Claim · model-written summary
Se-NPs improved K⁺/Na⁺ ratio.
- Taxon
- cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- Se-NPse1
- Outcome
- K⁺/Na⁺ ratioe0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- untreated controlse2
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Verbatim
e0“improved the K⁺/Na⁺ ratio”
t0“cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.)”
e1“Se-NPs also enhanced photosynthetic pigments, efficiency, and relative water content”
e2“Foliar application of Se-NPs significantly ( P <0.05) enhanced growth, physiology, and yield compared with untreated controls.”
Title
Khadiga Alharbi; El-Sayed M. Desoky; Makhdora Almuziny; et al. Scientia Horticulturae 2025. doi:10.1016/j.scienta.2025.114454
Other claims from this paper (13)
- Intervention effect Foliar 1.0 mM Se-NPs increased plant height by 49%.
- Intervention effect Foliar 1.0 mM Se-NPs increased biomass by 49%.
- Intervention effect Foliar 1.0 mM Se-NPs increased pod number by 125%.
- Intervention effect Foliar 1.0 mM Se-NPs increased 100-seed weight by 27%.
- Intervention effect Foliar 1.0 mM Se-NPs increased seed yield by 50%.
- Intervention effect Se-NPs enhanced photosynthetic pigments, efficiency, and relative water content.
- Intervention effect Se-NPs higher enzymatic (catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase, and glutathione reductase) and non-enzymatic (ascorbate, glutathione, α-tocopherol) antioxidants.
- Intervention effect Se-NPs higher osmoprotectants (proline and soluble sugars).
- Intervention effect Se-NPs enhanced leaf nutrient uptake [nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium (K)].
- Intervention effect Se-NPs reduced sodium (Na⁺) accumulation.
- Intervention effect Se-NPs minimizing oxidative damage (malondialdehyde, hydrogen peroxide, superoxide, and electrolyte leakage).
- Intervention effect Se-NPs increased phenolics, flavonoids, and flavonols.
- Intervention effect Se-NPs improved thicker mesophyll tissues, larger vascular bundles, and wider xylem vessels.