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IMPACT OF FOLIAR-DISPERSED ZINC AND SILICA-BASED NANOPARTICLES WITH MICROORGANISMS ON SOYBEAN SEED QUALITY UNDER REAL AGRONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Nanotechnology is increasingly being integrated into modern industrial applications, including the development of next-generation nanofertilizers (NFs) containing essential and non-essential elements such as zinc and silica. These NFs often intensify yield forming attributes without compromising the final crop quality. Larger knowledge about NFs application is still lacking in agronomic academic literature. It is particularly relevant for soybean cultivation, given its importance in human nutrition, feed industry and climate change adaptation. Therefore, our study evaluated the key indicators of soybean seed quality (fingerprint), physiology reaction, and plant production parameters after foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles (Zn-NPs), both individually and combined with a silica nanocomposite and yeast (bionano-Si-Zn), in comparison to the NPs-free control. The field experiment was conducted at the Velka Krtis location in Slovakia, under conventional farming system. Results showed that Zn-NPs improved soybean seed quality parameters, including sugar content, and various essential amino acids, more effectively than the bionano-Si-Zn treatment and control. Additionally, the positive trend of Zn-NP application was partially reflected in the physiology defined according to temperature difference. These findings highlight the potential of metal-based NFs to contribute to sustainable, and precise agriculture by enhancing product quality.
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