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Effect of Titanium as a Stimulant of Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation on Faba Bean Plants

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Stimulants that enhance atmospheric nitrogen fixation, whether biological or non-biological, can potentially decrease the reliance on industrial nitrogen fertilizers. Biological stimulants involve living organisms, while non-biological stimulants involve naturally occurring substances. Therefore, a field experiment was conducted to assess the impact of using TiO2 (extracted from the mineral ilmenite, which has the chemical formula FeTiO3) as a catalyst to facilitate the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate without the involvement of microorganisms. The tested plant in this investigation was faba bean plants. The primary treatments in the experiment consisted of T1: Without titanium or rhizobium inoculant (as control1); T2: Soaking seeds before sowing in a solution having a titanium concentration of 6 mg L-1; T3: With rhizobium inoculant (as control2) and T4: Soil injection of titanium at rate of 6 mg L-1. The sub-main factor involved the foliar application of various rates of titanium: F1: Without titanium (control); F2: With titanium (3 Ti mgL-1); F3: With titanium (6 Ti mgL-1); F4: With titanium (9 Ti mgL-1). The obtained results show that the soaking seeds before sowing in a solution having a titanium concentration of 6 mg L-1 (T2 treatment) was the superior for obtaining the maximum values of nitrogen content in leaves as well as growth performance (e.g., plant height, fresh and dry weights…etc.) and productivity (e.g., seed yield, seeds content of protein and carbohydrate…etc.) followed by T3 treatment then T4 treatment and lately T1 treatment. Regarding foliar applications, there was a notable and gradual impact of titanium on nitrogen content in leaves, thus all the growth and productivity characteristics that were studied. As the concentration of titanium was increased from 0 mg L-1 to 3 and 6 mg L-1, there was a gradual increase observed in these traits, followed by a significant decrease when the concentration of titanium reached 9 mg L-1. Furthermore, it was observed that the values obtained from the control treatment, which did not involve any titanium foliar application, were higher than those found with the plants sprayed with 9 Ti mg L-1, indicating that excessive titanium application have a negative effect on the traits. In general, the obtained results revealed that soaking faba bean seeds before sowing in a solution containing 6 mg Ti L-1 with foliar application of solution having a concentration of 6 mg Ti L-1 resulted in the highest nitrogen content in leaves, growth performance, and productivity. Finally, the study indicates that TiO2 has the potential to serve as a cost-effective substitute for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers. Nevertheless, it is crucial to bear in mind that the process of non-biological nitrogen fixation on TiO2 surfaces is still a new and under-explored field of research. More studies are necessary to comprehend the complete potential of TiO2 as a nitrogen fixation stimulant and to assess its efficacy in diverse crop types and environmental conditions.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2023.220405.1612

Keywords

TiO2, mineral ilmenite and non-biological N fixation

Authors

First Name

mohamed

Last Name

elsherpiny

MiddleName

atef

Affiliation

Soil, Water and environment Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Egypt

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m_elsherpiny2010@yahoo.com

City

mansoura

Orcid

9624-6427-0002-0000

First Name

riham

Last Name

Faiyad

MiddleName

Mohamed naguib

Affiliation

assistant prof. of Soil fertility and plant nutrition department, soils, water and environment institute. Giza.

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reham.nageb@yahoo.com

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Mit Ghamr

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63

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4

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42904

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-06-29

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2023-10-01

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465

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474

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0302-6701

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2357-0369

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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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Effect of Titanium as a Stimulant of Atmospheric Nitrogen Fixation on Faba Bean Plants

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23 Dec 2024