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This research was funded by EUROPEAN SCIENCE FOUNDATION (ESF) within the framework of the ESF activity "The Functionality of Iron Minerals in Environmental Processes" (scholarship to Michele Di Foggia) [grant number:4213] and by the Spanish MINECO project AGL2013-44474-R.

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Testing a Bovine Blood-Derived Compound as Iron Supply on Cucumis sativus L.

Publicated to:Agronomy-Basel. 10 (10): 1480- - 2020-10-01 10(10), DOI: 10.3390/agronomy10101480

Authors: Di Foggia, Michele; Yunta-Mezquita, Felipe; Tugnoli, Vitaliano; Rombola, Adamo Domenico; Lucena, Juan Jose

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Autonomous Univ Madrid, Dept Agr Chem & Food Sci, Calle Francisco Tomas y Valiente 7, Madrid 28049, Spain - Author
Univ Bologna, Dept Agr & Food Sci DISTAL, Viale Fanin 44, I-40127 Bologna, Italy - Author
Univ Bologna, Dept Biomed & Neuromotor Sci DIBINEM, Via Belmeloro 8-2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy - Author

Abstract

A new powder formulation obtained from bovine blood (Fe-heme) was tested on cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) to investigate its effectiveness as iron supply in comparison with two synthetic iron-chelates fertilizers: ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA/Fe3+) and ethylenediamine-N'N'-bis(2-hydroxyphenyl acetic acid) (o,oEDDHA/Fe3+). Green stressed cucumber plants were evaluated in their recovery (SPAD index and weight variations) and to test the iron reduction capacity of the roots at pH 7.5 and 6.0 using each iron treatment as iron supply. The blood-derived product showed similar effects on decreasing iron-deficiency symptoms: SPAD increments and the weights of plants were similar. Noteworthy, the average of Fe3+ reduction capacity in roots was higher for EDTA/Fe3+, while it was similar for o,oEDDHA/Fe3+, and Fe-heme at pH 7.5. Fe-heme showed a complex behavior due to aggregation and low solubility at pH 6 and showed an unexpectedly high contribution of root exudates to iron reduction.

Keywords

Acid oBiochemical responsesBlood-derived fertilizersChlorosisComplexesDeficiencyFe-chelate reductaseFerric-chelate reductaseFertilizeIron deficiencyMobilizationP-eddhaPlantsRoot exudateRoot hairsSpeciation

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Agronomy-Basel due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position 16/91, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Agronomy.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-06-15:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 2
  • OpenCitations: 2

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-15:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 7 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
  • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: https://repositorio.uam.es/handle/10486/714378

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Italy.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: Last Author (LUCENA MAROTTA, JUAN JOSE).