Abstract
In the present research, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) were tested for their use as seed priming agents under field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) for their efficacy in conferring drought tolerance. Four different seed priming regimes of SeNPs were created, comprising 25, 50, 75, and 100 ppm, along with a control treatment of 0 ppm. Seeds were planted in split plots under two irrigation regimes comprising water and water stress. The results suggest that seed priming with SeNPs can improve tomato crop performance under drought stress. Plants grown with 75 ppm SeNPs-primed seeds had lower hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels by 39.3% and 28.9%, respectively. Seed priming with 75 ppm SeNPs further increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) functions by 34.9 and 25.4%, respectively. The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%. Furthermore, seed priming with SeNPs upregulated the functions of enzymes of ascorbate glutathione cycle. Seed priming with SeNPs is a smart application to sustain tomato production in arid lands.
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) was lower by 39.3% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- 75 ppm SeNPs-primed seedse1
- Outcome
- hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)e1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Value
- 39.3%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“Plants grown with 75 ppm SeNPs-primed seeds had lower hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels by 39.3% and 28.9%, respectively.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
malondialdehyde (MDA) was lower by 28.9% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 75 ppm SeNPs-primed seedse1
- Outcome
- malondialdehyde (MDA)e1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Value
- 28.9%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“Plants grown with 75 ppm SeNPs-primed seeds had lower hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels by 39.3% and 28.9%, respectively.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
superoxide dismutase (SOD) was increased by 34.9 after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 75 ppm SeNPse1
- Outcome
- superoxide dismutase (SOD)e1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 34.9e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“Seed priming with 75 ppm SeNPs further increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) functions by 34.9 and 25.4%, respectively.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
catalase (CAT) was increased by 25.4% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 75 ppm SeNPse1
- Outcome
- catalase (CAT)e1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 25.4%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“Seed priming with 75 ppm SeNPs further increased the superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) functions by 34.9 and 25.4%, respectively.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
total carotenoids content was increased by 13.5% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- total carotenoids contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 13.5%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
α-tocopherols content was increased by 22.8% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- α-tocopherols contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 22.8%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
total flavonoids content was increased by 25.2% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- total flavonoids contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 25.2%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
total anthocyanins content was increased by 19.6% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- total anthocyanins contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 19.6%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
ascorbic acid content was increased by 26.4% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- ascorbic acid contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 26.4%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
reduced glutathione (GSH) content was increased by 14.8% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- reduced glutathione (GSH) contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 14.8%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content was increased by 13.12% after 75 ppm selenium nanoparticle seed priming.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- same treatmente1
- Outcome
- oxidized glutathione (GSSG) contente1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Value
- 13.12%e1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
- Setting
- field trialse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“The same treatment increased the total carotenoids content by 13.5%, α-tocopherols content by 22.8%, total flavonoids content by 25.2%, total anthocyanins content by 19.6%, ascorbic acid content by 26.4%, reduced glutathione (GSH) content by 14.8%, and oxidized glutathione (GSSG) content by 13.12%.”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
Selenium nanoparticle priming upregulated functions of ascorbate glutathione cycle enzymes.
- Taxon
- tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)Solanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- seed priming with SeNPse1
- Outcome
- functions of enzymes of ascorbate glutathione cyclee1
- Direction
- upregulatede1
- Comparator
- control treatment of 0 ppme2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“field trials on tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.)”
e1“seed priming with SeNPs upregulated the functions of enzymes of ascorbate glutathione cycle”
e2“control treatment of 0 ppm”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend selenium nanoparticle seed priming to sustain tomato production in arid lands.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Seed priming with SeNPse0
- Outcome
- sustain tomato production in arid landse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Seed priming with SeNPs is a smart application to sustain tomato production in arid lands.”
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