Environments,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(8), P. 177 - 177
Published: Aug. 20, 2024
Nickel
(Ni)
is
an
essential
micronutrient
for
plants,
responsible
metabolizing
urea
nitrogen
(urea-N)
by
urease
and
mitigating
abiotic
oxidative
stresses
through
the
glyoxalase
(Gly)
glutathione
(GSH)
cycles.
However,
excess
Ni
toxic
to
flora
at
>100
mg
kg−1,
except
hyperaccumulators
that
tolerate
>1000
kg−1
Ni.
This
review
discusses
benefits
of
nutrient
management
soil
fertility,
improving
food
security,
minimizing
adverse
environmental
impacts
from
overapplication.
Many
farming
soils
are
deficient,
suggesting
applying
0.05–5
kg
ha−1
improves
yield
urea-N
use
efficiency.
Applied
foliar
fertilizers
decrease
biotic
primarily
control
fungal
diseases.
The
bioavailability
limiting
factor
synthesis
in
animal
guts,
microbiome.
Improved
activity
plants
subsequently
feed
livestock
guts
reduces
release
nitrous
oxide
nitrite
pollutants.
Fertilizer
applied
crops
dispersed
vegetative
tissue
since
highly
mobile
not
accumulated
fruit
or
leafy
tissues
cause
health
concerns
consumers.
New
methods
delivery,
including
rhizophagy,
recycled
struvite,
nanoparticle
fertilizers,
can
improve
systems.
Environmental Science Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(6), P. 2633 - 2654
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
In
this
research,
zinc
oxide
nanoparticles
(ZnO
NPs)
are
bio-synthesized
using
Mangifera
indica
leaf
extract
and
used
for
reduction
of
cadmium
(Cd)
stress
in
tomato
plants.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: May 29, 2024
Abstract
Iron,
a
crucial
micronutrient,
is
an
integral
element
of
biotic
vitality.
The
scarcity
iron
in
the
soil
creates
agronomic
challenges
and
has
detrimental
impact
on
crop
vigour
chlorophyll
formation.
Utilizing
oxide
nanoparticles
(IONPs)
via
nanopriming
emerges
as
innovative
method
to
enhance
agricultural
efficiency
health.
objective
this
study
was
synthesize
biogenic
IONPs
from
Glycyrrhiza
glabra
(
G.
)
plant
extract
using
green
chemistry
evaluate
their
effects
rice
seed
levels
growth.
synthesized
were
analyzed
UV–Vis
spectroscopy,
Fourier-transform
infrared
spectroscopy
(FTIR),
Scanning
electron
microscope
(SEM),
Transmission
microscopy
(TEM),
Energy-dispersive
X-ray
(EDX)
techniques.
peak
at
280
nm
revealed
formation
IONPs.
SEM
TEM
showed
that
spherical
had
average
diameter
23.8
nm.
Nanopriming
resulted
substantial
enhancement
growth,
seen
by
9.25%
22.8%
increase
shoot
lengths
for
50
ppm
100
treatments,
respectively.
yield
metrics
positive
correlation
with
concentrations
1000-grain
weight
spike
length
observed
maximum
193.75%
97.73%,
respectively,
highest
concentration
indicates
agent
significantly
increased
seeds'
growth
content.
This
suggests
there
relationship
between
dosage
potential
improving
biofortification.
