Nano-enhanced storage of American cotton using metal-oxide nanoparticles for improving seed quality traits.

ABSTRACT: Cotton seeds have poorer germination than other crops because of their high sensitivity towards insect pests and other biotic and abiotic stresses during the germination process. In the present study, inorganic bulk and nano nutrients of zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium oxide (TiO₂) nanoparticles were synthesized using the chemical reduction method and invigourated with cotton seeds. The characterization of nanoparticles was done by FESEM, HRTEM, UV/Vis analysis and FTIR. The delinted and fuzzy seeds of two American cotton varieties (H 1300 and H 1098-i) were nano-primed for 10 h with zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) @ 400 ppm and titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂NPs) @ 100 ppm. After nanoparticle invigouration, the seeds were analyzed for various parameters at diffe

SUBMITTER: Singh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11489578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature