Foliar Application of Chitosan Nanoparticles Mitigates Early Physiological and Antioxidant Responses of Solanum lycopersicum L. Seedlings Under Mild-to-Moderate Water Deficit
Ricardo Tighe-Neira, Gonzalo Tortella-Fuentes, Verónica Véjar-Cayuqueo, Emilio Jorquera-Fontena, Jorge González-Villagra, Rafael J. V. Oliveira, Felipe L. N. Sousa, Bianca G. P. Araújo, Rodrigo Rodríguez, Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau · 2026
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Ricardo Tighe-Neira and coauthors spray chitosan nanoparticles on tomato seedlings facing water shortage in a 2026 study. Seedlings grew at full or half substrate water capacity in a greenhouse. Leaf sprays carried zero, moderate, or higher nanoparticle doses for ten days.
Water shortage cut biomass, photosynthesis, and leaf gas exchange while raising damage markers. The moderate spray dose restored dry matter growth best. Light use efficiency and carbon uptake both rose by clear margins at that dose. Antioxidant activity and protective phenols climbed strongly as well. Growers gain a nano spray option for early drought protection in tomato.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ricardo Tighe-Neira, Gonzalo Tortella-Fuentes, Verónica Véjar-Cayuqueo, Emilio Jorquera-Fontena, Jorge González-Villagra, Rafael J. V. Oliveira, Felipe L. N. Sousa, Bianca G. P. Araújo, Rodrigo Rodríguez, Claudio Inostroza-Blancheteau |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |