Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants
Benefits of nanotechnology in agriculture include reduced fertilizer loss, improved seed germination rate and increased crops quality and yield. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), at 1500 ppm, on tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum<...
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doaj-264f4aefdc424d9494b161cf218b57102020-11-25T02:01:59ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-03-01256128210.3390/molecules25061282molecules25061282Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato PlantsEneida A. Pérez Velasco0Rebeca Betancourt Galindo1Luis A. Valdez Aguilar2José A. González Fuentes3Bertha A. Puente Urbina4Samuel A. Lozano Morales5Saúl Sánchez Valdés6Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo C.P. 25315, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Materiales Avanzados, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo C.P. 25294, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo C.P. 25315, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo C.P. 25315, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Materiales Avanzados, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo C.P. 25294, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Síntesis de Polímeros, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo C.P. 25294, Coah, MexicoDepartamento de Procesos de Transformación de Plásticos, Centro de investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo C.P. 25294, Coah, MexicoBenefits of nanotechnology in agriculture include reduced fertilizer loss, improved seed germination rate and increased crops quality and yield. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), at 1500 ppm, on tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) growth. ZnO-NPs were synthetized to produce either spherical or hexagonal morphologies. In this research, we also studied two application methods (foliar and drench) and nanoparticles’ (NPs) surface modification with maltodextrin. The results obtained indicate that ZnO-NP-treated tomato plants significantly increased plant height, stem diameter and plant organs (leaves, stem and root) dry weight compared to plants without NP treatment.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/6/1282greenhouse cropssurface modificationmaltodextrinplant biomass |
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Eneida A. Pérez Velasco Rebeca Betancourt Galindo Luis A. Valdez Aguilar José A. González Fuentes Bertha A. Puente Urbina Samuel A. Lozano Morales Saúl Sánchez Valdés |
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Eneida A. Pérez Velasco Rebeca Betancourt Galindo Luis A. Valdez Aguilar José A. González Fuentes Bertha A. Puente Urbina Samuel A. Lozano Morales Saúl Sánchez Valdés Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants Molecules greenhouse crops surface modification maltodextrin plant biomass |
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Eneida A. Pérez Velasco Rebeca Betancourt Galindo Luis A. Valdez Aguilar José A. González Fuentes Bertha A. Puente Urbina Samuel A. Lozano Morales Saúl Sánchez Valdés |
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Eneida A. Pérez Velasco |
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Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants |
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Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants |
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Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants |
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Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants |
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Effects of the Morphology, Surface Modification and Application Methods of ZnO-NPs on the Growth and Biomass of Tomato Plants |
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effects of the morphology, surface modification and application methods of zno-nps on the growth and biomass of tomato plants |
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Benefits of nanotechnology in agriculture include reduced fertilizer loss, improved seed germination rate and increased crops quality and yield. The objective of this research was to evaluate the effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs), at 1500 ppm, on tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> L.) growth. ZnO-NPs were synthetized to produce either spherical or hexagonal morphologies. In this research, we also studied two application methods (foliar and drench) and nanoparticles’ (NPs) surface modification with maltodextrin. The results obtained indicate that ZnO-NP-treated tomato plants significantly increased plant height, stem diameter and plant organs (leaves, stem and root) dry weight compared to plants without NP treatment. |
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greenhouse crops surface modification maltodextrin plant biomass |
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