Drought stress mitigation and improved yield in Glycine max through foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles.

ABSTRACT: The impact of climate change on agricultural production is apparent due to declining irrigation water availability vis-à-vis rising drought stress, particularly affecting summer crops. Growing evidence suggests that zinc (Zn) supplementation may serve as a potential drought stress management strategy in agriculture. Field studies were conducted using soybean (Glycine max var. Saba) as a model crop to test whether foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) or conventional Zn fertilizer (ZnSO₄) would mitigate drought-related water stress and improve soybean yield. Each fertilizer was foliar applied twice at a two-week interval during the flowering stage. Experiments were concurrently conducted under non-drought conditions (70% field capacity) for comparison. Results

SUBMITTER: Shirvani-Naghani S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11560926 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature