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Response of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth Transplants to Nano-NPK and Nano-Chitosan under Salinity Stress

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Abstract

A pot experiment was conducted at the Ornamental Department of the Horticulture Research Station in Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt during two seasons, 2021 and 2022. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of foliar application with nano-NPK and nano-chitosan using different doses under soil salinity stress on the growth and physiochemical attributes of Kigelia africana L. transplants. The treatments were mineral NPK using 5 g L-1 as a control, nano-NPK at three doses including 1, 2, and 3 ml L-1, as well as nano-NPK at only one dose of 2 ml L-1 + nano-chitosan at three doses (i.e., 1, 2 and 3 ml L-1) for each. The obtained results showed that the applied nano-NPK at 2 ml L-1 + nano-chitosan at 2 ml L-1 significantly increased plant height (cm), stem diameter (cm), fresh and dry weight of vegetative parts per transplant (g), membrane stability index, as well as root length (cm), number of roots and root fresh and dry weights plant with the superiority of nano-NPK at 2 ml L-1 + nano-chitosan at 2 ml L-1 over control in both seasons. Most treatments recorded significantly higher values in chlorophyll a, b, carotenoids, catalase, and peroxidase activity in the leaves than control, with the superiority of nano-NPK at 2 ml L-1 + nano-chitosan at 2 ml L-1 transplants compared to the control. The nutrient contents of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium in the leaves were significantly increased over the control for all treatments, especially in the treatment of nano-NPK + nano-chitosan at 2 ml L-1 under soil salinity stress conditions.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2024.267464.1718

Keywords

catalase, Carotenoids, Nanofertilizers, peroxidase, Photosynthetic pigments

Authors

First Name

Emam

Last Name

Nofal

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Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

emam.nofal@agr.kfs.edu.eg

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First Name

Fardous

Last Name

Menesy

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Affiliation

Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

Email

faardousmenesy2@gmail.com

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First Name

Samia

Last Name

Elbably

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Affiliation

Ornamental Department, Horticulture Research Station, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

Email

sa_elbably@yahoo.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Manal

Last Name

Abd-El Rahman

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Ornamental Department, Horticulture Research Station, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

Email

manalramdan499@gmail.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Hassan

Last Name

El-Ramady

MiddleName

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Affiliation

soil and water dept. faculty of agriculture

Email

ramady2000@gmail.com

City

Kafr El-Sheikh

Orcid

0000-0002-1113-726X

First Name

Joe

Last Name

Prokisch

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-

Affiliation

Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary

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jprokisch@agr.unideb.hu

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Volume

64

Article Issue

2

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44152

Issue Date

2024-06-01

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2024-02-03

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

661

Page End

672

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/article_342016.html

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342,016

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Original Article

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19

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Response of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth Transplants to Nano-NPK and Nano-Chitosan under Salinity Stress

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Created At

23 Dec 2024