作者
Heba S El-Desouky, Kandakhar R Islam, Brad Bergefurd, Gary Gao, Thomas Harker, Hosny Abd-El-Dayem, Faten Ismail, Mohamed Mady, Reda MY Zewail
发表日期
2021/5/7
期刊
Journal of Plant Nutrition
卷号
44
期号
11
页码范围
1649-1663
出版商
Taylor & Francis
简介
Nano fertilization is a precision approach to sustain economically viable and environmentally compatible crop production. The objective of our study was to evaluate the effects of different sources and rates of iron (Fe) fertilization as an essential micronutrient on the growth, physiological processes, and yield of greenhouse-grown tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Bigdena F1). A factorial experiment in randomized complete block design with four replications was conducted using three sources (Conventional, FeCl3.6H2O [Conv-Fe]; Chelated with 6% Fe [Che-Fe]; and Nano Fe2O3 [Nano-Fe], alpha, 99%, 30–50 nm) and rates of Fe (0, 50, and 100 mg/kg soil) during 2015 and 2016 growing seasons. Averaged across Fe rates, the Nano-Fe significantly increased plant height, leaf number and area, shoot and root fresh and dry weights, and Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) readings. Nano-Fe at 100 mg …
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