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Khaleghi Rostamkolai A A, Gerami M, Majidian P, Ghorbani H R. Evaluation the effect of foliar application of iron nanoparticle and melatonin on morpho-physiological and biochemical traits in fenugreek
(Trigonella foenum L.). Plant Process and Function 2026; 15 (71) : 11
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1- Biology Department, Sana Institute of Higher Education, Sari, Iran
2- Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran
3- Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran ,h.ghorbani@areeo.ac.ir
2- Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran
3- Crop and Horticultural Science Research Department, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Sari, Iran ,
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Application of nanoparticles and elicitors in medicinal plants have important roles in traditional medicare. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of foliar application of iron nanoparticle and melatonin on morphological and physiological properties of fenugreek. This study was carried out based on completely randomized block design with three replications at Bayeh-Kola agricultural research station in Neka city in 2023. The treatments contain 4 levels of iron nanoparticle (0, 20, 40, and 60 ppm) and 4 levels of melatonin (0, 75, 150, and 225 µM). The morphological and physiological traits were analyzed at vegetative growth stage. The results of this study showed that the simple effect of iron nanoparticle and melatonin on number of branch, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, carotenoid and peroxidase enzyme were significant at 1% probability. The interaction effect of the treatments on some physiological traits including (soluble sugar content, peroxidase enzyme, catalase enzyme and chlorophyll a content) and morphological traits contains (shoot wet and dry weight, leaf number and plant height) were significant at 1% probability. The results of the present study indicated the significant increase of some morphological and physiological traits at vegetative growth stage with increment of iron nanoparticle and melatonin. The M2NF2 (150 µM melatonin and 40 ppm iron nanoparticle) treatment caused the highest level of plant height, chlorophyll a, catalase and peroxidase and soluble sugar. While, the highest amount of shoot wet and dry weight and leaf number was obtained by M1NF2 (75 µM melatonin and 40 ppm iron nanoparticle). In total, the concentrations of 20 and 40 ppm of iron nanoparticle and 150 µM melatonin exhibited the most effect on morpho-physiological traits of fenugreek exhibiting their use in other similar species.
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Received: 2025/07/27 | Accepted: 2025/10/14 | Published: 2026/05/2
Received: 2025/07/27 | Accepted: 2025/10/14 | Published: 2026/05/2
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