Silver nanoparticles in strawberry quality

Authors

  • Disraeli Eron Moreno-Guerrero Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Veracruz. Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, México. CP. 91690 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0844-0038
  • Catalino Jorge López-Collado Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Veracruz. Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, México. CP. 91690 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3182-6027
  • Santos Gerardo Leyva-Mir Departamento de Parasitología Agrícola-Universidad Autónoma Chapingo. Carretera Federal México-Texcoco km 38.5, Chapingo, Texcoco, Estado de México. CP. 56230 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7333-4317
  • Sergio Humberto Chávez-Franco Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Montecillo. Carretera Federal México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México. CP. 56230 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7625-9698
  • Alejandro Alonso-López Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Veracruz. Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, México. CP. 91690 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3586-8294
  • Diego Esteban Platas-Rosado Colegio de Postgraduados-Campus Veracruz. Carretera Federal Xalapa-Veracruz km 88.5, Manlio Fabio Altamirano, Veracruz, México. CP. 91690 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8792-5230

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i6.3808

Keywords:

Fragaria x ananassa Duch., conservation, indicators, nanotechnology

Abstract

Silver nanoparticles, being inorganic biostimulants in strawberry crops, can serve as food preservative compounds. The present research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the effect of applying silver nanoparticles via leaves and roots at increasing doses on the quality of strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.) cultivar Festival. The experiment was established in a greenhouse in the experimental agricultural field of the Chapingo Autonomous University, Texcoco, State of Mexico, in 2022 and 2023 (latitude 19.4661, longitude -98.8538). Strawberry plants of the Festival cultivar were used as plant material and placed in an open hydroponic system. The treatments of 0, 40, 80, 120, 160 and 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 mg L-1 silver nanoparticles were applied via leaves and roots, respectively. At 70 days after the start of treatments, fresh weight, firmness, pH, degrees brix, colorimetry, vitamin C, total soluble proteins, total phenols and anthocyanins were determined. The results showed that the foliar application of silver nanoparticles increased fresh weight, firmness, pH, degrees brix, colorimetry, total phenols, and anthocyanins, and the root application of silver nanoparticles increased firmness, pH, degrees brix, colorimetry, vitamin C, total soluble proteins, total phenols, and anthocyanins. The applications of silver nanoparticles via leaves and roots conclusively increased the quality indicators of strawberry fruits of the Festival cultivar; this makes silver nanoparticles a viable alternative in Mexico’s food sovereignty.

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2025-09-23

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Moreno-Guerrero, Disraeli Eron, Catalino Jorge López-Collado, Santos Gerardo Leyva-Mir, Sergio Humberto Chávez-Franco, Alejandro Alonso-López, and Diego Esteban Platas-Rosado. 2025. “Silver Nanoparticles in Strawberry Quality”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (6). México, ME:e3808. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i6.3808.

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