The Effect of Municipal Biosolids on the Growth, Physiology and Synthesis of Phenolic Compounds in Ocimum basilicum L.
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Plant Morpholgy
2.2. Plant Physiology
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Growing Plants in Laboratory Conditions
4.2. Morphological Measurements
4.3. Physiological Measurements
4.4. Biochemical Measurements
4.5. Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Substrate | Fresh Mass (g) | Dry Mass (%) | Height (cm) | Number of Stems (No.) |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 Biosolids | 28.5 ± 0.80 b | 11.4 ± 0.18 a | 42.8 ± 4.38 ns | 18.0 ± 2.24 a |
S2 Eroded soil + biosolids | 42.0 ± 0.87 a | 9.66 ± 0.22 ab | 43.3 ± 1.97 ns | 18.7 ± 0.10 a |
S3 Eroded soil | 17.5 ± 0.65 c | 9.19 ± 0.25 b | 38.0 ± 1.51 ns | 12.7 ± 0.53 ab |
S4 Control | 27.2 ± 0.41 b | 8.42 ± 0.19 c | 40.1 ± 1.73 ns | 17.2 ± 0.37 b |
Substrate | Fs | Fm′ | ΦPSII |
---|---|---|---|
S1 Biosolids | 403 ± 15.92 b | 2083 ± 72.41 a | 0.810 ± 0.01 b |
S2 Eroded soil + biosolids | 103 ± 9.63 c | 581 ± 43.98 c | 0.820 ± 0.00 a |
S3 Eroded soil | 447 ± 17.38 a | 1954 ± 68.51 b | 0.770 ± 0.01 c |
S4 Control | 367 ± 21.55 bc | 1738 ± 98.61 bc | 0.790 ± 0.00 bc |
Substrate | Chlorophyll a (mg/g fw) | Chlorophyll b (mg/g fw) | Carotenoids a (mg/g fw) | Chlorophyll a/b (mg/g fw) |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 Biosolids | 1.20 ± 0.12 ns | 0.540 ± 0.06 ns | 0.220 ± 0.01 ns | 2.620 ± 0.42 ns |
S2 Eroded soil + biosolids | 1.16 ± 0.03 ns | 0.460 ± 0.06 ns | 0.210 ± 0.01 ns | 2.220 ± 0.02 ns |
S3 Eroded soil | 0.930 ± 0.11 ns | 0.450 ± 0.04 ns | 0.190 ± 0.01 ns | 2.08 ± 0.05 ns |
S4 Control | 1.12 ± 0.13 ns | 0.420 ± 0.13 ns | 0.200 ± 0.05 ns | 3.06 ± 0.61 ns |
Substrate | Catalase (Units mg−1 Protein) | Peroxidase (Units mg−1 Protein) | Superoxide Dismutase (Units mg−1 Protein) | Soluble Protein (mg g−1 fw) |
---|---|---|---|---|
S1 Biosolids | 182 ± 6.87 b | 3.93 ± 0.35 ns | 3.99 ± 0.81 ns | 9.01 ± 0.13 ns |
S2 Eroded soil + biosolids | 223 ± 10.93 a | 3.84 ± 0.37 ns | 4.07 ± 0.12 ns | 10.1 ± 0.29 ns |
S3 Eroded soil | 257 ± 7.13 a | 3.73 ± 0.77 ns | 5.41 ± 1.48 ns | 9.39 ± 0.15 ns |
S4 Control | 108 ± 5.77 c | 2.81 ± 0.37 ns | 3.63 ± 0.47 ns | 9.50 ± 0.45 ns |
Substrate | Caffeic Acid (mg g−1 dw) | Rosmarinic Acid (mg g−1 dw) | Galic Acid (mg g−1 dw) |
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S1 Biosolids | 0.25 ± 0.01 c | 8.69 ± 0.41 c | 0.13 ± 0.00 bc |
S2 Eroded soil + biosolids | 0.85 ± 0.00 a | 11.09 ± 0.05 b | 0.26 ± 0.00 a |
S3 Eroded soil | 0.50 ± 0.03 b | 20.77 ± 0.04 a | 0.22 ± 0.04 ab |
S4 Control | 0.30 ± 0.01 c | 3.41 ± 0.01 d | 0.09 ± 0.01 c |
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Lobiuc, A.; Stoleru, V.; Gheorghiţă, R.; Burducea, M. The Effect of Municipal Biosolids on the Growth, Physiology and Synthesis of Phenolic Compounds in Ocimum basilicum L. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010448
Lobiuc A, Stoleru V, Gheorghiţă R, Burducea M. The Effect of Municipal Biosolids on the Growth, Physiology and Synthesis of Phenolic Compounds in Ocimum basilicum L. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(1):448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010448
Chicago/Turabian StyleLobiuc, Andrei, Vasile Stoleru, Roxana Gheorghiţă, and Marian Burducea. 2024. "The Effect of Municipal Biosolids on the Growth, Physiology and Synthesis of Phenolic Compounds in Ocimum basilicum L." International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 1: 448. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010448