Effect of nanoscale zinc oxide particles on the germination, growth and yield of peanut
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...…and seedling vigor, and in turn showed early establishment in soil manifested by early flowering and higher leaf chlorophyll content, but the higher concentration of ZnO NP at 2,000 ppm was observed to have negative and toxic effect on the growth and yield of peanut (Prasad et al., 2012)....
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...Prasad et al., 2012 ZnO (∼85) 200, 400, 800 mg/L Hydroponic (treatment on plants) Allium cepa, - Showed an increase in cytotoxicity in root cells....
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...Zinc oxide nanoscale treatment (25 nm mean particle size) at 1000 ppm concentration was used which promoted seed germination, seedling vigor, and plant growth and these zinc oxide nanoparticles also proved to be effective in increasing stem and root growth in peanuts [39]....
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...Low penetration rates in thick leaves, rapid drying of spray solution, limited translocation within the plant, and leaf damage are the problems of concern (Marschner, 1995) and most foliar applied micronutrients are not efficiently transported towards the roots....
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...Nanoparticles of size below 100 nm fall in the transition zone between individual molecules and the corresponding bulk materials, which generate both positive and negative biological effects in living cell (Nel et al., 2006)....
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