Exposure of cherry radish (Raphanus sativus L. var. Radculus Pers) to iron-based nanoparticles enhances its nutritional quality by trigging the essential elements

Noman Shakoor, Muhammad Adeel, Muhammad Zain, Peng Zhang, Muhammad Arslan Ahmad, Tahir Farooq, Pingfan Zhou, Imran Azeem, Muhammad Rizwan, Kerui Guo, Ghulam Jilani, Sunny Ahmar, Saliha Maqbool, Xu Ming, Yukui Rui

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Abstract

Iron (Fe) deficiency is a pervasive nutritional disorder, and producing vegetables enriched with Fe as a dietary source is imperative. Herein, Fe3O4, FeO(OH), α-Fe2O3, β-Fe2O3, γ-Fe3O4, and nZVI nanoparticles (NPs) were applied in soil as fertilizer to enhance the Fe nutrition in cherry radish. The highest enhancement of Fe content (58%) was observed in Fe3O4 treatment at 100 mg kg−1, followed by FeO(OH) (49%), α-Fe2O3 (24%), nZVI (14%), β-Fe2O3 (13%) and γ-Fe3O4 (4%). The daily intake of Fe was 97–104% and 77–91% with Fe3O4 and FeO(OH) at 100–200 mg kg−1, respectively. Moreover, the zinc, vitamin C and crude protein contents were also increased by 37, 48 and 67% under Fe3O4 treatment as compared to control. Fe3O4 at 100 mg kg−1 also increased the essential amino acids (phenylalanine, leucine and isoleucine) contents by 11–14%. These data suggest that Fe3O4 and FeO(OH) NPs could be effective nanofertilizers to enhance Fe nutrition in plants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number100388
JournalNanoImpact
Volume25
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2022
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Materials Science (miscellaneous)
  • Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
  • Safety Research
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Keywords

  • Amino acids
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Cherry radish
  • Fe-based nanoparticles
  • Iron daily intake
  • Nutritional components

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