Claim · model-written summary
Cu-chitosan nanoparticles at 0.16% inhibited seedling growth.
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Verbatim
e0“Cu-chitosan NPs at 0.16% and CuSO4 at 0.01% concentrations showed inhibitory effect on seedling growth”
t0“Maize”
Title
Vinod Saharan; R. V. Kumaraswamy; Ram Chandra Choudhary; et al. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2016. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.6b02239
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- Intervention effect At 0.04-0.12%, Cu-chitosan nanoparticles increased germination and seed vigor relative to water, CuSO4 and bulk chitosan.
- Intervention effect At 0.04-0.12%, Cu-chitosan nanoparticles increased shoot and root length, root number and seedling length relative to comparator treatments.
- Intervention effect At 0.04-0.12%, Cu-chitosan nanoparticles increased fresh and dry weight relative to comparator treatments.
- Intervention effect Cu-chitosan nanoparticles induced α-amylase and protease activities in germinating maize seeds.
- Intervention effect Cu-chitosan nanoparticles increased total protein content in germinating maize seeds.
- Association Higher enzyme activities coincided with decreased starch and protein content in germinating seeds.
- Intervention effect CuSO4 at 0.01% inhibited seedling growth.
- Mechanism The authors attribute maize seedling growth promotion to reserve starch mobilization through greater α-amylase activity.