Enhancing rapeseed germination by nano zinc oxide and zinc sulfate particles under interrupted irrigation.

Seyed Davood Alavifard, Mansour Taghvaei, Ruhollah Naderi, Mohsen Edalat, Bahram Heidari, Beata Dedicova

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Seyed Davood AlavifardDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Mansour Taghvaei *Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. taghvaei@shirazu.ac.ir.

Ruhollah Naderi *Department of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Mohsen EdalatDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Bahram HeidariDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.

Beata DedicovaDepartment of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp, Sweden. beata.dedicova@slu.se.

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The manuscript investigates the effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles and zinc sulfate (applied singly or in combination) on seed germination traits of four spring rapeseed cultivars, including three open-pollinated varieties (Delgan, Zafar, and RGS003) and the hybrid variety Hayola 50, under varying drought stress conditions imposed on the mother plants. The study employs a split-plot design over two years, assessing several germination and vigor indices. The results showed that application of zinc fertilizer in the form of a combination of foliar application of zinc sulfate and zinc oxide nanoparticles (at a concentration of 5 ppm) to the mother plant at three growth stages, namely germination, flowering, and pod formation, generally improves germination performance, especially under drought stress.

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Brassica napusBrassica rapaGerminationNanoparticlesZinc OxideZinc SulfateAgricultural IrrigationDroughtsFertilizersSeedsFertilizersZinc OxideZinc SulfateBrassica napusGerminationHybridNanoparticlesTreatment

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PMID41449218

DOI10.1038/s41598-025-31616-8

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