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Adrees, M., Saeed, Z., Khan, M., Hafeez, M., Rizwan, K., Hussain, M., Asrar, M., Nasser Leonard, A.W. and Shafaqat, A. (2020) Foliar Exposure of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Improved the Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and Decreased Cadmium Concentration in Grains under Simultaneous Cd and Water Deficient Stress. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 24, 208.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111627

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• TITLE: Positive and Negative Environmental Effect of Using Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Wheat under Drought Stress

  AUTHORS: Gehan H. Abd El-Aziz, Shreen S. Ahmed, Khaled H. Radwan, Ashraf H. Fahmy

  KEYWORDS: Nanoparticles, Zinc, Wheat, Drought Stress

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol.12 No.6, June 29, 2022

  ABSTRACT: Nanoscience is a development concept in the field of agriculture. Water scarcity is one of the most serious stresses that restrict growth of plant. This search was done to value the positive and negative influence of ZnO nanoparticles on wheat plant growth under drought stress. A green synthesis technique was used to produce pollutant-free nano structures. A field experiment was carried out during successive season (2019/2020). NP-Zn-O was applied either by seed-soaking, foliar spraying, or both together applications. The dose of ZnO NPs was 100 mg/l. Data showed that drought stress reduced the grain and shoot wheat yield. The use of different forms of ZnO improved the grain and shoot wheat yield, these increases reached 1.16-, 1.54-fold that control. In addition, one of the other effects of Zn-O-NPs is to increase the levels of chlorophyll and proline antioxidants in plant tissues, as it is a cofactor for enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase. The data suggest that the role of ZnO NPs is not only to improve plant growth and physiological parameters, but also to improve nutrient uptake and plant nutrient levels. In this regard, the use of zinc in the form of ZnO NPs has a positive effect on reducing the adverse effects of drought conditions and improving the nutritional quality of plants.