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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
2
Research Center of Basic Sciences, Engineering and High Altitude, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
3
Department of Agricultural Engineering, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Nigeria
4
Department of Civil and Water Resources Engineering, Delta State University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Nigeria
5
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
10
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Taif University, Taif 21974, Saudi Arabia
11
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
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
KEYWORDS
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
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.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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