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. 2024 Jun 7;24(1):512.
doi: 10.1186/s12870-024-05153-x.

Enhancing french basil growth through synergistic Foliar treatment with copper nanoparticles and Spirulina sp

Heba Mahmoud Elbanna  1 , Osama Konsowa Ahmed  2 , Sayed Abdel-Kader Fayed  2 , Khaled Abdel-Moneim Hammam  1 , Rania Saber Yousef  3
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Enhancing french basil growth through synergistic Foliar treatment with copper nanoparticles and Spirulina sp

Heba Mahmoud Elbanna et al. BMC Plant Biol. .

Abstract

Background: This study investigates a novel idea about the foliar application of nanoparticles as nanofertilizer combined with a natural stimulant, blue-green algae Spirulina platensis L. extract, as a bio-fertilizer to achieve safety from using nanoparticles for enhancement of the growth and production of the plant. Thus, this experiment aimed to chemically synthesize copper nanoparticles via copper sulfate in addition to evaluate the impact of CuNPs at 500, 1000, and 1500 mg/L and the combination of CuNPs with or without microalgae extract at 0.5, 1, and 1.5 g/L on the morphological parameters, photosynthetic pigments accumulation, essential oil production, and antioxidant activity of French basil.

Results: The results revealed that foliar application of CuNPs and its interaction with spirulina extract significantly increased growth and yield compared with control, the treatments of 1000 and 1500 mg/L had less impact than 500 mg/L CuNPs. Plants treated with 500 mg/L CuNPs and 1.5 g/L spirulina extract showed the best growth and oil production, as well as the highest accumulation of chlorophylls and carotenoids. The application of CuNPs nanofertilizer caused a significant increase in the antioxidant activity of the French basil plant, but the combination of CuNPs with spirulina extract caused a decrease in antioxidant activity.

Conculosion: Therefore, foliar application of natural bio-fertilizer with CuNPsis necessary for obtaining the best growth and highest oil production from the French basil plant with the least damage to the plant and the environment.

Keywords: Antioxidant activity; Essential oils; Green synthesizer; Spirulina extract.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

Figures

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Scheme of copper nanoparticle preparation
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Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) image of spherical copper nano particles
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X-Ray diffraction plot
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The influence offoilar application of 500 mg/LCu NPsand 500 mg/ LCuNPs+. 1.5 g/L spirulina extract on the content MDA compared with control in French basil plants. Vertical bars represent the means of three independent determination standard error (SE). The different letters are significantly different between treatments at the 0.05 level
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The influence of the application of 500 mg/LCuNPsand a combination of 500 mg/LCuNPs and 1.5 g/L spirulina extract on the enzyme activity of (a) CAT, (b) GPx, and (c) SOD (U/g tissue) in French basil plants. Vertical bars represent the means of three independent determination standard error (SE). The different letters are significantly different between treatments at the 0.05 level
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