Abstract
Currently, the use of nanoparticles is having an impact on agricultural production. There is evidence that copper nanoparticles have a strong impact on the growth and development of different crops. Biofortification specifically with (NPs Cu) improves the nutritional quality of food and its consumption has a positive influence on the health of humanity. The objective of this study consisted in evaluating the foliar application of copper nanoparticles (NPs Cu), on the weight of the fruit, nutraceutical quality and concentration of copper in melon fruit pulp. The treatments consisted of five doses of Cu NPs: 0, 1.8, 3.6, 5.4, 7.2 and 9.0 mg L -1 sprinkled foliarly. The variables evaluated were fruit weight, polar and equatorial diameter, firmness, total soluble solids, bioactive compounds and copper content in melon pulp. The results obtained indicated that the foliar application of NPs Cu, improved the physical and nutraceutical quality and the concentration of Cu in melon fruits. The highest weight and the best diameters of the fruit were obtained with the highest concentrations of NPs Cu (7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1). The concentration of 3.6 mg L-1 Cu NPs presented the highest antioxidant capacity with a value of 117,713 mg equiv. Trolox * 100 mg -1 PF, and higher content of phenols with 243.68 mg ac. gallic / 100 g FP, exceeding the concentration of 1.8 mg L -1 by 39% and the control treatment by 48%. The 3.6 and 5.4 mg L-1 treatments obtained the highest amount of flavonoids with values of 149.903 and 148.29 mg QE / 100 g -1 FP, respectively. Regarding the copper concentration in the melon fruit pulp, the 9.0 mg L-1 treatment presented the highest concentration with a value of 5.39 mg kg -1 PS; The results show that, statistically, there is a correlation between the copper nanoparticles and the phytochemical variables in melon fruits. It is concluded that the use of Cu NPs can be an alternative to enrich melon fruits, and could help to solve the copper deficiency in the diet of the population.
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Foliar NPs Cu improved melon fruit physical and nutraceutical quality.
- Taxon
- melon
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Cucumis meloe0 - Treatment
- foliar application of NPs Cue0
- Outcome
- physical and nutraceutical qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“the foliar application of NPs Cu, improved the physical and nutraceutical quality and the concentration of Cu in melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar NPs Cu increased copper concentration in melon fruits.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- foliar application of NPs Cue0
- Outcome
- concentration of Cu in melon fruitse0
- Direction
- improvede0
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e0“the foliar application of NPs Cu, improved the physical and nutraceutical quality and the concentration of Cu in melon fruits”
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The 7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1 doses produced the highest fruit weight.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1e0
- Outcome
- weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“The highest weight and the best diameters of the fruit were obtained with the highest concentrations of NPs Cu (7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1)”
t0“melon fruits”
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The 7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1 doses produced the best fruit diameters.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1e0
- Outcome
- diameterse0
- Direction
- beste0
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e0“The highest weight and the best diameters of the fruit were obtained with the highest concentrations of NPs Cu (7.2 and 9.0 mg L-1)”
t0“melon fruits”
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The 3.6 mg L-1 dose gave the highest antioxidant capacity, 117,713 mg equiv. Trolox * 100 mg -1 PF.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 3.6 mg L-1 Cu NPse0
- Outcome
- antioxidant capacitye0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 117,713 mg equiv. Trolox * 100 mg -1 PFe0
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e0“The concentration of 3.6 mg L-1 Cu NPs presented the highest antioxidant capacity with a value of 117,713 mg equiv. Trolox * 100 mg -1 PF”
t0“melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The 3.6 mg L-1 dose gave phenol content of 243.68 mg ac. gallic / 100 g FP, exceeding the 1.8 mg L -1 dose by 39% and control by 48%.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 3.6 mg L-1 Cu NPse1
- Outcome
- content of phenolse0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 243.68 mg ac. gallic / 100 g FPe0
- Qualifier
- exceeding the concentration of 1.8 mg L -1 by 39% and the control treatment by 48%e0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
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e0“higher content of phenols with 243.68 mg ac. gallic / 100 g FP, exceeding the concentration of 1.8 mg L -1 by 39% and the control treatment by 48%”
e1“The concentration of 3.6 mg L-1 Cu NPs”
t0“melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The 3.6 mg L-1 dose gave flavonoids of 149.903 mg QE / 100 g -1 FP.
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e0“The 3.6 and 5.4 mg L-1 treatments obtained the highest amount of flavonoids with values of 149.903 and 148.29 mg QE / 100 g -1 FP, respectively”
t0“melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The 5.4 mg L-1 dose gave flavonoids of 148.29 mg QE / 100 g -1 FP.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 5.4 mg L-1e0
- Outcome
- flavonoidse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 148.29 mg QE / 100 g -1 FPe0
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e0“The 3.6 and 5.4 mg L-1 treatments obtained the highest amount of flavonoids with values of 149.903 and 148.29 mg QE / 100 g -1 FP, respectively”
t0“melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The 9.0 mg L-1 dose gave the highest melon pulp copper concentration, 5.39 mg kg -1 PS.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe1
- Treatment
- 9.0 mg L-1e0
- Outcome
- copper concentration in the melon fruit pulpe1
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 5.39 mg kg -1 PSe0
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e0“the 9.0 mg L-1 treatment presented the highest concentration with a value of 5.39 mg kg -1 PS”
e1“copper concentration in the melon fruit pulp”
Claim · model-written summary
Copper nanoparticles correlated with phytochemical variables in melon fruit.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- copper nanoparticlese0
- Outcome
- phytochemical variablese0
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e0“there is a correlation between the copper nanoparticles and the phytochemical variables in melon fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose Cu NPs to enrich melon fruits.
- Taxon
- melonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- use of Cu NPs can be an alternative to enrich melon fruitse0
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e0“the use of Cu NPs can be an alternative to enrich melon fruits”
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