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Effects Silver Nanoparticles and Magnetic Field on Growth of Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.)

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Two experiments were done in 2008 and 2009 to study the effects of magnetic field and silver nanoparticles on fodder maize (Zea mays L.). These experiments were done with seven treatments based on a randomized complete block design in four replications. The treatments were as follows: magnetic field and silver nanoparticles + Kemira fertilizer (T1), magnetic field and silver nanoparticles + Humax fertilizer (T2), magnetic field and silver nanoparticles (T3), Kemira fertilizer (T4), Librel fertilizer (T5), Humax fertilizer (T6), and a control (T7). Results showed that fresh yield was higher in treatments T3 and T4. Treatments T3 and T4 had increased maize fresh yields of 35 and 17.5 % in comparison to the control, respectively. The dry matter yield of those plants exposed to magnetic field and silver nanoparticles was significantly higher than that from any of the other treatments. Magnetic field and silver nanoparticle treatments (T3 and T1) showed higher percentages for ears, and the lowest percentages were found in treatments T7 and T5. In general, the soil conditions for crop growth were more favorable in 2009 than in 2008, which caused the maize to respond better to treatments tested in the study; therefore, treatments had more significant effects on studied traits in 2008 than in 2009.

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  1. Khorasan Razavi Education Administration, Mashhad, Iran

    Ali Asghar Berahmand & Ali Ghafariyan Panahi

  2. Torbat Heydarieh Technical and Engineering Faculty, Torbat Heydarieh, Iran

    Hossein Sahabi

  3. Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Hassan Feizi, Parviz Rezvani Moghaddam & Hossein Karimpour

  4. Physics Department, Faculty of Sciences and Nano Research Center, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Nasser Shahtahmassebi

  5. Soil Science Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

    Amir Fotovat

  6. Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Genaveh, Iran

    Omran Gallehgir

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Berahmand, A.A., Ghafariyan Panahi, A., Sahabi, H. et al. Effects Silver Nanoparticles and Magnetic Field on Growth of Fodder Maize (Zea mays L.). Biol Trace Elem Res 149, 419–424 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-012-9434-5

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