Effect of MnxOy Nanoparticles Stabilized with Methionine on Germination of Barley Seeds (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Andrey Blinov; Alexey Gvozdenko; Alexey Golik; Shahida A Siddiqui; Fahrettin Göğüş; Anastasiya Blinova; David Maglakelidze; Irina Shevchenko; Maksim Rebezov; Andrey Nagdalian

doi:10.3390/nano13091577

Effect of Mn_xO_y Nanoparticles Stabilized with Methionine on Germination of Barley Seeds (Hordeum vulgare L.)

Nanomaterials (Basel). 2023 May 8;13(9):1577. doi: 10.3390/nano13091577.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics and Technology of Nanostructures and Materials, Physical and Technical Faculty, North Caucasus Federal University, 355017 Stavropol, Russia.
² Department of Biotechnology and Sustainability, Technical University of Munich (TUM), 94315 Straubing, Germany.
³ German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), 49610 D-Quakenbrück, Germany.
⁴ Department of Food Engineering, Engineering Faculty, University of Gaziantep, 27310 Gaziantep, Turkey.
⁵ Biophotonics Center, Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Science, 119991 Moscow, Russia.
⁶ Department of Scientific Research, V. M. Gorbatov Federal Research Center for Food Systems, 109240 Moscow, Russia.
⁷ Laboratory of Food and Industrial Biotechnology, Faculty of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, North Caucasus Federal University, 355017 Stavropol, Russia.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to study the effect of Mn_xO_y nanoparticles stabilized with L-methionine on the morphofunctional characteristics of the barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) crop. Mn_xO_y nanoparticles stabilized with L-methionine were synthesized using potassium permanganate and L-methionine. We established that Mn_xO_y nanoparticles have a diameter of 15 to 30 nm. According to quantum chemical modeling and IR spectroscopy, it is shown that the interaction of Mn_xO_y nanoparticles with L-methionine occurs through the amino group. It is found that Mn_xO_y nanoparticles stabilized with L-methionine have positive effects on the roots and seedling length, as well as the seed germination energy. The effect of Mn_xO_y nanoparticles on Hordeum vulgare L. seeds is nonlinear. At a concentration of 0.05 mg/mL, there was a statistically significant increase in the length of seedlings by 68% compared to the control group. We found that the root lengths of samples treated with Mn_xO_y nanoparticle sols with a concentration of 0.05 mg/mL were 62.8%, 32.7%, and 158.9% higher compared to samples treated with L-methionine, KMnO₄, and the control sample, respectively. We have shown that at a concentration of 0.05 mg/mL, the germination energy of seeds increases by 50.0% compared to the control sample, by 10.0% compared to the samples treated with L-methionine, and by 13.8% compared to the samples treated with KMnO₄.

Keywords: Hordeum vulgare L.; germination energy; manganese dioxide; morphofunctional characteristics; nanoparticles; seeds.

Grants and funding

The work was carried out using the equipment of the Center for Collective Use of the North Caucasus Federal University with financial support from the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, unique project identifier RF—2296.61321X0029 (agreement No. 075-15-2021-687).