Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents
Abstract The production of medicinal plants under stressful environments offers an alternative to meet the requirements of sustainable agriculture. The action of mycorrhizal fungus; Funneliformis mosseae and zinc in stimulating growth and stress tolerance in medicinal plants is an intriguing area of...
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| author | Zahra Ghaffari Yaichi Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam Farzad Rasouli Mohammad Ali Aazami Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani Samaneh Fathpour Jabbari Mohammad Asadi Ezatollah Esfandiari Silvia Jimenez-Becker |
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| description | Abstract The production of medicinal plants under stressful environments offers an alternative to meet the requirements of sustainable agriculture. The action of mycorrhizal fungus; Funneliformis mosseae and zinc in stimulating growth and stress tolerance in medicinal plants is an intriguing area of research. The current study evaluated the combined use of nano-zinc and mycorrhizal fungus on the physiochemical responses of Dracocephalum moldavica under salinity stress. The study employed a factorial based on a completely randomized design with three replications. The treatments were different levels of salinity (0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl), two levels of mycorrhiza application (0 and 5 g kg− 1 of soil), and two levels of foliar spraying of nano zinc oxide (0 and 1000 ppm). Salinity decreased the photosynthetic pigments content, SPAD value, and chlorophyll fluorescence data (Fm, Fv, Fv/Fm). Plant dry weight, Na + content, and essential oil content were significantly higher at 50 mM salinity + co-application of mycorrhiza and nano zinc oxide. Electrolyte leakage increased under salt stress, while mycorrhizal inoculation compensated for the trait. The main essential oil constituents were geranyl acetate, nerol, geranial, geraniol, viridiflorol, hexadecane, humulene, and germacrene D. Energy metabolism demonstrates the effectiveness of treatment combinations in promoting the biosynthesis and accumulation of essential oil components. The overall results with more comprehensive field-based studies would be advisable for the extension section to utilize marginal salty lands for the reliable production of a valuable medicinal plant. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e1c761fa24ce451db0c8c1dda979d5192025-01-05T12:18:32ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115112010.1038/s41598-024-84198-2Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituentsZahra Ghaffari Yaichi0Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam1Farzad Rasouli2Mohammad Ali Aazami3Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani4Samaneh Fathpour Jabbari5Mohammad Asadi6Ezatollah Esfandiari7Silvia Jimenez-Becker8Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani UniversityDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartment of Plant Production and Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of MaraghehDepartamento de Agronomía, Escuela Superior de Ingeniería, Universidad de AlmeriaAbstract The production of medicinal plants under stressful environments offers an alternative to meet the requirements of sustainable agriculture. The action of mycorrhizal fungus; Funneliformis mosseae and zinc in stimulating growth and stress tolerance in medicinal plants is an intriguing area of research. The current study evaluated the combined use of nano-zinc and mycorrhizal fungus on the physiochemical responses of Dracocephalum moldavica under salinity stress. The study employed a factorial based on a completely randomized design with three replications. The treatments were different levels of salinity (0, 50, and 100 mM NaCl), two levels of mycorrhiza application (0 and 5 g kg− 1 of soil), and two levels of foliar spraying of nano zinc oxide (0 and 1000 ppm). Salinity decreased the photosynthetic pigments content, SPAD value, and chlorophyll fluorescence data (Fm, Fv, Fv/Fm). Plant dry weight, Na + content, and essential oil content were significantly higher at 50 mM salinity + co-application of mycorrhiza and nano zinc oxide. Electrolyte leakage increased under salt stress, while mycorrhizal inoculation compensated for the trait. The main essential oil constituents were geranyl acetate, nerol, geranial, geraniol, viridiflorol, hexadecane, humulene, and germacrene D. Energy metabolism demonstrates the effectiveness of treatment combinations in promoting the biosynthesis and accumulation of essential oil components. The overall results with more comprehensive field-based studies would be advisable for the extension section to utilize marginal salty lands for the reliable production of a valuable medicinal plant.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84198-2Medicinal plantSalinitySecondary metabolitesReactive oxygen species |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Ghaffari Yaichi Mohammad Bagher Hassanpouraghdam Farzad Rasouli Mohammad Ali Aazami Lamia Vojodi Mehrabani Samaneh Fathpour Jabbari Mohammad Asadi Ezatollah Esfandiari Silvia Jimenez-Becker Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents Scientific Reports Medicinal plant Salinity Secondary metabolites Reactive oxygen species |
| title | Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| title_full | Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| title_fullStr | Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| title_full_unstemmed | Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| title_short | Zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in Dracocephalum moldavica L. by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| title_sort | zinc oxide nanoparticles foliar use and arbuscular mycorrhiza inoculation retrieved salinity tolerance in dracocephalum moldavica l by modulating growth responses and essential oil constituents |
| topic | Medicinal plant Salinity Secondary metabolites Reactive oxygen species |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84198-2 |
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