INFLUENCE OF IRON, ZINC AND BIMETALLIC ZN-FE NANOPARTICLES ON GROWTH AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS IN CHICKPEA (Cicer arietinum) Cultivars

• Published in: Poljoprivreda i šumarstvo 2021-06, Vol.67 (2), p.179-193
• Main Authors: TULUI, Vahdat, JANMOHAMMADI, Mohsen, ABBASI, Amin, VAHDATI-KHAJEH, Saleh, NOURAEIN, Mojtaba
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agricultural practices; Agricultural production; Arid regions; Bimetals; Biochemical characteristics; Biochemistry; Carbohydrates; Chickpeas; Chlorophyll; Crop rotation; Cultivars; Design of experiments; Enzymes; Experimental design; Experiments; Fertilizers; Heavy metals; Loam soils; Metabolism; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; Nitrogen; Nutrients; Plant growth; Potassium; Proteins; Seeds; Semi arid areas; Sprinkler systems; Zinc
• ISSN: 0554-5579; 1800-9492
• DOI: 10.17707/AgricultForest.67.2.13

[...]it can be included in crop rotations of semi-arid areas. According to the type of formulation, nano-fertilizers are classified into three categories: 1) nanoscale fertilizer, which corresponds to the conventional fertilizer reduced in size typically in the form of nanoparticles; 2) nanoscale additive fertilizer, is a traditional fertilizer containing a supplement nanomaterial; 3) nanoscale coating fertilizer, refers to nutrients encapsulated by nano-films or intercalated into nanoscale pores of a host material; and 4) Bimetallic nanoparticles (BNPs), which are formed by the combination of two different metals. According to Köppen-Geiger climate classification, the climate of this region is BS (cold semi-arid). Experimental design and plant growth measurement The trial was laid out in randomized complete block design with three replications in split plot arrangement (plot size of 2 x 2 m2) keeping foliar application of micronutrient fertilizers in main plots and sub-plots allocated to the cultivars (local and Gogso).