Foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles: An effective strategy to mitigate drought stress in cucumber seedling by modulating antioxidant defense system and osmolytes accumulation
Muhammad Imran Ghani, Sana Saleem, Shabir A. Rather, Muhammad Saad Rehmani, Saud Alamri, Vishnu D. Rajput, Hazem M. Kalaji, Noor Saleem, Tanveer Ali Sial, Mengyun Liu
Topics & Concepts
OsmolyteLipid peroxidationSeedlingChemistryAntioxidantProlineBetaineOxidative stressOsmoprotectantPhotosynthesisReactive oxygen speciesZincBiomass (ecology)Drought toleranceFood scienceHorticultureAgronomyBiochemistryBiologyAmino acidOrganic chemistryPlant Stress Responses and TolerancePlant Growth Enhancement TechniquesNanoparticles: synthesis and applications