The Journal "Agriculture and Forestry"
Časopis "Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo"
- Since 1955 -
Year 2021, Volume 67 Issue 2 (30.06.2021)
| Year : | 2021 |
| Volume : | 67 |
| Issue : | 2 (30.06.2021) |
| Authors : | Vahdat TULUI , Mohsen JANMOHAMMADI, Amin ABBASI, Saleh VAHDATI-KHAJEH, Mojtaba NOURAEIN |
| Title : | INFLUENCE OF IRON, ZINC AND BIMETALLIC ZN-FE NANOPARTICLES ON GROWTH AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum) Cultivars |
| Abstract : | Nano-fertilizers in agriculture are becoming prevalent because of the unique and outstanding properties of these materials. Bimetallic nanoparticles can simultaneously provide essential elements for plants. A field experiment was conducted on a semi-arid region at Maragheh, northwest of Iran to study effects of foliar application of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe-NPs), ZnO nanoparticles (Zn-NPs), mixed monometallic Fe3O4 + ZnO nanoparticles, bimetallic Fe-Zn nanoparticles and distilled water (as control) on biochemical attributes of two chickpea cultivars (Gogso and local). The tallest plant was recorded for cv. Gogso by application and Zn-NPs and Fe3O4+ ZnO nanoparticles. Evaluation of seed yield component such as 100-seed weight, pod and seed number per plant showed that foliar spry of bimetallic Fe-Zn nanoparticles significantly increased the agro-economic performance especially in cv. Gogso. Assessment of leaf chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids content showed that although the additive effect of Fe-NPs was greater than the Zn-NPs, the highest pigments content was recorded for cv. Gogso by utilization of bimetallic Fe-Zn. Also, antioxidant enzymes such as ascorbate peroxidase (APX), catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and guaiacol-peroxidase (GPX) significantly induced by application of micronutrients and highest activity was recorded for prayed by bimetallic Fe–Zn. This was confirmed by a significant reduction in hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) concentration. Our results showed that cv. Gogso was more responsive to composite micronutrient nanoparticles than local cultivar. This highlights that the bimetallic Fe-Zn nanoparticles improves plant physiological properties, seed yield, and its utilization is therefore especially beneficial for progressive nano-fertilizer industries. |
| For citation : | Tului, V., Janmohammadi, M., Abbasi, A., Vahdati-Khajeh, S., Nouraein, M. (2021): Influence of iron, zinc and bimetallic zn-fe nanoparticles on growth and biochemical characteristics in chickpea (Cicer arietinum) Cultivars. Agriculture and Forestry, 67 (2): 179-193 |
| Keywords : | antioxidant enzymes, micronutrients, nano-fertilizer, new varieties, seed yield |
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