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Group of X-ray Spectrometry
Laboratory of Nuclear Instrumentation
Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture
University of São Paulo -Brazil
Photons for Agriculture and Environment
2021
Nickel Influences Urease Activity and Calcium Distribution in Tomato Fruits
ACS Publications research

Ag nanoparticles enhancing Phaseolus vulgaris seedling development: understanding nanoparticle migration and chemical transformation across the seed coat
Environmental Science: Nano

2020
Effect of nano cerium oxide on soybean (Glycine max L. Merrill) crop exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations
Chemosphere

Understanding the chemistry of manganese fertilizers and glyphosate mixtures by using synchrotron X-ray spectrometry
SN Applied Sciences

Phosphorus speciation by P-XANES in an Oxisol under long-term no-till cultivation
Geoderma

Localization of Coated Iron Oxide (Fe3O4) Nanoparticles on Tomato Seeds and Their Effects on Growth
ACS Publications research

Zinc uptake from ZnSO4 (aq) and Zn-EDTA (aq) and its root-to-shoot transport in soybean plants (Glycine max) probed by time-resolved in vivo X-ray spectroscopy
Plant Science

Space-resolved determination of the mineral nutrient content in tree-rings by X-ray fluorescence
Science of The Total Environment

Direct determination of mineral nutrients in soybean leaves under vivo conditions by portable X‐ray fluorescence spectroscopy
X-ray Spectrometry

Foliar Application of Zn Phosphite and Zn EDTA in Soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill): In Vivo Investigations of Transport, Chemical Speciation, and Leaf Surface Changes
Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Evaluation of energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry for vegetal mass-limited sample analysis: Application to soybean root and shoots
Spectrochimica Acta

X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) applied to plant science: challenges towards in vivo analysis of plants
Metallomics

Nitrate leaching from layered double hydroxides in tropical and temperate soils
Applied Clay Science

Effect of X-Ray Tube Configuration on Measurement of Key Soil Fertility Attributes with XRF
Remote Sensing

Selenium toxicity in upland field-grown rice: Seed physiology responses and nutrient distribution using the μ-XRF technique
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Determination of the polymeric thin film thickness by energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence and multivariate analysis
Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

Physicochemical characterization of fertilizers containing concentrated suspensions of CuO, MnCO3 and ZnO
Scientia Agricola

Persistent Calyxes in Postbloom Fruit Drop: A Microscopy and Microanalysis Perspective
Pathogens

Zinc nanocoated seeds: an alternative to boost soybean seed germination and seedling development
SN Applied Sciences

2019
Effects of Maternal Dietary Cottonseed on the Profile of Minerals in the Testes of the Lamb
Biological Trace Element Research

X-ray Spectroscopy Fostering the Understanding of Foliar Uptake and Transport of Mn by Soybean (Glycine max L. Merril): Kinetics, Chemical Speciation, and Effects of Glyphosate
J. Agric. Food Chem

Are cerium oxide nanoparticles transferred from plants to the aphid Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae)?
Florida Entomologist

Agronomic biofortification of rice (Oryza sativa L.) with selenium and its effect on element distributions in biofortified grains
Plant and Soil

Toxicity, bioaccumulation and biotransformation of Cu oxide nanoparticles in Daphnia magna
Environmental Science: Nano

Benchtop and Handheld Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) as Alternative for Selenium Concentration Measurement in Biofortified Broccoli Seedling
Food Analytical Methods

Simplifying Sample Preparation for Soil Fertility Analysis by X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry
Sensors

In Vivo Evaluation of Zn Foliar Uptake and Transport in Soybean Using X-ray Absorption and Fluorescence Spectroscopy
J. Agric. Food Chem

Foliar application of rare earth elements on soybean (Glycine max (L)): Effects on biometrics and characterization of phytotoxicity
Journal of Rare Earths

La2O3 Nanoparticles: Study of Uptake and Distribution in Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen by LA-ICP-MS and μ-XRF
Environ. Sci. Technol.

A new glance on root-to-shoot in vivo zinc transport and time-dependent physiological effects of ZnSO4 and ZnO nanoparticles on plants
Scientific Reports

EDXRF for elemental determination of nanoparticle‐related agricultural samples
X‐Ray Spectrometry

2018
Effects of ZnO Nanoparticles on Phaseolus vulgaris Germination and Seedling Development Determined by X-ray Spectroscopy
ACS Applied Nano Mater

Nutrient concentrations of 17- year-old Pinus taeda annual tree-rings analyzed by X-ray fluorescence microanalysis
Dendrochronology

Recent advances in LIBS and XRF for the analysis of plants
Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry

Toxicity assessment of TiO2-MWCNT nanohybrid material with enhanced photocatalytic activity on Danio rerio (Zebrafish) embryos
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Bean Seedling Growth Enhancement Using Magnetite Nanoparticles
J. Agric. Food Chem

Physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural characterization of selenium toxicity in cowpea plants
Environmental and Experimental Botany

2017
Shedding light on the mechanisms of absorption and transport of ZnO nanoparticles by plants via in vivo X-ray spectroscopy
Environmental Science: Nano

Temporal Changes in Cadmium Speciation in Brazilian Soils Evaluated Using Cd LIII–Edge XANES and Chemical Fractionation
Journal of Environmental Quality

X-ray Spectroscopy Uncovering the Effects of Cu Based Nanoparticle Concentration and Structure on Phaseolus vulgaris Germination and Seedling Development
J. Agric. Food Chem

Laboratory Microprobe X-Ray Fluorescence in Plant Science: Emerging Applications and Case Studies
Frontiers in Plant Science

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