Responses of Tomato Photosystem II Photochemistry to Pegylated Zinc-Doped Ferrite Nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: Various metal-based nanomaterials have been the focus of research regarding their use in controlling pests and diseases and in improving crop yield and quality. In this study, we synthesized via a solvothermal procedure pegylated zinc-doped ferrite (ZnFer) NPs and characterized their physicochemical properties by X-ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopies, as well as transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Subsequently, their impact on tomato photosynthetic efficiency was evaluated by using chlorophyll a fluorescence imaging analysis to estimate the light energy use efficiency of photosystem II (PSII), 30, 60, and 180 min after foliar spray of tomato plants with distilled water (control plants) or 1

SUBMITTER: Sperdouli I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11858530 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature