Abstract
Agricultural growers worldwide face significant challenges in promoting plant growth. This research introduces a green strategy utilizing nanomaterials to enhance crop production. While high concentrations of nanomaterials are known to be hazardous to plants, this study demonstrates that low doses of biologically synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) can serve as an effective regulatory tool to boost plant growth. These nanoparticles were produced using Nigella sativa seed extract and characterized through UV-Vis spectroscopy, FT-IR, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The antifungal properties of ZnO NPs were evaluated against Cercospora canescens, the causative agent of Cercospora leaf spot in mung bean. Application of ZnO NPs significantly improved plant metrics, including shoot, root, pod, leaf, and root nodule counts, as well as plant length, fresh weight, and dry weight—all indicators of healthy growth. Moreover, low-dose ZnO NPs positively influenced enzymatic activity, physicochemical properties, and photosynthetic parameters. These findings suggest that biologically synthesized ZnO NPs offer a promising approach for enhancing crop yield and accelerating plant growth.
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles showed antifungal activity against Cercospora canescens.
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- mung bean
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Vigna radiatae0 - Interactor
- Cercospora canescens
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Cercospora canescense0pathogen - Outcome
- antifungal properties of ZnO NPse0
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e0“The antifungal properties of ZnO NPs were evaluated against Cercospora canescens, the causative agent of Cercospora leaf spot in mung bean.”
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ZnO nanoparticle application significantly improved shoot, root, pod in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- ZnO NPse0
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- shoot, root, pode0
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e0“Application of ZnO NPs significantly improved plant metrics, including shoot, root, pod, leaf, and root nodule counts, as well as plant length, fresh weight, and dry weight—all indicators of healthy growth.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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ZnO nanoparticle application significantly improved leaf, and root nodule counts in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- ZnO NPse0
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- leaf, and root nodule countse0
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- improvede0
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e0“Application of ZnO NPs significantly improved plant metrics, including shoot, root, pod, leaf, and root nodule counts, as well as plant length, fresh weight, and dry weight—all indicators of healthy growth.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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ZnO nanoparticle application significantly improved plant length, fresh weight, and dry weight in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- ZnO NPse0
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- plant length, fresh weight, and dry weighte0
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- improvede0
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e0“Application of ZnO NPs significantly improved plant metrics, including shoot, root, pod, leaf, and root nodule counts, as well as plant length, fresh weight, and dry weight—all indicators of healthy growth.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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Low-dose ZnO nanoparticles positively influenced enzymatic activity in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- low-dose ZnO NPse0
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- enzymatic activitye0
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- positively influencede0
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e0“Moreover, low-dose ZnO NPs positively influenced enzymatic activity, physicochemical properties, and photosynthetic parameters.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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Low-dose ZnO nanoparticles positively influenced physicochemical properties in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- low-dose ZnO NPse0
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- physicochemical propertiese0
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- positively influencede0
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e0“Moreover, low-dose ZnO NPs positively influenced enzymatic activity, physicochemical properties, and photosynthetic parameters.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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Low-dose ZnO nanoparticles positively influenced photosynthetic parameters in mung bean.
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- Mung BeanVigna radiatat0
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- low-dose ZnO NPse0
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- photosynthetic parameterse0
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- positively influencede0
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e0“Moreover, low-dose ZnO NPs positively influenced enzymatic activity, physicochemical properties, and photosynthetic parameters.”
t0“Mung Bean”
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