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Table 2 Comparison between Fe3O4 NPs and the organically coated Fe3O4 NPs in biochemical properties such as chlorophyll content, catalase, and total protein

From: Improved iron use efficiency in tomato using organically coated iron oxide nanoparticles as efficient bioavailable Fe sources

Source

Concentration

(mg.Kg−1)a

ChlT

(mg.g−1 FW)

Catalase

µmol H2O2 min−1.mg−1 protein

Total Protein (mg.g−1 FW)

Fe3O4 NPs

0

1.18i

0.018gh

1.8 g

25

1.27ghi

0.0133cg

1.92 fg

50

1.4eg

0.0136bf

2.04dg

75

1.48cf

0.013dh

2.38be

100

1.35fh

0.0139be

2.38be

200

1.19hi

0.0120gh

2.03eg

Fe3O4@CA NPs

0

1.18i

0.0118gh

1.8 g

25

1.5cf

0.015ad

2.43ac

50

1.51bf

0.0132ch

2.39be

75

1.62ac

0.0129dh

2.5ac

100

1.44df

0.0124eh

2.24cf

200

1.21hi

0.0124eh

2.02eg

Fe3O4@HA NPs

0

1.18i

0.0118gh

1.8 g

25

1.67ab

0.0147ac

2.48ac

50

1.77a

0.0157a

2.77a

75

1.6bd

0.0151ab

2.76ab

100

1.52be

0.0141be

2.34ce

200

1.27gi

0.0121fh

2.42ad

Fe3O4@EDTA NPs

0

1.18i

0.0118gh

1.8 g

25

1.55be

0.0139be

2.48ac

50

1.52bf

0.0141bd

2.4ae

75

1.47cf

0.0134cg

2.4ae

100

1.39eg

0.0133cg

2.36ce

200

1.28gi

0.0116 h

2.04dg

  1. aThe concentration of iron fertilizers has been reported based on mg of Fe per Kg of soil