Abstract
Abstract Nanoparticle applications have recently become a popular method due to increase the tolerance levels of plants to environmental stresses. In this study, changes induced by exogenous application of green synthesized and commercially purchased zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) (100, 500, 1000 mg/L) to drought-stressed Capsicum annuum plants were studied through comprehensive morphologic, anatomic, physiological and biochemical analyzes. While drought decreased relative water content (RWC) and leaf water potential (LWP), it increased proline, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content and antioxidant enzyme activities. Exogenous ZnO NPs increased RWC and LWP but they decreased TBARS and proline contents in drought-stressed plants. Furthermore, the data obtained in this study revealed that the response of the antioxidant enzyme varies depending on the concentration of the nanoparticles and the type of synthesis. However, green synthesized ZnO NPs applications (100 and 500 mg/L) were found to be much more effective in reducing the adverse effects of drought stress than those synthesized chemically. The results of this study indicated that although the response of Capsicum annuum plants to ZnO NPs applications varied according to the type and concentration under drought conditions, nanoparticle applications did not lead to a consistent stress response.
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Claim · model-written summary
Drought decreased relative water content and leaf water potential in Capsicum annuum
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuum
Capsicum annuumt0 - Treatment
- droughte1
- Outcome
- relative water content (RWC) and leaf water potential (LWP)e1
- Direction
- decreasede1
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Verbatim
e1“While drought decreased relative water content (RWC) and leaf water potential (LWP)”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
Drought increased proline, TBARS content and antioxidant enzyme activities in Capsicum annuum
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- droughte1
- Outcome
- proline, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content and antioxidant enzyme activitiese1
- Direction
- increasede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e1“While drought decreased relative water content (RWC) and leaf water potential (LWP), it increased proline, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content and antioxidant enzyme activities”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
Exogenous ZnO NPs increased relative water content and leaf water potential in drought-stressed plants
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- Exogenous ZnO NPse1
- Outcome
- RWC and LWPe1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- drought-stressed plantse1
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Verbatim
e1“Exogenous ZnO NPs increased RWC and LWP but they decreased TBARS and proline contents in drought-stressed plants”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
Exogenous ZnO NPs decreased TBARS and proline contents in drought-stressed plants
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- Exogenous ZnO NPse1
- Outcome
- TBARS and proline contentse1
- Direction
- decreasede1
- Comparator
- drought-stressed plantse1
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Verbatim
e1“Exogenous ZnO NPs increased RWC and LWP but they decreased TBARS and proline contents in drought-stressed plants”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
The antioxidant enzyme response of Capsicum annuum varies with nanoparticle concentration and synthesis type
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- concentration of the nanoparticles and the type of synthesise1
- Outcome
- response of the antioxidant enzymee1
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e1“the response of the antioxidant enzyme varies depending on the concentration of the nanoparticles and the type of synthesis”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
Green synthesized ZnO NPs at 100 and 500 mg/L reduced adverse effects of drought stress more than chemically synthesized ones
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- green synthesized ZnO NPs applicationse1
- Outcome
- adverse effects of drought stresse1
- Direction
- more effective in reducinge1
- Value
- 100 and 500 mg/Le1
- Comparator
- those synthesized chemicallye1
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Verbatim
e1“green synthesized ZnO NPs applications (100 and 500 mg/L) were found to be much more effective in reducing the adverse effects of drought stress than those synthesized chemically”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
Claim · model-written summary
Nanoparticle applications did not give a consistent stress response in drought-stressed Capsicum annuum
- Taxon
- Capsicum annuumCapsicum annuumt0
- Treatment
- nanoparticle applicationse1
- Outcome
- consistent stress responsee1
- Direction
- did not lead toe1
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Verbatim
e1“nanoparticle applications did not lead to a consistent stress response”
t0“Capsicum annuum”
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