Beneficial dose-dependent effects of Ag nanoparticles on germination do not compromise growth and metabolic profiles of <i>Capsicum annuum</i> seedlings.

ABSTRACT: This study evaluates the effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a nanopriming agent and their potential detrimental impacts on growth and physiology in wild and domesticated chili (Capsicum annuum) seeds. We compared the responses of wild (C. annuum var. glabriusculum) and domesticated (Serrano) plants. Seeds were soaked for 24 hours in AgNP solutions at concentrations of 0 ppm, 50 ppm, 100 ppm, and 250 ppm. Germination was monitored daily over a 14-day period in replicated Petri dishes under controlled growth chamber conditions. A subsample of germinated seedlings from each treatment was transplanted into plastic pots to assess plant growth and secondary metabolism at 28 and 42 days after germination. On each sampling day, three randomly selected plants per treatm

SUBMITTER: Cortes Espinoza B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12428529 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature