10.1007/s40097-021-00438-1

Evaluation of potential physiological and molecular responses of basil (Ocimum basilicum) to the application of Fe2O3 nanoparticles

  • Zahra Ghaffarzadeh1,
  • Alireza Iranbakhsh*1,
  • Mostafa Ebadi2,
  1. Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IR
  2. Department of Biology, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, IR

Published in Issue 22-08-2021

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Ghaffarzadeh, Z., Iranbakhsh, A., & Ebadi, M. (2021). Evaluation of potential physiological and molecular responses of basil (Ocimum basilicum) to the application of Fe2O3 nanoparticles. Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 12(4 (August 2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40097-021-00438-1
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Abstract

Abstract This study monitored the physiological and molecular responses of basil plants to either foliar utilization or supplementation of nutrient solution with Fe nanoparticles (nFe) or its bulk (BFe). The 20-day-old plants were treated with two concentrations (0 and 200 mgl −1 ) of BFe or nFe under two application methods (foliar or soil) 12 times. The nFe supplement in both application methods considerably increased over 50% root and shoot biomass. Moreover, the nano type exhibited higher potency to biofortify tissues with Fe and Zn than the bulk. In leaves and roots, nFe treatment in both methods led to a significant increase in Fe concentration over 40%, compared to control. The nFe utilization moderately induced the activity of the peroxidase enzyme in leaves by an average of 83%. With a similar trend, the nFe-treated seedlings displayed a higher catalase activity about twofolds. The activity of the phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) enzyme also showed similar trends in the nFe-treated seedlings. The applied supplements mediated a significant increase in soluble phenolic metabolites (about 70%). The application of nFe stimulated the expression of the AREB gene by an average of 2.5-fold. The nFe treatments also mediated significant upregulation in the Cinnamoyl-CoA reductase ( CinnCOA ) gene by an average of 9.2-fold. The rosmarinic acid synthase (RAS) gene was significantly upregulated in response to the nFe treatments by 5.5-fold. The utilization of nF-based fertilizers may consider a good strategy that could be exploited in agricultural activities. Graphic abstract

Keywords

  • Basil,
  • Fertilizer,
  • Metal oxide,
  • Nanoparticles,
  • Secondary metabolites

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