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<journal-id>0187-5779</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Terra Latinoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Terra Latinoam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-5779</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Mexicana de la Ciencia del Suelo A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-57792023000100301</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.28940/terra.v41i0.1686</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Chitosan nanoparticles improve yield, enzymatic activity, and bioactive compounds in tomato fruits]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Nanopartículas de quitosán mejoran el rendimiento, actividad enzimática y compuestos bioactivos en frutos de tomate]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Silvia C.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Ortega-Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Hortensia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[González-Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Susana]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Preciado-Rangel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Tecnológico de Torreón  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Torreón Coahuila]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Saltillo Coahuila]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Saltillo Coahuila]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>41</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-57792023000100301&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-57792023000100301&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-57792023000100301&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Summary: Chitosan nanoparticles (NPsCS) are used as natural biostimulants in sustainable agriculture since they increase crop productivity and induce the synthesis of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants, protecting the plant from stress. The present study was developed to determine the effect of foliar application of NPsCS on yield, enzymatic activity, and content of bioactive compounds in tomato fruits. The trial was established completely randomized design with six escalating doses of NPsCS 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, and 0.8 mg mL-1. The foliar spray of 0.2 mg mL-1 increases the fruits&#8217; yield, size, and firmness. High doses increase bioactive compounds and enzymatic activity. The foliar-applied NPsCS has excellent potential to be used as biostimulants to improve performance and obtain functional foods.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Las nanopartículas de quitosán (NPsCS) son utilizadas como bioestimulantes naturales en la agricultura sustentable, ya que incrementan la productividad de los cultivos e inducen la síntesis de antioxidantes enzimáticos y no enzimáticos, protegiendo a la planta del estrés. El presente estudio se desarrolló con el objetivo de determinar el efecto de la aplicación foliar de las NPsCS sobre el rendimiento, actividad enzimática y contenido de compuestos bioactivos en frutos de tomate. El ensayo se estableció en un diseño completamente al azar con seis dosis crecientes de NPsCS: 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4 y 0.8 mg mL-1. La aspersión foliar de 0.2 mg mL-1 aumentó el rendimiento, tamaño y firmeza de los frutos; en cambio dosis alta incrementan los compuestos bioactivos y la actividad enzimática. El uso de NPsCS aplicadas de forma foliar presentan un gran potencial para utilizarse como bioestimulantes para mejorar el rendimiento y obtener alimentos funcionales.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bioestimulante]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Solanum lycopersicum L]]></kwd>
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