Table 4 Effect of different NPs and polluted water containing Cu2+ and Fe3+ on the availability of Cu2+ and Fe3+ in soil and plant.

From: Green synthesis of ZnO, MgO and SiO2 nanoparticles and its effect on irrigation water, soil properties, and Origanum majorana productivity

Nano exp.

Cu2+ additives

C

5 mg kg−1

10 mg kg−1

Mean

C

5 mg kg−1

10 mg kg−1

Mean

Cu-DTPA

Cu-plant

C

4.60F

5.31E

9.37A

6.42A

6.89J

14.30E

17.69B

12.96B

Zn1

1.42I

2.45H

3.40G

2.42E

8.59I

13.34G

8.16I

10.03E

Zn2

0.42J

1.66I

1.58I

1.22F

11.11H

7.39J

14.96D

11.16D

Si1

3.55G

4.11F

8.37B

5.34B

35.71A

13.94EF

11.44H

20.36A

Si2

2.60H

3.37G

7.84C

4.60C

10.96H

13.54FG

2.49M

9.00F

Mg1

3.36G

4.53F

7.98BC

5.29B

7.01J

13.48FG

15.29D

11.93C

Mg2

2.57H

3.42G

6.47D

4.16D

5.31K

3.31L

16.21C

8.28G

Mean

2.64C

3.55B

6.43A

 

12.23A

11.33B

12.32A

 

LSD at 5%

P = 0.197

N = 0.301

P * N = 0.522

P = 0.220

N = 0.336

P * N = 0.582

Nano exp.

Fe3+ additives

C

5 mg kg−1

10 mg kg−1

Mean

C

5 mg kg−1

10 mg kg−1

Mean

Fe-DTPA

Fe-plant

C

12.89G

20.43B

29.56A

20.96A

2087.0L

4404.8B

6277.8A

4256.5A

Zn1

8.61K

10.20IJ

9.177JK

9.33E

1664.5Q

1534.2S

4199.8D

2466.2C

Zn2

5.88L

8.45K

6.75L

7.03F

1629.8R

1779.1P

3025.9H

2144.9G

Si1

11.93GH

19.18BC

19.18BC

16.93B

19698L

3305.9F

4387.3C

3221.0B

Si2

12.88G

14.62F

14.62F

15.23C

2584.8J

1315.2T

2934.8I

2278.3F

Mg1

11.61GH

19.86B

19.86B

15.88C

1899.8M

1863.9O

3347.7E

2370.5E

Mg2

10.64HI

17.29DE

17.29DE

14.16D

24955K

1534.8S

3164.8G

2398.4D

Mean

10.63C

16.71A

16.71A

 

2047.3C

2248.3B

3905.4A

 

LSD at 5%

P = 0.520

N = 0.794

P * N = 1.376

P = 0.8067

N = 1.232

P * N = 2.134