2021peer-reviewed136 citations
Mitigation of the effect of drought on growth and yield of pomegranates by foliar spraying of different sizes of selenium nanoparticles
Seyed Morteza Zahedi, Marjan Sadat Hosseini, Naghmeh Daneshvar Hakimi Meybodi, Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
Abstract
Results confirm the positive effects of nanoparticle spraying, especially the role of 10 nm Se-NPs in the management of negative effects of drought not only for pomegranates but potentially also for other crops. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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OsmolyteChemistrySeleniumAntioxidantLipid peroxidationYield (engineering)Abscisic acidNutrient