ORIGINAL RESEARCH
High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Analysis of the Nutritional Quality of Tomato Fruits Harvested from Hybridized Bio-agents Assisted Microbial Remediation
 
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Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
 
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Research Center of Basic Sciences, Engineering and High Altitude, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Agricultural Engineering, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Nigeria
 
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Department of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Nigeria
 
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Department of Food and Nutrition Sciences, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
 
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Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 400, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Food and Nutrition, Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Science and Technology, Ranyah University College, Taif University, KSA
 
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Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Taif University, P.O. 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
 
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Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
 
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Embryonic Stem Cell Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
 
 
Submission date: 2024-10-20
 
 
Final revision date: 2025-04-24
 
 
Acceptance date: 2025-05-01
 
 
Online publication date: 2025-07-01
 
 
Corresponding author
Rokayya Sami   

Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
 
 
 
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The increasing soil contamination by petroleum hydrocarbons has serious consequences for crop quality, eventually affecting public health and human nutrition. This study evaluates the remediation potential of bio-agents in petroleum-contaminated soil. The phytoremediation approach was facilitated by bio-absorbents (charcoal and rice husk ash, “RHA”) and bio-stimulants (plantain-based organic manure, “PBS”, algae-based organic manure, “ABS”, and seaweed extract-based organic manure, “SBS”). During the study, the total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH), heavy metals, hydrocarbonutilizing bacteria (HUB), and hydrocarbon-utilizing fungi (HUF) levels were measured by following the recommended American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) guidelines. Additionally, the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) approach determined the tomato fruit’s nutritive qualities. The results illustrated that the appropriate combination of the treatment units substantially increased the tomato plant’s phytoremediation, dietetic, and therapeutic qualities. It was observed that the TPH phytoremediation efficiencies were lowest in the setups that used only charcoal and RHA, at 16.80 and 19.76%, respectively. Outstandingly, the bio-agents extensively increased the HUB and HUF survival, in addition to substantial increments in the fruit’s vitamin B, vitamin C, carotenoids, and phytochemical concentrations. This study’s findings underscored the prospect of utilizing sustainable agricultural materials to address environmental contamination issues and improve crop dietetic and therapeutic characteristics.
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