Abstract
The potential of biochar and nanoparticles to serve as effective delivery agents for beneficial bacteria to crops was investigated. Application of nanoparticles and biochar as carriers for beneficial bacteria improved not only the amount of nitrogen-fixing and phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria in soil, but also improved chlorophyll content (1.2-1.3 times), cell viability (1.1-1.5 times), and antioxidative properties (1.1-1.4 times) compared to control plants. Treatments also improved content of phosphorus (P) (1.1-1.6 times) and nitrogen (N) (1.1-1.4 times higher) in both tomato and watermelon plants. However, the effect of biochars and nanoparticles were species-specific. For example, chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteria increased the phosphorus content in tomato by 1.2 times compared to a 1.1-fold increase when nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria was applied. In watermelon, the situation was reversed: 1.1-fold increase in the case of chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles and 1.2 times in case of nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria. Our findings demonstrate that use of nanoparticles and biochar as carriers for beneficial bacteria significantly improved plant growth and health. These findings are useful for design and synthesis of novel and sustainable biofertilizer formulations.
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Claim · model-written summary
Bacteria carried by nanoparticles and biochar increased soil beneficial bacterial abundance.
Verbatim
e0“The potential of biochar and nanoparticles to serve as effective delivery agents for beneficial bacteria to crops was investigated. Application of nanoparticles and biochar as carriers for beneficial bacteria improved not only the amount of nitrogen-fixing and phosphorus-solubilizing bacteria in soil”
Claim · model-written summary
Carrier treatments improved plant chlorophyll content by 1.2–1.3 times.
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e0“improved chlorophyll content (1.2-1.3 times), cell viability (1.1-1.5 times), and antioxidative properties (1.1-1.4 times) compared to control plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Carrier treatments improved plant cell viability by 1.1–1.5 times.
Verbatim
e0“improved chlorophyll content (1.2-1.3 times), cell viability (1.1-1.5 times), and antioxidative properties (1.1-1.4 times) compared to control plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Carrier treatments improved antioxidative properties by 1.1–1.4 times.
Verbatim
e0“improved chlorophyll content (1.2-1.3 times), cell viability (1.1-1.5 times), and antioxidative properties (1.1-1.4 times) compared to control plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments increased phosphorus content in tomato and watermelon by 1.1–1.6 times.
- Taxon
- tomato and watermelon plants
Citrullus lanatus
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Outcome
- content of phosphorus (P)e0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 1.1-1.6 timese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Treatments also improved content of phosphorus (P) (1.1-1.6 times) and nitrogen (N) (1.1-1.4 times higher) in both tomato and watermelon plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments increased nitrogen content in tomato and watermelon by 1.1–1.4 times.
- Taxon
- tomato and watermelon plantsCitrullus lanatusSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- nitrogen (N)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.1-1.4 times highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Treatments also improved content of phosphorus (P) (1.1-1.6 times) and nitrogen (N) (1.1-1.4 times higher) in both tomato and watermelon plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
Chitosan-coated silica nanoparticles with bacteria increased tomato phosphorus by 1.2 times.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteriae0
- Outcome
- phosphorus contente0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 1.2 timese0
- Qualifier
- 1.1-fold increasee0
- Comparator
- nanoclay with adsorbed bacteriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteria increased the phosphorus content in tomato by 1.2 times compared to a 1.1-fold increase when nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria was applied.”
Claim · model-written summary
Nanoclay with bacteria increased tomato phosphorus by 1.1 fold.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- nanoclay with adsorbed bacteriae0
- Outcome
- phosphorus contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 1.1-folde0
- Comparator
- chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteria increased the phosphorus content in tomato by 1.2 times compared to a 1.1-fold increase when nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria was applied.”
Claim · model-written summary
Silica nanoparticles with bacteria increased watermelon phosphorus by 1.1 fold.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticlese0
- Outcome
- phosphorus contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 1.1-folde0
- Comparator
- nanoclay with adsorbed bacteriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“For example, chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteria increased the phosphorus content in tomato by 1.2 times compared to a 1.1-fold increase when nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria was applied. In watermelon, the situation was reversed: 1.1-fold increase in the case of chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles and 1.2 times in case of nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria.”
Claim · model-written summary
Nanoclay with bacteria increased watermelon phosphorus by 1.2 times.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Treatment
- nanoclay with adsorbed bacteriae0
- Outcome
- phosphorus contente0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 1.2 timese0
- Comparator
- chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticlese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“For example, chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles with adsorbed bacteria increased the phosphorus content in tomato by 1.2 times compared to a 1.1-fold increase when nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria was applied. In watermelon, the situation was reversed: 1.1-fold increase in the case of chitosan-coated mesoporous silica nanoparticles and 1.2 times in case of nanoclay with adsorbed bacteria.”
Claim · model-written summary
Nanoparticle and biochar carriers significantly improved plant growth and health.
Verbatim
e0“use of nanoparticles and biochar as carriers for beneficial bacteria significantly improved plant growth and health.”
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