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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2019

The accumulation of cadmium in wheat (Triticum aestivum) as influenced by zinc oxide nanoparticles and soil moisture conditions.

Zahra Saeed Khan, Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Hafeez, Shafaqat Ali, Muhammad Rizwan Javed, Muhammad Adrees

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Article in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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Zahra Saeed KhanDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad RizwanDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad HafeezDepartment of Physics, University of Management & Technology, Johar Town, Lahore, Pakistan.
Shafaqat AliDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad Rizwan JavedDepartment of Bioinformatics & Biotechnology, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
Muhammad AdreesDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Allama Iqbal Road, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan. madrees647@hotmail.com.

Funding

Higher Education Commision, Pakistan 5634/Punjab/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Both cadmium (Cd) contamination in agricultural soils and drought stress pose a serious problem for crop quality and human health. Owing to the specific physical and chemical characteristics, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) can be used in agriculture as a nanofertilizer but their impact on Cd accumulation in wheat (Triticum aestivum) grains under normal and limited water conditions remains insufficient. In this study, the efficiency of ZnO NPs on Cd intake by wheat was investigated under normal and water-limited conditions grown in Cd-contaminated soil for 125 days after seed sowing. The lower biomass and higher oxidative stress were observed in the tissues of the control and drought stress further decreased the plant biomass and caused oxidative stress. Zinc oxide NP treatments increased the tissue dry weight and minimized the oxidative stress either Cd stress alone or combined with drought. Drought stress enhanced the Cd contents in wheat tissues and grains, while ZnO NPs significantly reduced the Cd accumulation in tissues and grains by reducing the soil bioavailable Cd and its accumulation by roots. These findings depicted that NP application to contaminated soils can promote wheat productivity and effectively alleviate soil Cd contamination either alone or under water-limited conditions. The baseline data demonstrated in this study provide insights that pave the way towards safer wheat production under combined drought and metal stress. However, the application of NPs at field levels with numerous crops and climatic conditions needs to be investigated before final recommendation.

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CadmiumDroughtsFertilizersMetal NanoparticlesRespiratory BurstSoilSoil PollutantsTriticumZinc OxideCadmiumFertilizersSoilSoil PollutantsZinc OxideCadmiumDroughtNanoparticlesWheatZinc

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