Synthesis of Fe₃O₄@MCM-48 as Nano Fertilizer for Growth Stimulation in Tomato Plants.

ABSTRACT: Innovative nano fertilizers based on nanoparticles present great potential for agriculture since they can stimulate growth and development in different crops. However, the efficiency of nanoparticles directly depends on their physicochemical characteristics, such as composition, shape, size, and the type of plant species. In this work, a material formed by mesoporous silica and iron oxide (Fe₃O₄@MCM-48) was synthesized and used as a nano fertilizer for tomato crop. Materials with different percentages of iron (10, 20, 30, 40, and 50% by weight) were applied to study the effect of the amount of iron in the plants and compared with MCM-48 without iron and ferric chloride hexahydrate. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD), it was possible to identify the phases present in the sy

SUBMITTER: Morfin-Gutierrez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11820872 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature