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Magnesium oxide nanoparticles enhance tomato growth and magnesium uptake with reduced leaching in acidic soils.

PubMed · 2026-01-21

Tiny magnesium oxide particles (nanoparticles) outperform conventional magnesium fertilizers in acidic soils, keeping more magnesium in the root zone and delivering measurably higher tomato yields and fruit quality.

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MgO nanoparticles increased exchangeable magnesium in the top 20 cm of soil by over 113% compared to baseline, outperforming both bulk MgO and MgSO4.

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Magnesium leaching (migration flux) was significantly lower with nanoparticles than with the conventional soluble fertilizer MgSO4.

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Plants treated with MgO nanoparticles showed improved chlorophyll content, photosynthetic efficiency, mineral accumulation, and superior fruit yield and quality.

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