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How do Spanish consumers perceive different lettuce cultivation systems? Insights from explicit and implicit methods

Juan Diego Torres, Sara R. Jaeger, Patricia Puerta, Amparo Tárrega

Applied Food Research

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This study investigated Spanish consumers' perceptions of five lettuce cultivation systems using explicit and implicit methods with 105 participants. Local/small agriculture was most favorably regarded, while urban community gardens were perceived as less safe for lettuce production. High-tech greenhouses were considered safer but less sustainable, and vertical indoor farming elicited a surprise reaction due to low familiarity.