Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).

Wael M, Semida,; Abdelsattar, Abdelkhalik,; Gamal F, Mohamed,; El-Mageed, Taia A, Abd; El-Mageed, Shimaa A, Abd; Mostafa M, Rady,; Esmat F, Ali,

doi:10.3390/plants10020421

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Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.).

Published in Plants (Basel, Switzerland) • Feb 23, 2021

Authors:

Semida, Wael M

Abdelkhalik, Abdelsattar

Mohamed, Gamal F

Abstract

Water shortage and salinity are major challenges for sustaining global food security. Using nutrients in the nano-scale formulation including zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) is a novel fertilization strategy for crops. In this study, two field-based trials were conducted during 2018 and 2019 to ex...

Subject

deficit irrigation

growth and productivity

photosynthetic efficiency

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