Early transcriptomic changes in cucumber and maize roots in response to FePO₄ nanoparticles as a source of P and Fe.

ABSTRACT: The use of nanoparticles as an alternative to traditional fertilizers, aiming at a more efficient use of nutrients, is a recently developed concept that requires a thorough understanding of the processes occurring in the soil-plant system. A crucial aspect in this framework is to decipher the plant responses to the unique characteristics of these materials. In this work, we aim at decoding the transcriptional responses of cucumber and maize roots to FePO₄ nanoparticles applied as P and Fe sources, respectively. The results demonstrate that P and Fe supplied as nanoscale salts support plant nutrition with an efficiency comparable to that of ionic forms of the nutrients. This supposition is confirmed by transcriptomic profiles that show no significant upregulation of transcripts t

SUBMITTER: Ciurli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11973210 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature