Journal of Nanomaterials

Research Article

Increased Plant Growth with Hematite Nanoparticle Fertilizer Drop and Determining Nanoparticle Uptake in Plants Using Multimodal Approach

Table 1

Summary of key experimental conditions used to investigate legume growth with hematite NP fertilizer.


Type of legume seeds Germination condition: seeds placed in moist paper towel inside a nearly covered petri dish	Type of suspension used for seed presoaking	No. of seeds tested	Potting conditions	Total time of plant growth monitoring (days)

Green gram Seed size:	Reference suspension: DI water (0 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	Low-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (0.022 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	High-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (1.1 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
Black bean Seed size:	Reference suspension: DI water (0 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	Low-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (0.022 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	High-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (1.1 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
Chickpea Seed size:	Reference suspension: DI water (0 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	100
	Low-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (0.022 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	100
	High-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (1.1 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	100
Red bean Seed size:	Reference suspension: DI water (0 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	Low-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (0.022 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60
	High-concentration suspension: hematite NP fertilizer (1.1 gL^-1 Fe), 1 drop	6	Soil Seeds potted after 7 days of germination Plant placed indoor in sunlight beside the window	60