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AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy12020398
Keywords
peanut (Arachis hypogea L; ); biofertilization; nanoparticles; phosphorine; crop growth rate; calcium; boron; mycorrhiza
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- King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia [RSP-2021/186]
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A two-year field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of specific nanoparticles and biofertilizers on the growth, yield, and biochemical attributes of peanuts. The results showed that mycorrhiza significantly increased seed yield and biological yield, while Ca+B nanoparticles had the greatest improvement in multiple growth and yield attributes. These findings suggest that nanotechnology and biofertilization can contribute to environmentally friendly and progressive farming.
A two-year (2020-2021) field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of particular nanoparticles and biofertilizers on the growth, yield, and biochemical attributes of peanuts (Cv. Giza 6). Before planting, the seeds were inoculated with two biofertilizers, mycorrhiza and phosphorine, and were considered the main plot. The subplot contained foliar sprays of nanoparticles, i.e., 200 ppm boron (B), 200 ppm calcium (Ca), their combination (Ca+B), and the control (no spray). The results revealed that mycorrhiza significantly increased 100-seed weight (70.45 g), seed yield (1.9 ton/ha), biological yield (7.5 ton/ha), crop growth rate (CGR) (2.9 g day(-1) m(-2)), branching number (12.5), and protein content (22.96) compared with the control or phosphorine. Among the nanoparticles, Ca+B maximally improved plant height, CGR, 100-seed weight, shelling percentage, seed yield, oil content, and seed protein, while plants treated with B exhibited maximum seed nitrogen, pods per plant, and biological yield compared to other treatments. Overall, plants treated with Ca and B nanoparticles and mycorrhiza exhibited remarkable improvement in their growth, yield, and biochemical attributes, suggesting that nanotechnology and biofertilization are steps toward environmentally friendly, progressive farming. This study laid the basis for further elucidation of the molecular mechanism of plants in response to these nanoparticles and biofertilizers.
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