Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>
Cadmium (Cd) stress is increasing at a high pace and is polluting the agricultural land. As a result, it affects animals and the human population via entering into the food chain. The aim of this work is to evaluate the possibility of amelioration of Cd stress through chitosan nanoparticles (CTS-NPs...
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| author | Mohammad Faizan Vishnu D. Rajput Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Khuraif Mohammed Arshad Tatiana Minkina Svetlana Sushkova Fangyuan Yu |
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| description | Cadmium (Cd) stress is increasing at a high pace and is polluting the agricultural land. As a result, it affects animals and the human population via entering into the food chain. The aim of this work is to evaluate the possibility of amelioration of Cd stress through chitosan nanoparticles (CTS-NPs). After 15 days of sowing (DAS), <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> seedlings were transplanted into maintained pots (20 in number). Cadmium (0.8 mM) was providing in the soil as CdCl<sub>2</sub>·2.5H<sub>2</sub>O at the time of transplanting; however, CTS-NPs (100 µg/mL) were given through foliar spray at 25 DAS. Data procured from the present experiment suggests that Cd toxicity considerably reduces the plant morphology, chlorophyll fluorescence, in addition to photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant enzyme activity and protein content. However, foliar application of CTS-NPs was effective in increasing the shoot dry weight (38%), net photosynthetic rate (45%) and SPAD index (40%), while a decrease in malondialdehyde (24%) and hydrogen peroxide (20%) was observed at the 30 DAS stage as compared to control plants. On behalf of the current results, it is demonstrated that foliar treatment of CTS-NPs might be an efficient approach to ameliorate the toxic effects of Cd. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-378046f923db441fb2c3432f678ef5252023-11-22T03:16:12ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372021-07-0110766610.3390/biology10070666Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i>Mohammad Faizan0Vishnu D. Rajput1Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Khuraif2Mohammed Arshad3Tatiana Minkina4Svetlana Sushkova5Fangyuan Yu6Collaborative Innovation Centre of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forest Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaDental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi ArabiaDental Biomaterials Research Chair, Dental Health Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11433, Saudi ArabiaAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaAcademy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, RussiaCollaborative Innovation Centre of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forest Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, ChinaCadmium (Cd) stress is increasing at a high pace and is polluting the agricultural land. As a result, it affects animals and the human population via entering into the food chain. The aim of this work is to evaluate the possibility of amelioration of Cd stress through chitosan nanoparticles (CTS-NPs). After 15 days of sowing (DAS), <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> seedlings were transplanted into maintained pots (20 in number). Cadmium (0.8 mM) was providing in the soil as CdCl<sub>2</sub>·2.5H<sub>2</sub>O at the time of transplanting; however, CTS-NPs (100 µg/mL) were given through foliar spray at 25 DAS. Data procured from the present experiment suggests that Cd toxicity considerably reduces the plant morphology, chlorophyll fluorescence, in addition to photosynthetic efficiency, antioxidant enzyme activity and protein content. However, foliar application of CTS-NPs was effective in increasing the shoot dry weight (38%), net photosynthetic rate (45%) and SPAD index (40%), while a decrease in malondialdehyde (24%) and hydrogen peroxide (20%) was observed at the 30 DAS stage as compared to control plants. On behalf of the current results, it is demonstrated that foliar treatment of CTS-NPs might be an efficient approach to ameliorate the toxic effects of Cd.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/666agricultural productionchitosan nanoparticleschlorophyll fluorescencefood chainnet photosynthetic rate<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Faizan Vishnu D. Rajput Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Khuraif Mohammed Arshad Tatiana Minkina Svetlana Sushkova Fangyuan Yu Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> Biology agricultural production chitosan nanoparticles chlorophyll fluorescence food chain net photosynthetic rate <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title | Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title_full | Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title_short | Effect of Foliar Fertigation of Chitosan Nanoparticles on Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity in <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| title_sort | effect of foliar fertigation of chitosan nanoparticles on cadmium accumulation and toxicity in i solanum lycopersicum i |
| topic | agricultural production chitosan nanoparticles chlorophyll fluorescence food chain net photosynthetic rate <i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/7/666 |
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