust HPLC determination of synthetic food colorants in alcoholic beverages
    E Muntean, N Muntean
    MDPI , 2024
    2024
  • 1.8 Statistics in MathCAD
    E Muntean
    Statistics in Food and Biotechnology: From Theory to Practical Applications … , 2024
    2024
  • Basic Statistics for Data Collection and Treatment
    VA Jideani, AIO Jideani, I Zheleva, T Todorov, H Bozkurt, F Göğüş, ...
    Statistics in Food and Biotechnology: From Theory to Practical Applications … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF SOWING DATES ON SOYBEAN YIELD, SEED QUALITY AND TRYPSIN INHIBITOR ACTIVITY
    C Urdă, R Rezi, AG Varga, A Negrea, E Muntean, L Sopterean, M Duda
    AgroLife Scientific Journal 13 (1), 223-230 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2
  • Cultivar-Driven Variations in the Production of Apple Cider Vinegar
    E Muntean
    Proceedings 105 (1), 33 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • HPLC profiling of soluble carbohydrates for unveiling low-flatulence potential soybean genotypes
    E Muntean, C Urda, R Rezi
    Proceedings 105 (1), 34 , 2024
    2024
  • Comparative Study on Beta-Glucan Content and Proximate Composition of Spring Barley Seeds Genotypes Obtained in Different Crop Systems
    R MĂRGINEAN, E MUNTEAN, L ȘOPTEREAN, A ȘIMON, F RUSSU, ...
    Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj … , 2024
    2024
  • Applications of ion chromatography in food analysis
    E Muntean
    Ion-exchange chromatography and related techniques, 351-369 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 4
  • Variation of chlorophyll and carotenoid pigments in some winter wheat flag leaf under different fertilizer regimes
    N TRITEAN, IV BERINDEAN, A VARADI, R KADAR, D HIRIȘCĂU, ...
    AgroLife Scientific Journal 12 (2), 200-105 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 1
  • THE CONTENTS OF INORGANIC COMPONENTS IN SELECTED POLISH AND ROMANIAN HERBAL TEAS INFUSIONS
    J Kończyk, R Michalski, E Muntean, W Lasoń, J Gęga
    Polish Journal of Natural Sciences 38 (1) , 2023
    2023
  • Effect of thermal processing on carotenoids in fortified bread
    E Muntean
    Engineering Proceedings 37 (1), 70 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • HPLC screening of phytoestrogens from soybeans in conjunction with chemometric data analysis: a tool for selecting the best raw materials for producing dietary supplements for …
    E Muntean, C Urda, R Rezi
    Presented at the 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomedicines 1, 31 , 2023
    2023

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Simultaneous carbohydrate chromatography and unsuppressed ion chromatography in detecting fruit juices adulteration
    E Muntean
    Chromatographia 71 (Suppl 1), 69-74 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 54
  • The influence of flag leaf removal and its characteristics on main yield components and yield quality indices on wheat
    I Racz, D Hirişcău, I Berindean, R Kadar, E Muntean, N Tritean, F Russu, ...
    Agronomy 12 (10), 2545 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 49
  • Cucurbita maxima Duch. as a medicinal plant
    E MUNTEAN, N MUNTEAN, M DUDA
    Hop and Medicinal Plants 21 (1-2), 75-80 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 39
  • Cadmium and lead soil pollution in Copsa Mica area in relation with the food chain
    E Muntean, N Muntean, T Mihăiescu
    Research Journal of Agricultural Science 42 (3), 731-734 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 31
  • Pharmacognostic research on Viola tricolor L.(Violaceae).
    A Toiu, E Muntean, I Oniga, O Voştinaru, M Tămaş
    Revista medico-chirurgicala a Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti din Iasi … , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 28
  • Major inorganic anions and cations in selected European bottled waters
    J Kończyk, E Muntean, J Gega, A Frymus, R Michalski
    Journal of Geochemical Exploration 197, 27-36 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 26
  • Yield Performance of Spring Oats Varieties as a Response to Fertilization and Sowing Distance
    M Duda, N Tritean, I Racz, R Kadar, F Russu, A Fitiu, E Muntean, A Vatca
    Agronomy 11 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 23
  • Heavy metal contamination of soil in Copșa Mică area.
    E Muntean, N Muntean, M Duda
    2013
    Citations: 21
  • Heavy metals in some commercial herbal teas
    N MUNTEAN, E MUNTEAN, C CRETA, D Marcel
    ProEnvironment/ProMediu 6 (16), 591-594 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 18
  • Quantification of carotenoids from pumpkin juice by HPLC-DAD
    E Muntean
    Agroalimentary Processes and Technologies 11 (1), 123-128 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 18
  • Groundwater quality studies in two Transylvanian rural communities using parallel ion chromatography
    E Muntean, T Mihaiescu
    Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 15 (12), 2703-2708 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 17
  • Heavy metals’ content in some food products
    N Muntean, R Laslo, R Ghitulescu, E Muntean
    Proceedings of “Tiszantuli Mezogazdasagi Tudomanyos Napok", Debrecen … , 1998
    1998
    Citations: 17
  • Pharmacognostic research on Viola declinata Waldst. et Kit.(Violaceae)
    A Toiu, E Muntean, I Oniga, M Tămaş
    Farmacia 57 (2), 218-222 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 16
  • Contamination of some plant origin food products with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
    N MUNTEAN, E MUNTEAN, M DUDA
    Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj … , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 15
  • Physico-chemical characteristics of the karst Lake Ighiu (Romania)
    R Mihaiescu, AI Pop, T Mihaiescu, E Muntean, S Beldean, N Muntean, ...
    Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 11 (3), 623-626 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 15
  • Occurrence of lead and cadmium in some baby foods and cereal products
    E Muntean
    2014
    Citations: 13
  • Ion chromatography - an advantageous technique in soil analysis
    R MICHALSKI, E MUNTEAN, P PECYNA-UTYLSKA, J KERNERT
    ProEnvironment 12, 82-88 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 11
  • CHEMICAL RISK DUE TO HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
    E MUNTEAN, R MICHALSKI, N MUNTEAN, M DUDA
    Hop and Medicinal Plants, 24 (1-2), 71-78 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 11
  • Quality assessment of commercial apple juices
    E Muntean, N Muntean
    Journal of Agroalim ntary Processes and Technologies 3 (16), 346 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 10
  • Evaluating maize hybrids for yield, stress tolerance, and carotenoid content: insights into breeding for climate resilience
    C Popa, RE Călugăr, A Varga, E Muntean, I Băcilă, CD Vana, I Racz, ...
    Plants 14 (1), 138 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 9