Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose alginate encapsulation to improve CuNP application safety in higher organic matter soils.
- Taxon
- Lactuca sativa L.
Lactuca sativat0 - Treatment
- Alginate encapsulatione0
- Outcome
- improve the safety of CuNP applicationse0
- Qualifier
- soils with higher organic matter and ECECe0
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Verbatim
e0“Alginate encapsulation may reduce short-term Cu mobilization in the rhizosphere and could represent a promising strategy to improve the safety of CuNP applications, particularly in soils with higher organic matter and ECEC”
t0“Lactuca sativa L.”
Title
Iria Moreira-Suarez; Cecilia Martínez-Castillo; Paula Pérez-Rodríguez; et al. Agronomy 2026. doi:10.3390/agronomy16090853
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Association Extractable copper rose with CuNP dose, particularly in the lower organic matter soil.
- Intervention effect eCuNPs kept extractable copper closer to control levels.
- Intervention effect CuNPs reduced shoot biomass at higher doses in the higher organic matter soil.
- Intervention effect CuNPs reduced root biomass at higher doses in the higher organic matter soil.
- Intervention effect eCuNPs produced variable biomass responses, including higher values in some cases.
- Observation Biomass stayed low across treatments in the more limiting soil.
- Observation Copper accumulated mainly in roots.
- Observation Foliar copper remained low and near typical lettuce reference values.