For Publishers
DiscoveryMetadataPeer reviewHostingPublishing
For Researchers
JoinPublishReviewCollect
Register
Blog
About
Search
Advanced search
My ScienceOpen
Search
For Publishers
For Researchers
Blog
About
14
views
67
references
 Top references
cited by
8
    
0 reviews
 Review
0
comments
 Comment
0
recommends
+1 Recommend
0 collections
    0
    shares
      608
      similar
       All similar
      • Record: found
      • Abstract: found
      • Article: found
      Is Open Access

      Both Zn biofortification and nutrient distribution pattern in cherry tomato plants are influenced by the application of ZnO nanofertilizer

      research-article

      Read this article at

      ScienceOpenPublisherPMC
      Bookmark
          There is no author summary for this article yet. Authors can add summaries to their articles on ScienceOpen to make them more accessible to a non-specialist audience.

          Abstract

          A pot experiment was conducted to determine the influence of commercial nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) at different doses for use as nanofertilizer on nutrient uptake and its distribution in cherry tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L var. cerasiforme) plants in an acidic (soil pH 5.5) and calcareous soil (soil pH 8.5) from the Mediterranean area. We determined crop yield; macro- (N, P, K, Mg, S and Ca) and micro-nutrient (B, Cu, Fe, Mn, Na and Zn) concentrations in the different parts of the crop (root, stem, leaves and tomato fruits) and the extent of nutrient translocation to the aerial part of the plant. The concentrations of macronutrients N, P, K and Mg in tomato fruits grown in both soils can be considered adequate in terms of nutritional requirements. However, the Ca concentration in tomato fruits grown in the calcareous soil did not reach the required concentration to be considered sufficient. This effect was related to the characteristics of this calcareous soil. Although different concentrations of ZnO-NPs did not affect Fe and Na concentrations in tomato fruit, B concentration in tomato fruits increased with the application of ZnO-NPs. In addition, Cu concentration decreased with the application of ZnO-NPs compared to treatments without any Zn application (Nil-ZnO NP) in the calcareous soil. Manganese concentrations decreased with ZnO-NPs application in both soils. The effect of the application of ZnO-NPs depends on soil characteristics. Zinc applied as a nanofertilizer in the form of ZnO-NPs can be used to increase the crop yield and to obtain an adequate Zn biofortification in cherry tomato crop. The Zn concentrations in tomato fruits reached ranges of 4.5–4.8 mg Zn kg −1 in the acidic soil and 2.5–3,5 mg Zn kg −1 in the calcareous soil. Nutrient concentrations in these fruits following biofortification are adequate for human consumption.

          Abstract

          Nanoparticles; ZnO; Tomato fruit yield; Nutrient concentrations; Micronutrient concentrations; Nutrient translocation.

          Related collections

          Most cited references67

          • Record: found
          • Abstract: not found
          • Article: not found

          Nanoparticulate material delivery to plants

          G. Nair, Saino Hanna Varghese, Baiju G. Nair … (2010)
          Article 0 comments Cited 351 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
            Bookmark
            • Record: found
            • Abstract: found
            • Article: not found

            Interaction of nanoparticles with edible plants and their possible implications in the food chain.

            Cyren Rico, Sanghamitra Majumdar, Maria Duarte-Gardea … (2011)
            The uptake, bioaccumulation, biotransformation, and risks of nanomaterials (NMs) for food crops are still not well understood. Very few NMs and plant species have been studied, mainly at the very early growth stages of the plants. Most of the studies, except one with multiwalled carbon nanotubes performed on the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana and another with ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) on ryegrass, reported the effect of NMs on seed germination or 15-day-old seedlings. Very few references describe the biotransformation of NMs in food crops, and the possible transmission of the NMs to the next generation of plants exposed to NMs is unknown. The possible biomagnification of NPs in the food chain is also unknown.
            Article 0 comments Cited 303 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
              Bookmark
              • Record: found
              • Abstract: found
              • Article: not found

              Plant nanobionics approach to augment photosynthesis and biochemical sensing.

              Juan Giraldo, Markita P. Landry, Sean M. Faltermeier … (2014)
              The interface between plant organelles and non-biological nanostructures has the potential to impart organelles with new and enhanced functions. Here, we show that single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) passively transport and irreversibly localize within the lipid envelope of extracted plant chloroplasts, promote over three times higher photosynthetic activity than that of controls, and enhance maximum electron transport rates. The SWNT-chloroplast assemblies also enable higher rates of leaf electron transport in vivo through a mechanism consistent with augmented photoabsorption. Concentrations of reactive oxygen species inside extracted chloroplasts are significantly suppressed by delivering poly(acrylic acid)-nanoceria or SWNT-nanoceria complexes. Moreover, we show that SWNTs enable near-infrared fluorescence monitoring of nitric oxide both ex vivo and in vivo, thus demonstrating that a plant can be augmented to function as a photonic chemical sensor. Nanobionics engineering of plant function may contribute to the development of biomimetic materials for light-harvesting and biochemical detection with regenerative properties and enhanced efficiency.
              Article 0 comments Cited 298 times – based on 0 reviews     Review now
                Bookmark
                All references

                Author and article information

                Contributors
                Patricia Almendros
                Journal
                Journal ID (nlm-ta): Heliyon
                Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Heliyon
                Title: Heliyon
                Publisher: Elsevier
                ISSN (Electronic): 2405-8440
                Publication date PMC-release: 22 March 2022
                Publication date Collection: March 2022
                Publication date (Electronic): 22 March 2022
                Volume: 8
                Issue: 3
                Electronic Location Identifier: e09130
                Affiliations
                [a ]Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Chemical and Food Technology Department, CEIGRAM, Research Centre for the Management of Agricultural and Environmental Risks, Madrid, 28040, Spain
                [b ]Centro Nacional Instituto de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA-CSIC), Environment and Agronomy Department, Ctra. A Coruña, km 7.5, 28040, Madrid, Spain
                Author notes
                [∗ ]Corresponding author. p.almendros@ 123456upm.es
                Article
                Publisher Item ID: S2405-8440(22)00418-2 Publisher ID: e09130
                DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09130
                PMC ID: 9280379
                PubMed ID: 35846478
                SO-VID: bb763be3-53f5-4dac-8aa5-a5d623f5016f
                Copyright © © 2022 The Authors
                License:

                This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

                History
                Date received : 6 October 2021
                Date revision received : 8 December 2021
                Date accepted : 15 March 2022
                Categories
                Subject: Research Article

                Keywords: nanoparticles,zno,tomato fruit yield,nutrient concentrations,micronutrient concentrations,nutrient translocation
                Data availability:
                Keywords: nanoparticles, zno, tomato fruit yield, nutrient concentrations, micronutrient concentrations, nutrient translocation

                Comments

                Comment on this article

                scite_

                Similar content608

                See all similar

                Cited by8

                See all cited by

                Most referenced authors672

                See all reference authors