@article{
author = "Tamindžić, Gordana and Azizbekian, Sergei and Miljaković, Dragana and Ignjatov, Maja and Nikolić, Zorica and Budakov, Dragana and Vasiljević, Sanja and Grahovac, Mila",
year = "2024",
abstract = "One of the main climate change-related variables limiting agricultural productivity that
ultimately leads to food insecurity appears to be drought. With the use of a recently discovered
nanopriming technology, seeds can endure various abiotic challenges. To improve seed quality and
initial growth of 8-day-old field pea seedlings (cv. NS Junior) under optimal and artificial drought
(PEG-induced) laboratory conditions, this study aimed to assess the efficacy of priming with three
different nanomaterials: Nanoplant Ultra (Co, Mn, Cu, Fe, Zn, Mo, and Se), Nanoplant Ca-Si (Ca,
Si, B, and Fe), and Nanoplant Sulfur (S). The findings indicate that nanopriming seed treatments
have a positive impact on seed quality indicators, early plant growth, and drought resilience in field
pea plants established in both optimal and drought-stressed conditions. Nevertheless, all treatments
showed a positive effect, but their modes of action varied. Nanoplant Ultra proved to be the most
effective under optimal conditions, whereas Nanoplant Ca-Si and Nanoplant Sulfur were the most
efficient under drought stress. After a field evaluation, the examined comprehensive nanomaterials
may be utilized as priming agents for pea seed priming to boost seed germination, initial plant
growth, and crop productivity under various environmental conditions.",
publisher = "Basel : MDPI",
journal = "Plants",
title = "Assessment of Various Nanoprimings for Boosting Pea Germination and Early Growth in Both Optimal and Drought-Stressed Environments",
number = "11",
pages = "1547",
volume = "13",
doi = "10.3390/plants13111547"
}