Abstract
The use of nanotechnology can ensure food security via improving crop production. Nanoparticles have the ability to enhance growth and yield of different plants such as fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) (Fabaceae). The present work aims to study the role of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on growth, some biochemical aspects, and the yield both quantitatively and qualitatively of fenugreek plant. AgNPs were synthesized by chemical reduction of silver nitrate with trisodium citrate. Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight) and increased some biochemical aspects such as photosynthetic pigment (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids) and indole acetic acid (IAA) contents thus enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds. The most effective treatment was 40 mg/l as it caused the highest increases in the studied parameters.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs at 20, 40 and 60 mg/l improved fenugreek growth parameters (shoot length, leaves per plant and shoot dry weight).
- Taxon
- fenugreek
Trigonella foenum-graecume0 - Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- growth parameterse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 20, 40, and 60 mg/le0
- Qualifier
- shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weighte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs increased photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) in fenugreek.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Qualifier
- chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoidse1
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e1“increased some biochemical aspects such as photosynthetic pigment (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids) and indole acetic acid (IAA) contents”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs increased indole acetic acid (IAA) contents in fenugreek.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- indole acetic acid (IAA) contentse1
- Direction
- increasede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e1“increased some biochemical aspects such as photosynthetic pigment (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, and carotenoids) and indole acetic acid (IAA) contents”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs enhanced the number of pods per plant, seeds per pod and seed weight per plant in fenugreek.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plante2
- Direction
- enhancede2
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e2“enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs enhanced the seed index of fenugreek.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- seed indexe2
- Direction
- enhancede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e2“enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs enhanced carbohydrate, protein and phenolics contents of fenugreek seeds.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolicse2
- Direction
- enhancede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e2“enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs enhanced flavonoid and tannin contents of fenugreek seeds.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- flavonoids, and tannins contentse2
- Direction
- enhancede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e2“enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar AgNPs increased antioxidant activity of fenugreek seeds.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of AgNPse0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activity of the yielded seedse2
- Direction
- increasinge2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e2“enhanced the yield quantity (number of pods/plant, number of seeds/pod, weight of seeds/plant, and seed index) and quality (carbohydrate%, protein%, phenolics, flavonoids, and tannins contents) of the yielded seeds as well as increasing antioxidant activity of the yielded seeds”
Claim · model-written summary
The 40 mg/l AgNP treatment was the most effective, giving the highest increases in the studied fenugreek parameters.
- Taxon
- fenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecume0
- Treatment
- 40 mg/le3
- Outcome
- studied parameterse3
- Direction
- highest increasese3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of AgNPs with different concentrations (20, 40, and 60 mg/l) improved the growth parameters of fenugreek plant (e.g., shoot length, number of leaves/plant, and shoot dry weight)”
e3“The most effective treatment was 40 mg/l as it caused the highest increases in the studied parameters”
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