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ArticleScientific reports2025

Investigating the role of bulk and nano nickel in amelioration of morphophysiology and photosynthetic activity of Triticum aestivum L.

Samina Bibi, Siraj Uddin, Muhammad Anas, Minhas Elahi, Javed Iqbal, Shoaib Khan, Mahboobeh Mahmoodi, Mohsin Kazi, Fars K Alanazi, Umar Masood Quraishi

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Samina BibiDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Siraj UddinDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Muhammad AnasDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Minhas ElahiDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan.
Javed IqbalDepartment of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, 24420, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. javed89qau@gmail.com.
Shoaib KhanDepartment of Chemistry, Abbottabad University of Science and Technology (AUST), Abbottabad, 22500, Pakistan.
Mahboobeh MahmoodiCenter for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics (C-MIT), University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Mohsin KaziDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Fars K AlanaziDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2457, Riyadh, 11451, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Umar Masood QuraishiDepartment of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan. umasood@qau.edu.pk.

Funding

The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSP2025R301), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation to the Researchers Supporting Project Number (RSP2025R301), King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

Nickel is a hormetic micronutrient for plants. This study investigates the comparative impact of seed priming with nickel in the form of bulk particles, and green-synthesized nanoparticles fabricated using leaf extract of Berberis baluchistanica, as reducing and capping agent, on germination, phenotypic characteristics, antioxidants, stomata, and photosynthetic activity of two wheat cultivars in a laboratory pot experiment. The synthesis of NiO-NPs was confirmed by using UV-spectrophotometer (peak at 203 nm) and their size observed was 22 nm. Furthermore, SEM, XRD, EDX, FTIR and evaluation of zeta potential were performed to study the physiochemical characteristics of NiO-NPs. Maximum root-to-shoot Ni translocation was observed under NiO-NPs, while bulk NiNO

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Metal NanoparticlesNickelPhotosynthesisTriticumAntioxidantsGerminationOxidative StressPlant ExtractsPlant LeavesPlant RootsSeedsAntioxidantsNickelnickel monoxidePlant ExtractsAmmoniaBerberis baluchistanicaNickel nanoparticlesNitratesStomataUreaseWheat

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