Pérez-Velasco Eneida A, Valdez-Aguilar Luis A, Betancourt-Galindo Rebeca, González-Fuentes José Antonio, Baylón-Palomino Adolfo
Departamento de Materiales Avanzados, Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada, Saltillo 25294, Mexico.
Departamento de Horticultura, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo 25315, Mexico.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Aug 29;12(17):3099. doi: 10.3390/plants12173099.
Nanotechnology has developed materials that can increase food production while reducing the use of conventional fertilizers. In this study, the effect of two forms of application (foliar and drench) as well as covering or non-covering of the surface of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO) with maltodextrin (MDX) at 1500 ppm was investigated on tomato plants. The results show that treatment of tomato with nTiO increased yield (+21%), while covering the surface of the NPs resulted in a further yield increase (+27%). Similar trends were observed in the dry weight of vegetative plant parts. Fruit firmness (+33%) and total soluble solids (+36%) were enhanced by MDX-covered nTiO. Application of nTiO resulted in enhanced SPAD index, photosynthesis rate, NO, K, and Ca concentration in the petiole sap, whereas in the fruits there was an increase in P and K in MDX-covered nTiO. Considering the dilution effect due to the higher fruit yield, N, P, Mg, Cu, and B increased in plants treated with nTiO. Covering the surface with MDX resulted in an enhanced response to nTiO, as fruit yield and quality increased compared to plants treated with non-covered nTiO.
纳米技术已研发出能够提高粮食产量同时减少传统化肥使用量的材料。在本研究中,对番茄植株研究了两种施用形式(叶面喷施和灌根)以及用1500 ppm的麦芽糊精(MDX)覆盖或不覆盖二氧化钛纳米颗粒(nTiO)表面的效果。结果表明,用nTiO处理番茄可提高产量(提高21%),而纳米颗粒表面覆盖MDX可使产量进一步提高(提高27%)。在植株营养器官干重方面也观察到类似趋势。MDX包覆的nTiO使果实硬度提高了33%,总可溶性固形物提高了36%。施用nTiO可提高叶柄汁液中的SPAD指数、光合速率、NO、K和Ca浓度,而在果实中,MDX包覆的nTiO使P和K含量增加。考虑到果实产量提高带来的稀释效应,用nTiO处理的植株中N、P、Mg、Cu和B含量增加。用MDX覆盖表面导致对nTiO的反应增强,因为与未覆盖nTiO处理的植株相比,果实产量和品质均有所提高。