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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-0705</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Nova scientia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Nova scientia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-0705</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de La Salle Bajío A. C., Coordinación de Investigación]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-07052016000200140</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Promoción del crecimiento en plantas de Capsicum annuum por nanopartículas de óxido de zinc]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Growth promotion of Capsicum annuum plants by zinc oxide nanoparticles]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Méndez-Argüello]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Vera-Reyes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza-Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[García-Cerda]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.A.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Puente-Urbina]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.A.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Lira-Saldívar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.H.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada Departamento de Plásticos en la Agricultura ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Saltillo Coahuila]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Investigación en Química Aplicada Departamento de Materiales Avanzados ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>8</volume>
<numero>17</numero>
<fpage>140</fpage>
<lpage>156</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-07052016000200140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-07052016000200140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-07052016000200140&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Las aplicaciones de la nanotecnología (NT) en los sistemas agrícolas son diversas, ofreciendo el potencial para mejorar significativamente su productividad y eficiencia al reducir costos y cantidades de agroquímicos aplicados. Las nanopartículas (NPs) metálicas de óxido de zinc, cobre y fierro, ya sean puras o mezcladas con plata, están siendo estudiadas globalmente por su potencial agrícola como promotores de crecimiento, nanofertilizantes y antimicrobiales. Considerando lo antes señalado, el objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar el efecto de NPs de óxido de zinc puras (NPsZnO) y con plata (NPsZnO+Ag) en el crecimiento de plantas de chile (Capsicum annuum). La síntesis y caracterización de las NPs mencionadas se realizó mediante el método de sol-gel. La aplicación foliar de las NPs a las plantas se hizo semanalmente; el diseño experimental empleado fue completamente al azar con cuatro tratamientos y cinco repeticiones. Los datos obtenidos se procesaron mediante un análisis de varianza y prueba de rango múltiple Tukey (p &#8804; 0.05). Los resultados señalan que las plantas expuestas a la aplicación de NPsZnO + Ag al 2.5% en peso, tuvieron significativamente mayor crecimiento y producción de biomasa en comparación con las plantas del tratamiento control, mostrando valores superiores de altura (16.8%), área foliar (30.3%), producción de biomasa total (59.5%), biomasa seca de raíz (112.5%), biomasa seca de tallo (76%) y longitud de raíz (24.4%). También se observó un incremento del índice de clorofila (8%) y número de hojas (32.6%). El efecto promotor de crecimiento de las NPs aplicadas podría atribuirse a la actividad del zinc como precursor de la producción de auxinas que promueven división y elongación celular; así como por su influencia en la reactividad del ácido indolacético, el cual actúa como fitoestimulante hormonal. También puede ser factible que las NPs estudiadas estén involucradas en la biosíntesis de citoquininas y giberelinas; así como en la inducción de mayor actividad de enzimas antioxidantes.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The applications that nanotechnology (NT) has on agriculture systems are diverse and promising because they have the potential to contribute in maintaining its productivity and efficiency by reducing costs and the quantity of synthetic agrochemicals employed. For instance, it is important to emphasize that by means of NT it is possible to develop encapsulated nanopesticides, stabilization of biopesticides and slow-release fertilizers. Nanoparticles of zinc oxide and silver are studied for their potential as antimicrobial, nanofertilizers and growth promoters of agricultural plants. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pure zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) and ZnONPs with silver (ZnONPs + Ag) on growth of C. annuum plants. The sol-gel method was used to study the synthesis and characterization of NPs. Foliar application of ZnONPs to pepper plants was done manually once a week. The experimental design was completely at random with four treatments and five repetitions. Data collected were analyzed by ANOVA and Tukey's multiple range tests (p &#8804; 0.05). Compared to control plants without the application of ZnONPs, treatments exposed to the application of ZnONPs + Ag (2.5%), were those that had a significant higher shoot and root growth, as well greater biomass production, with higher values of height (16.8%), leaf area (30.3%), total biomass production (59.5%), root dry biomass (112.5%), stem dry biomass (76%) and root length (24.4%). As compared to control plants, those treated with ZnONPs + Ag (2.5%) reported a quantitative increase of chlorophyll index (8%) and leave number (32.6%). The biological effect of the applied NPs, could be related to the zinc activity as a precursor in the production of auxins, which in turn could promote cell division and elongation, as well by its influence on the reactivity of indol acetic acid, which acts as hormonal phytoestimulant. Also ZnONPs might be involved in the biosynthesis of cytokinins and gibberellins; as well on the induction of greater activity of antioxidant enzymes.]]></p></abstract>
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