Impact of synthesized metal oxide nanomaterials on seedlings production of three Solanaceae crops
Nabil A. Younes, H. Shokry Hassan, Marwa Elkady, Abdelrahman M. Hamed, Mona F. A. Dawood
Abstract
and ZnO nanoparticles on germination characters and seedlings growth. The maximum transplants lengths, fresh and dry weight were recorded at the level 100 mg/L whatever the crop plant used. Hastening germination operation of nanomaterials-gel coated seedlings compared to control plants may be ascribed to the reduction of mean germination time and coefficient variation of the germination process besides increasing the mean germination rate and the synchrony of germination traits. Overall, better performance of growing transplants has been accredited for nanoparticles-gel coated seedlings more than the control treatments which could be efficient for the safer production of transplants in an innovative way.