dc.contributor.author | Rakgotho, Tessia | |
dc.contributor.author | Ndou, Nzumbululo | |
dc.contributor.author | Mulaudzi, Takalani | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-28T09:48:11Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-28T09:48:11Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Rakgotho, T. et al. (2022). Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles mitigate salt stress in sorghum bicolor. Agriculture, 12(5), 597. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050597 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2077-0472 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050597 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10566/7645 | |
dc.description.abstract | Salinity is an abiotic stress that is responsible for more than 50% of crop losses worldwide.
Current strategies to overcome salinity in agriculture are limited to the use of genetically modified
crops and chemicals including fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides; however these are costly and
can be hazardous to human health and the environment. Green synthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is
an eco-friendly and cost-effective method, and they might serve as novel biostimulants. This study
investigated for the first time the efficiency of ZnO NPs, synthesized from Agathosma betulina to
mitigate salt stress in Sorghum bicolor. Hexagonal wurtzite ZnO NPs of about 27.5 nm, were obtained.
Sorghum seeds were primed with ZnO NPs (5 and 10 mg/L), prior to planting on potting soil and
treatment with high salt (400 mM NaCl). | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_US |
dc.subject | Abiotic stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Green synthesis | en_US |
dc.subject | Oxidative stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Sorghum | en_US |
dc.subject | Biotechnology | en_US |
dc.title | Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles mitigate salt stress in sorghum bicolor | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |