Morpho-physiological Response of Saffron (Crocus Sativus L.) to Particle Size and Rates of Zinc Fertilizer

Green synthesis of eco-friendly potassium nanoparticles and its application in <i>Amarathus viridis, Solanum lycopersocum </i>and <i>Hibiscus sabdariffa</i> plants

“…A confident structural integrity of the foliar spray plant was also observed due to the contribution of potassium towards the strength and rigidity of plant cell wall, including those in the stem preventing them from becoming weak and brittle (Boora, et al, 2021. Similar results was shown by Titanium oxide nanoparticles TiO2 NPs (Shabbir et al, 2019: Rizwan et al, 2019, Zinc oxide nanoparticles ZnO NPs, (Dimkpa et al, 2017: Hussain et al, 2018: Rostami et al, 2019. In table 1, KNPs fertilized plants showed an increase in plant weight by 26.90 %, plant height by 28.80 %, root length by 14.60 %, leave length by 23.60 % and stem diameter by 46.15 %.…”

“…Other foliar applied nanoparticles as nanofertilizers include: iron oxide nanoparticles Fe3O4 NPs on Trigonella foenum-graecum and ginger plants (Siddiqui et al, 2015: Hao et al, 2018, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) bean plants (El-Batal et al, 2016), silver and copper nanoparticles (AgNPs and CuNPs) on Scots pine and pedunculate oak (Aleksandrowicz-Trzci´nska et al, 2018: Aleksandrowicz-Trzci´nska et al, 2019, CeO2 NPs on soybean (Cao et al, 2017), titanium dioxide nanoparticles TiO2 NPs on Vetiveria zizanioides, Arabidopsis thaliana, Rice and Zea mays L. (Ze et al, 2011: Shabbir et al, 2019: Rizwan et al, 2019: Lian et al, 2020. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) on wheat, saffron, Sorghum, mung bean, and foxtail millet's (Raliya et al, 2016: Dimkpa et al, 2017: Hussain et al, 2018: Zhang et al, 2018: Kolenˇcík et al, 2019: Rostami et al, 2019 No literature detailed the synthesis of potassium nanoparticle using aqueous extract of Polyalthia longifolia leaf for over a decade, and none of the synthesized nanoparticle was foliar applied on Amaranthus viridis, Solanum lycopersicum and Hibiscus sabdariffa plants. This study aimed to biosynthesize potassium nanoparticles (K-NPs) and to determine its efficiency as a nanofertilizer on selected vegetables growth and development parameters such as plant height, stem diameter, root length, leaf length and plant weight.…”

A Comprehensive Analysis to Elucidate the Effects of Spraying Mineral Elements on the Accumulation of Flavonoids in Epimedium sagittatum during the Harvesting Period

“…The foliar application concentrations of 500 mg·L −1 of Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ , and Cu 2+ , and 5000 mg·L −1 of Zn 2+ improved both Panax ginseng yield and ginsenosides content [ 31 ]. The foliar application of 3 g·L −1 ZnO can improve the yield, flower number, and crocin content of Crocus sativus [ 32 ]. The application of Fe + Mn + Zn each at 150 ppm, combined with 4 mL·L −1 seaweed extract, caused a significant increase in the essential oil percentage and artemisinin content in Artemisia annua [ 33 ].…”