Claim · model-written summary
In watermelon genotype W1, ZnO NPs increased shoot length from 21.4 to 30.0 cm under heat.
- Taxon
- watermelon
Citrullus lanatuse0 - Material
- W1e0
- Treatment
- foliar zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs; 100 mg L⁻¹)e1
- Outcome
- shoot lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- from 21.4 to 30.0 cme0
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Verbatim
e0“in watermelon W1, shoot length increased from 21.4 to 30.0 cm and fresh weight ~ 3.3-fold”
e1“foliar zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs; 100 mg L⁻¹)”
Title
Heat stress mitigation by zinc oxide nanoparticles in pepper and watermelon
Seher Toprak; Ömer Faruk Coşkun BMC Agriculture 2026. doi:10.1186/s44399-025-00024-8
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect Heat stress significantly reduced SPAD, growth and biomass in pepper and watermelon.
- Intervention effect In pepper genotype P2 under heat, ZnO NPs raised SPAD by about 35% relative to heat controls.
- Intervention effect In pepper genotype P2 under heat, ZnO NPs raised dry weight by about 33% relative to heat controls.
- Intervention effect In watermelon genotype W1, ZnO NPs raised fresh weight about 3.3-fold under heat.
- Intervention effect Genotype W2 showed limited or negative responses to ZnO NPs, indicating Zn sensitivity at the tested dose.
- Intervention effect ZnO NPs partly alleviated heat injury in a genotype-dependent manner in pepper and watermelon.
- Observation PCA separated heat-stressed from control groups.
- Observation PCA shifted several ZnO-treated profiles toward the control profiles.
- Observation PLS-VIP prioritized SPAD and biomass traits.