Chitosan-silicon nanofertilizer to enhance plant growth and yield in maize (Zea mays L.).
Chitosan
Maize
Nanofertilizer
Silicon
Yield
Journal
Plant physiology and biochemistry : PPB
ISSN: 1873-2690
Titre abrégé: Plant Physiol Biochem
Pays: France
ID NLM: 9882449
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Feb 2021
Feb 2021
Historique:
received:
07
06
2020
accepted:
27
11
2020
pubmed:
19
12
2020
medline:
17
2
2021
entrez:
18
12
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We report a novel chitosan-silicon nanofertilizer (CS-Si NF) wherein chitosan-tripolyphosphate (TPP) nano-matrix has been used to encapsulate silicon (Si) for its slow release. It was synthesied by ionic gelation method and characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS). The developed CS-Si NF exhibited slow release of Si and promoted gowth and yield in maize crop. Seeds primed with different concentrations of CS-Si NF (0.04-0.12%, w/v) exhibited up to 3.7 fold increased seedling vigour index (SVI) as compared with SiO
Identifiants
pubmed: 33338820
pii: S0981-9428(20)30617-3
doi: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.11.054
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Fertilizers
0
Silicon Dioxide
7631-86-9
Chitosan
9012-76-4
Hydrogen Peroxide
BBX060AN9V
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
53-66Informations de copyright
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