BioResources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(3), P. 4434 - 4454
Published: May 17, 2024
Chemical
fertilizers
used
in
plant
development
and
differentiation
have
become
a
global
problem
affecting
the
entire
ecosystem,
especially
soil
pollution.
Food
production
demand
with
increasing
population
has
encouraged
scientists
to
use
biogenic
nanoparticles
agricultural
field.
Evaluation
of
growth,
development,
processes
sweet
basil
(Ocimum
basilicum
L.)
seedlings
at
gradually
concentrations
iron
oxide
(BIO-NPs)
were
identified
by
morphological
physiological
parameters
this
study.
The
results
showed
that
growth
reached
maximum
value
100
mg/L
but
less
other
concentrations.
At
similar
concentration,
stomatal
density
leaf
was
maximum,
while
area
lowest
value.
levels
H2O2
malondialdehyde
(MDA)
decreased
treated
seedlings.
BIO-NPs
increased
antioxidant
defense
supported
its
changing
enzyme
activities,
H2O2,
MDA
contents.
BIO-NP
treatment
provided
positive
improvements
phytochemical
content
parallel
Different
parameters,
results,
supporting
biochemical
data
revealed
contribution
treatments
improved
higher
basil,
which
may
be
suitable
for
propagation
on
commercial
scale.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(7), P. e28751 - e28751
Published: March 26, 2024
In
this
work,
the
utilization
of
phosphogypsum
(PG),
a
waste
coming
from
manufacture
phosphate
fertilizers,
as
fertilizer
for
alfalfa
(Medicago
sativa
L.)
crops
was
investigated
using
pot
experiments.
The
objective
study
to
evaluate
effects
both
and
red
mud
(RM)
in
two
soils
representative
pasture
production
area
Southern
Spain.
morpho-physiological
parameters
biomass,
plant
height,
number
stems
leaves,
well
chemical
soil
content,
were
measured.
High
doses
PG
inhibited
seed
germination
some
treatments.
addition,
treatment
substrate
(2550
g
+
50
kg−1
100
RM)
also
affected
germination,
possibly
due
large
amount
RM.
application
RM
increased
availability
important
nutrients
alfalfa,
such
phosphorus
(P),
calcium
(Ca2+)
magnesium
(Mg2+).
results
demonstrate
that
with
significantly
improved
uptake
P
alfalfa.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: July 4, 2024
Abstract
Nano-priming
is
an
emerging
application
of
nanotechnology
in
agriculture
intending
to
increase
crop
yield
and
nutritional
quality,
while
reducing
fertilizer
applications.
This
study
aimed
investigate
the
effects
seed
priming
with
citrate-coated
CoFe2O4
nanoparticles
(NPs)
suspensions
(10,
20,
40
mg
NPs
L−
1)
on
life
cycle
Phaseolus
vulgaris
L.
OTI
cultivar
evaluate
technology
costs.
The
effect
nano-priming
was
assessed
germination,
flowering,
harvest
stages.
Unprimed
hydro-primed
seeds
were
negative
positive
controls,
respectively.
had
no
neither
germination
nor
plant
nutrition
(in
flowering
stage)
beans
compared
unprimed
seeds.
In
contrast,
nitrogenase
activity
(343.3
±
1.1
µmol
h−
1
plant−
C2H4
)
detected
plants
from
kg−
nano-primed
K
concentration
progeny
10,
increased
significantly
by
3%,
16%,
13%
control
Zn
10
27%
higher
than
28%
When
1,
5%
6%
calculated
cost
per
ha
ranged
121
143
USD.
this
regard,
bean
could
be
a
low-cost
approach
achieve
security
agricultural
sustainability.
BioResources,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
19(3), P. 4434 - 4454
Published: May 17, 2024
Chemical
fertilizers
used
in
plant
development
and
differentiation
have
become
a
global
problem
affecting
the
entire
ecosystem,
especially
soil
pollution.
Food
production
demand
with
increasing
population
has
encouraged
scientists
to
use
biogenic
nanoparticles
agricultural
field.
Evaluation
of
growth,
development,
processes
sweet
basil
(Ocimum
basilicum
L.)
seedlings
at
gradually
concentrations
iron
oxide
(BIO-NPs)
were
identified
by
morphological
physiological
parameters
this
study.
The
results
showed
that
growth
reached
maximum
value
100
mg/L
but
less
other
concentrations.
At
similar
concentration,
stomatal
density
leaf
was
maximum,
while
area
lowest
value.
levels
H2O2
malondialdehyde
(MDA)
decreased
treated
seedlings.
BIO-NPs
increased
antioxidant
defense
supported
its
changing
enzyme
activities,
H2O2,
MDA
contents.
BIO-NP
treatment
provided
positive
improvements
phytochemical
content
parallel
Different
parameters,
results,
supporting
biochemical
data
revealed
contribution
treatments
improved
higher
basil,
which
may
be
suitable
for
propagation
on
commercial
scale.