Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of calcium (Ca), potassium (K), and silicon (Si) nanoparticles on growth and production under water stress conditions. The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants. All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency, as well as the accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA) and essential nutrients [magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)] in the leaves of drought-stressed cucumber plants. The foliar application of combined K, Ca, and Si nanoparticles increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, alleviating drought stress and scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). In contrast, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles resulted in a significant reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA) and abscisic acid (ABA) levels compared to the control treatment. Furthermore, the use of K, Ca, and Si nanoparticles, either alone or in combination, notably improved total yield and its components, including fruit weight and the number of fruits. Compared to untreated plants, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles also increased carbohydrates, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and total phenol content, while reducing cucurbitacin content.
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Claims 12
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Ca, K and Si nanoparticles improved growth of drought-stressed cucumber in a field experiment compared with untreated plants.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse1 - Treatment
- combined application of Ca, K, and Sie1
- Outcome
- growthe1
- Direction
- improvede1
- Qualifier
- drought-stressede1
- Comparator
- untreated plantse1
- Setting
- field experimente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of calcium (Ca), potassium (K), and silicon (Si) nanoparticles on growth and production under water stress conditions”
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca, K and Si nanoparticles enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence and photosynthetic rates in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- All nanoparticlese2
- Outcome
- total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic ratese2
- Direction
- enhancede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e2“All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca, K and Si nanoparticles enhanced water use efficiency in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- All nanoparticlese2
- Outcome
- water use efficiencye2
- Direction
- enhancede2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e2“All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca, K and Si nanoparticles increased leaf indole-acetic acid accumulation in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- All nanoparticlese2
- Outcome
- accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA)e3
- Direction
- accumulatione3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e2“All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency”
e3“as well as the accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA) and essential nutrients [magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)] in the leaves of drought-stressed cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca, K and Si nanoparticles increased leaf magnesium, potassium and calcium in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- All nanoparticlese2
- Outcome
- essential nutrientse3
- Direction
- accumulatione3
- Qualifier
- magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca)e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e2“All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency”
e3“as well as the accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA) and essential nutrients [magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)] in the leaves of drought-stressed cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Ca, K and Si nanoparticles increased leaf phosphorus and nitrogen in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- All nanoparticlese2
- Outcome
- essential nutrientse3
- Direction
- accumulatione3
- Qualifier
- phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)e3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e2“All nanoparticles similarly enhanced total chlorophyll levels, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), photosynthetic rates, and water use efficiency”
e3“as well as the accumulation of indole-acetic acid (IAA) and essential nutrients [magnesium (Mg), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), and nitrogen (N)] in the leaves of drought-stressed cucumber plants”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar K, Ca and Si nanoparticles increased antioxidant enzyme activity in drought-stressed cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- foliar application of combined K, Ca, and Si nanoparticlese4
- Outcome
- activity of antioxidant enzymese4
- Direction
- increasede4
- Qualifier
- alleviating drought stress and scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS)e4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e4“The foliar application of combined K, Ca, and Si nanoparticles increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, alleviating drought stress and scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS)”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Ca, K and Si nanoparticles significantly reduced malondialdehyde and abscisic acid levels in cucumber compared with the control treatment.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticlese5
- Outcome
- malondialdehyde (MDA) and abscisic acid (ABA) levelse5
- Direction
- reductione5
- Comparator
- control treatmente5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e5“In contrast, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles resulted in a significant reduction in malondialdehyde (MDA) and abscisic acid (ABA) levels compared to the control treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
K, Ca and Si nanoparticles, alone or combined, improved total yield and its components in cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- K, Ca, and Si nanoparticles, either alone or in combinatione6
- Outcome
- total yield and its componentse6
- Direction
- improvede6
- Qualifier
- including fruit weight and the number of fruitse6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e6“the use of K, Ca, and Si nanoparticles, either alone or in combination, notably improved total yield and its components, including fruit weight and the number of fruits”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Ca, K and Si nanoparticles increased carbohydrates, total soluble solids and ascorbic acid in cucumber fruit compared with untreated plants.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticlese7
- Outcome
- carbohydrates, total soluble solids, ascorbic acide7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Comparator
- untreated plantse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e7“Compared to untreated plants, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles also increased carbohydrates, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and total phenol content, while reducing cucurbitacin content”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Ca, K and Si nanoparticles increased total phenol content in cucumber fruit compared with untreated plants.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticlese7
- Outcome
- total phenol contente7
- Direction
- increasede7
- Comparator
- untreated plantse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e7“Compared to untreated plants, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles also increased carbohydrates, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and total phenol content, while reducing cucurbitacin content”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined Ca, K and Si nanoparticles reduced cucurbitacin content in cucumber fruit compared with untreated plants.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse1
- Treatment
- combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticlese7
- Outcome
- cucurbitacin contente7
- Direction
- reducinge7
- Comparator
- untreated plantse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e1“The combined application of Ca, K, and Si significantly improved the growth of drought-stressed cucumber plants compared to untreated plants”
e7“Compared to untreated plants, the combined application of Ca, K, and Si nanoparticles also increased carbohydrates, total soluble solids, ascorbic acid, and total phenol content, while reducing cucurbitacin content”
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