Abstract
L.) plants when subjected to dual applications of microorganism-based soil amendments and foliar nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients. Multiple physiological parameters related to water, gas exchange, and nutrient content in leaf, root, and bulb tissues were determined. Additionally, the gene expression of aquaporins, specifically PIP1, PIP2 (aquaporin subfamily plasma membrane intrinsic protein), and TIP2 (aquaporin subfamily tonoplast intrinsic protein), was analyzed. The findings revealed that the foliar application of nutrients in a nanoencapsulated form significantly enhanced nutrient penetration, mobilization, and overall plant growth to a greater extent than free-form fertilizers. Amendments with microorganisms alone did not promote growth but influenced the production of secondary metabolites in the bulbs. The combination of microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients demonstrated synergistic effects, increasing dry matter, mineral content, and aquaporin gene expression. This suggests that aquaporins play a pivotal role in the transport of nutrients from leaves to storage organs, resulting in the overexpression of PIP2 aquaporins in bulbs, improved water uptake, and enhanced cell growth. Therefore, the combined treatment with microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients may be an optimal approach for enhancing onion productivity by regulating aquaporins under field conditions.
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Claim · model-written summary
Nanoencapsulated foliar nutrients improved nutrient penetration and mobilization more than free fertilizers.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- foliar application of nutrients in a nanoencapsulated forme0
- Outcome
- nutrient penetration, mobilizatione0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- free-form fertilizerse0
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Verbatim
e0“foliar application of nutrients in a nanoencapsulated form significantly enhanced nutrient penetration, mobilization, and overall plant growth to a greater extent than free-form fertilizers”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Nanoencapsulated nutrients enhanced overall growth versus free fertilizers.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Treatment
- foliar application of nutrients in a nanoencapsulated forme0
- Outcome
- overall plant growthe0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- free-form fertilizerse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“foliar application of nutrients in a nanoencapsulated form significantly enhanced nutrient penetration, mobilization, and overall plant growth to a greater extent than free-form fertilizers”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial amendments alone did not promote growth.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Treatment
- Amendments with microorganisms alonee0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- did not promotee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Amendments with microorganisms alone did not promote growth”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Microbial amendments alone influenced bulb secondary metabolites.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Organ / stage
- bulbse0
- Treatment
- Amendments with microorganisms alonee0
- Outcome
- production of secondary metabolitese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Amendments with microorganisms alone did not promote growth but influenced the production of secondary metabolites in the bulbs”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined microorganisms and nanonutrients increased dry matter and mineral content.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Treatment
- combination of microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrientse0
- Outcome
- dry matter, mineral contente0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combination of microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients demonstrated synergistic effects, increasing dry matter, mineral content, and aquaporin gene expression”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined microorganisms and nanonutrients increased aquaporin gene expression.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Treatment
- combination of microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrientse0
- Outcome
- aquaporin gene expressione0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The combination of microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients demonstrated synergistic effects, increasing dry matter, mineral content, and aquaporin gene expression”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors inferred aquaporins transport nutrients from leaves to storage organs.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Gene
- aquaporinse0
- Outcome
- transport of nutrients from leaves to storage organse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“aquaporins play a pivotal role in the transport of nutrients from leaves to storage organs”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment was associated with PIP2 overexpression in bulbs.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Organ / stage
- bulbse0
- Gene
- PIP2e0
- Outcome
- overexpressione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“overexpression of PIP2 aquaporins in bulbs”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined treatment improved water uptake and cell growth.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa L.Allium cepat0
- Treatment
- Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilizationt0
- Outcome
- water uptakee0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“improved water uptake, and enhanced cell growth”
t0“Combined Soil Microorganism Amendments and Foliar Micronutrient Nanofertilization Increased the Production of Allium cepa L. through Aquaporin Gene Regulation”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend combined microbial and nanonutrient treatment for onion productivity in field conditions.
- Taxon
- onionAllium cepae0
- Outcome
- combined treatment with microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrientse0
- Setting
- field conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the combined treatment with microorganisms and nanoencapsulated mineral nutrients may be an optimal approach for enhancing onion productivity by regulating aquaporins under field conditions”
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