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Alshallash KS, Sharaf M, Abdel-Aziz HF, Arif M, Hamdy AE, Khalifa SM, Hassan MF, Abou ghazala MM, Bondok A, Ibrahim MTS, Alharbi K, Elkelish A. Postharvest physiology and biochemistry of Valencia orange after coatings with chitosan nanoparticles as edible for green mold protection under room storage conditions. Front Plant Sci 2022; 13:1034535. [PMID: 36523617 PMCID: PMC9745901 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1034535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Because of their unique features, nanomaterials have been proposed and have gained acceptance in postharvest applications in fruit. Increasing the storage life and improving the quality of Valencia oranges was investigated using nano-chitosan. A chitosan nanoparticle was prepared by using high-energy ball milling. Chitosan nanoparticles were characterized by Dynamic light scattering, FTIR spectroscopy and Surface morphology by transmission electron microscopy. Fully mature Valencia oranges were harvested and then coated with one of these concentrations (0.2, 0.4, and 0.8% nano-chitosan) and control. The fruits were stored under room storage conditions for 75 days. The quality parameters (fruit weight losses, fruit decay percentage, fruit firmness, total acidity, total soluble solids percentage and T.S.S./acid ratio, ascorbic acid content) were taken in biweekly intervals after 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, and 75 days. Beside the in vitro testing of antifungal activity of chitosan nanoparticles. According to the findings of the two succeeding seasons, the nano-chitosan 0.8% treatment showed the best effects and had the lowest rate of fruit weight loss, fruit deterioration, and T.S.S./acid ratio in comparison to the other treatments in both seasons. Furthermore, the 0.8% nano-chitosan reveled the highest levels of fruit hardness and fruit pulp firmness. Fruit weight loss, fruit deterioration, TSS, and TSS/acid ratio, as well as other metrics, were steadily elevated prior to the storage time. The best results were obtained when Valencia oranges fruits were treated with 0.8% nano-chitosan for 75 days at room temperature.
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Affiliation(s)
- Khalid S. Alshallash
- College of Science and Humanities - Huraymila, Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, AL-Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Agriculture Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Al‐Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Agriculture Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Al‐Azhar University, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Plant Pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, College of science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University Ismailia, Ismailia, Egypt
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Alharbi K, Amin MA, Ismail MA, Ibrahim MTS, Hassan SED, Fouda A, Eid AM, Said HA. Alleviate the Drought Stress on Triticum aestivum L. Using the Algal Extracts of Sargassum latifolium and Corallina elongate Versus the Commercial Algal Products. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:1757. [PMID: 36362916 PMCID: PMC9695858 DOI: 10.3390/life12111757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 10/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2023] Open
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Herein, two seaweed extracts (Sargassum latifolium and Corallina elongate), and two commercial seaweed products (Canada power and Oligo-X) with a concentration of 5% were used to alleviate the drought stress on wheat plants. The extract of C. elongate had the highest capacity to ameliorate the deleterious effects of water scarcity followed by S. latifolium and the commercial products. The drought stress reduced wheat shoots length and the contents of pigments (chlorophyll and carotenoids), carbohydrates, and proteins. While the highest increment in the total carbohydrates and protein contents of the wheat shoot after two stages, 37-and 67-days-old, were noted in drought-stressed plants treated with C. elongate extract with values of (34.6% and 22.8%) and (51.9% and 39.5%), respectively, compared to unstressed plants. Decreasing the activity of antioxidant enzymes, peroxidase, superoxidase dismutase, and polyphenol oxidase in drought-stressed plants treated with algal extracts indicated amelioration of the response actions. Analysis of phytohormones in wheat plants exhibited increasing GA3 and IAA contents with percentages of (20.3-13.8%) and (72.7-25%), respectively. Interestingly, all morphological and metabolic characteristics of yield were improved due to the algal treatments compared with untreated drought-stressed plants. Overall, the algal extracts, especially those from seaweed of C. elongate, could represent a sustainable candidate to overcome the damage effects of water deficiency in the wheat plant.
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- Khadiga Alharbi
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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Alshallash KS, Sharaf M, Hmdy AE, Khalifa SM, Abdel-Aziz HF, Sharaf A, Ibrahim MTS, Alharbi K, Elkelish A. Hydrogel Improved Growth and Productive Performance of Mango Trees under Semi-Arid Condition. Gels 2022; 8:602. [PMID: 36286103 PMCID: PMC9601894 DOI: 10.3390/gels8100602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Revised: 09/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Nowadays, the production of new mango cultivars is increased in many countries worldwide. The soil application of hydrogel represents a novel approach in the fruit trees industry. This investigation aims to study the effect of adding hydrogel (as soil conditioner) on the growth and yield of Shelly cv. mango trees. The experimental groups were assigned to a control group and three other treated groups, including 250, 500, or 750 g hydrogel∙tree-1. The results demonstrated that all applications of hydrogel composite had higher vegetative growth parameters, yield, and fruit quality characteristics of Shelly cv. mango trees compared to the control. The treatment of 750 g hydrogel∙tree-1 had higher values of vegetative growth parameters such as the leaf area, shoot length and tree canopy volume, compared to the control group and the other treatments. Similarly, higher values for yield and fruit quality were observed in the treatment of 750 g hydrogel∙tree-1. In conclusion, different amounts of hydrogel agent can improve the production and fruit quality of Shelly cv. mango trees in arid and semi-arid conditions in a dose-dependent manner.
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- Khalid S Alshallash
- College of Science and Humanities-Huraymila, Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University (IM SIU), P.O. Box. 5701, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Soils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Al-Azhar University, Cairo 11884, Egypt
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University Ismailia, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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Youssef SM, Abdella EMM, Al-Elwany OA, Alshallash KS, Alharbi K, Ibrahim MTS, Tawfik MM, Abu-Elsaoud AM, Elkelish A. Integrative Application of Foliar Yeast Extract and Gibberellic Acid Improves Morpho-Physiological Responses and Nutrient Uptake of Solidago virgaurea Plant in Alkaline Soil. Life (Basel) 2022; 12:life12091405. [PMID: 36143441 PMCID: PMC9506530 DOI: 10.3390/life12091405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Alkaline soils have fertility issues due to poor physical qualities, which have a negative impact on crop growth and output. Solidago is used in flower arrangements, bouquet filler, and traditional medicine. The possible biological fertilizers’ eco-friendly and cost-effective nature favours farmers because of the vital role in soil productivity and environmental sustainability. A field experiment was performed during two successive seasons to explore the effect of applying yeast extract (YE) at (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 g/L) and/or gibberellic acid (GA3) at (control, 100, 200, and 300 ppm) on the morpho-physiological parameters, macronutrients, and biochemical constituents of Solidago virgaurea. The results emphasize that YE (1.5 g/L) and/or GA3 (300 ppm) treatments show the highest significant increase in plant growth (i.e., plant height, no. of branches, fresh and dry weight of shoots); photosynthetic efficiency (i.e., chlorophyll (a), chlorophyll (b) and total carotenoids); macronutrient content (i.e., N, P, and K); and biochemical constituents (i.e., total soluble sugars, total phenolic, total flavonoids, and total glycosides). The study results recommend using YE and GA3 in combination at concentrations of 1.5 g/L and 300 ppm, respectively, to improve Solidago production sustainability under alkaline soil conditions.
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- Samah M. Youssef
- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Fayoum 63514, Egypt
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- College of Science and Humanities—Huraymila, Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
- Correspondence: (K.A.); (A.E.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said 42526, Egypt
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
- Correspondence: (K.A.); (A.E.)
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El-Yazied AA, Ibrahim MFM, Ibrahim MAR, Nasef IN, Al-Qahtani SM, Al-Harbi NA, Alzuaibr FM, Alaklabi A, Dessoky ES, Alabdallah NM, Omar MMA, Ibrahim MTS, Metwally AA, Hassan KM, Shehata SA. Melatonin Mitigates Drought Induced Oxidative Stress in Potato Plants through Modulation of Osmolytes, Sugar Metabolism, ABA Homeostasis and Antioxidant Enzymes. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:1151. [PMID: 35567152 PMCID: PMC9104148 DOI: 10.3390/plants11091151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The effect of melatonin (MT) on potato plants under drought stress is still unclear in the available literature. Here, we studied the effect of MT as a foliar application at 0, 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 mM on potato plants grown under well-watered and drought stressed conditions during the most critical period of early tuberization stage. The results indicated that under drought stress conditions, exogenous MT significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved shoot fresh weight, shoot dry weight, chlorophyll (Chl; a, b and a + b), leaf relative water content (RWC), free amino acids (FAA), non-reducing sugars, total soluble sugars, cell membrane stability index, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), guaiacol peroxidase (G-POX), and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) compared to the untreated plants. Meanwhile, carotenoids, proline, methylglyoxal (MG), H2O2, lipid peroxidation (malondialdehyde; MDA) and abscisic acid (ABA) were significantly decreased compared to the untreated plants. These responses may reveal the protective role of MT against drought induced carbonyl/oxidative stress and enhancing the antioxidative defense systems. Furthermore, tuber yield was differentially responded to MT treatments under well-watered and drought stressed conditions. Since, applied-MT led to an obvious decrease in tuber yield under well-watered conditions. In contrast, under drought conditions, tuber yield was substantially increased by MT-treatments up to 0.1 mM. These results may imply that under water deficiency, MT can regulate the tuberization process in potato plants by hindering ABA transport from the root to shoot system, on the one hand, and by increasing the non-reducing sugars on the other hand.
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- Ahmed Abou El-Yazied
- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (A.A.E.-Y.); (A.A.M.); (K.M.H.)
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (M.A.R.I.); (M.M.A.O.); (M.T.S.I.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
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- Biology Department, University College of Tayma, Tabuk University, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia; (S.M.A.-Q.); (N.A.A.-H.)
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- Biology Department, University College of Tayma, Tabuk University, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia; (S.M.A.-Q.); (N.A.A.-H.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk 71491, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Bisha, P.O. Box 551, Bisha 61922, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, P.O. Box 1982, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (M.A.R.I.); (M.M.A.O.); (M.T.S.I.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (M.A.R.I.); (M.M.A.O.); (M.T.S.I.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (A.A.E.-Y.); (A.A.M.); (K.M.H.)
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- Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (A.A.E.-Y.); (A.A.M.); (K.M.H.)
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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