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Agarwal, H., Kumar, S. V. and Rajeshkumar, S. (2017). A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles–An eco-friendly approach. Resource-Efficient Technol. 3: 406-13.
Al-Trad, B., Aljabali, A., Al Zoubi, M., Shehab, M. and Omari, S. (2019). Effect of gold nanoparticles treatment on the testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats. Int. J. Nanomed. 14: 3145-54. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S202645.
Arif, Y., Singh, P., Siddiqui, H., Bajguz, A. and Hayat, S. (2020). Salinity induced physiological and biochemical changes in plants: An omic approach towards salt stress tolerance. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 156: 64-77.
Breiman, A. and Graur, D. (1995). Wheat evolution. Israel J. Plant Sci. 43: 85-98.
Carte, B. (2002). The importance of wheat quality. Agricultural horizons. Washington State University. The US Department of Agriculture, and Eastern Washington Counties. Cooperative. pp: 2-12.
Dvorak, J., Deal, K. R., Luo, M. C., You, F. M., von Borstel, K. and Dehghani, H. (2012). The origin of spelt and free-threshing hexaploid wheat. J. Hered. 103: 426-41.
Ghamsari, M. S., Alamdari, S., Han, W. and Hyung-Ho Park (2016). Impact of nanostructured thin ZnO film in ultraviolet protection. Int. J. Nanomed.12: doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S118637.
Giraldo, P., Benavente, E., Manzano-Agugliaro, F. and Gimenez, E. (2019). Worldwide research trends on wheat and barley: A bibliometric comparative analysis. Agronomy 9: doi:10.3390/agronomy9070352.
Hafeez, M. B., Raza, A., Zahra, N., Shaukat, K., Akram, M. Z., Iqbal, S. and Basra, S. M. A. (2021). Gene regulation in halophytes in conferring salt tolerance. In: Handbook of Bioremediation, Academic Press. pp: 341-70.
Hasan, S. (2015). A review on nanoparticles: Their synthesis and types. Res. J. Recent Sci. 4: 9-11.
Homaee, B. M. and Ehsanpour, A. (2015). Physiological and biochemical responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum) to silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate treatments under in vitro conditions. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 20: doi.1.1007/s40502-015-0188-x.
Jayachandran, A., Aswathy, T. R. and Nair, A. S. (2021). Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cayratia pedata leaf extract. Biochem. Biophysics Rep. 26: doi:10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100995.
Jaysawal, N. and Sureshkumar (2023). Effect of nano nitrogen, nano zinc and nano copper on certain growth and yield characters of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula L.) cv. COH 1. Crop Res. 58: 64-68.
Kanwal, A., Sharma, I., Singh, R. and Rana, M. K. (2024). Nanotechnology for sustainability of agriculture and environment: Green synthesis and application of nanoparticles – A review. Res. Crop. 25: 578-91.
Khalid, M. F., Iqbal Khan, R., Jawaid, M. Z., Shafqat, W., Hussain, S., Ahmed, T., Rizwan, M., Ercisli, S., Pop, O. L. and Alina Marc, R. (2022). Nanoparticles: The plant saviour under abiotic stresses. Nanomaterials 12: doi:10.3390/nano12213915.
Khan, M. N., Mobin, M., Abbas, Z. K., AlMutairi, K. A. and Siddiqui, Z. H. (2017). Role of nanomaterials in plants under challenging environments. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 110: 194-209.
Kuppusamy, P., Yusoff, M. M., Maniam, G. P. and Govindan, N. (2016). Biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant derivatives and their new avenues in pharmacological applications–An updated report. Saudi Pharma. J. 24: 473-84.
Maher, S., Nisar, S., Aslam, S. M., Saleem, F., Behlil, F., Imran, M., Assiri, M. A., Nouroz, A., Naheed, N., Khan, Z. A. and Aslam, P. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles derived from biomass (Sisymbrium irio L.) and assessment of potential anticancer activity. ACS Omega 8: 15920-31.
Melk, M. M., El-Hawary, S. S., Melek, F. R., Saleh, D. O., Ali, O. M., El Raey, M. A. and Selim, N. M. (2021). Nano zinc oxide green-synthesized from Plumbago auriculata Lam. alcoholic extract. Plants 10: doi:10.3390/plants10112447.
Mousa, S. A., Wissa, D. A., Hassan, H. H., Ebnalwaled, A. A. and Khairy, S. A. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using low-cost plant extracts. Sci. Rep. 14: doi:10.1038/s41598-024-66975-1.
Mousavi, S. R. and Rezaei, M. (2011). Nanotechnology in agriculture and food production. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci. 1: 414-19.
Munns, R., James, R. A. and Läuchli, A. (2006). Approaches to increasing the salt tolerance of wheat and other cereals. J. Exp. Bot. 57: 1025-43.
Noorjahan, C. M., Shahina, S. J., Deepika, T. and Rafiq, S. (2015). Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Neem (Azadirachta indicia). Int. J. Sci. Eng. Technol. Res. 4: 5751-53.
Paul, N., Khole, E., Jagtap, S., Tribhuvan, H., Kakde, G. and Kuwar, P. (2016). Green synthesis of zinc nanowires using Spilanthes acmella leaf extract. Pharma. Biosci. J. pp: 45-47.
Rai, M. and Ingle, A. (2012). Role of nanotechnology in agriculture with special reference to management of insect pests. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 94: 287-93.
Rani, P., Trivedi, L., Gaurav, S. S., Singh, A. and Shukla, G. (2022). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Cassytha filiformis L. extract and its characterization. Mater. Today: Proc. 49: 3510-16.
Rehana, D., Mahendiran, D., Kumar, R. S. and Rahiman, A. K. (2017). In vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using different plant extracts. Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng. 40: 943-57.
Sabagh, A., Islam, M. S., Skalicky, M., Ali Raza, M., Singh, K., Anwar Hossain, M., Hossain, A., Mahboob, W., Iqbal, M. A., Ratnasekera, D. and Singhal, R. K., et al. (2021). Salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the changing climate: Adaptation and management strategies. Front. Agron. 3: doi:10.3389/fagro.2021.661932.
Santhoshkumar, J., Kumar, S. V. and Rajeshkumar, S. (2017). Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant leaf extract against urinary tract infection pathogen. Resource-Efficient Technol. 3: 459-65.
Shukla, G., Gaurav, S. S. and Singh, A. (2020). Synthesis of mycogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles and preliminary determination of its efficacy as a larvicide against white grubs (Holotrichia sp.). Int. Nano Lett. 10: 131-39.
Shukla, G., Sharma, S., Gaurav, A. and Sharma, S. (2022). Physiological role and biofortification of zinc in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Physiol. Rep. 27: 665-79.
Singh, A., Bansal, N., Shukla, G., Chaudhary, N., Singh, S. and Gaurav, S. S. (2022). Evaluation of efficacy of phyto-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles in contributing drought resilience in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Nanotechnology 33: doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ ac8c48.
Singh, A., Tiwari, S., Pandey, J., Lata, C. and Singh, I. K. (2021). Role of nanoparticles in crop improvement and abiotic stress management. J. Biotechnol. 337: 57-70.
Singh, V. P. and Maiti, R. K. (2023). A review on the use of biotechnology in sorghum crop improvement. Farm. Manage. 8: 100-113.
Sturikova, H., Krystofova, O., Huska, D. and Adam, V. (2018). Zinc, ZnNPs, and plants. J. Hazard. Mater. 349: 101-10.
Sundrarajan, M. and Gowri, S. (2011). Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by Nyctanthes arbor-tristis leaves extract. Chalcogenide Lett. 8: 447-51.
Sundrarajan, M., Ambika, S. and Bharathi, K. (2015). Plant-extract mediated synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Pongamia pinnata and their activity against pathogenic bacteria. Adv. Powder Technol. 26: 1294-99.
Turan, M. A., Elkarim, A. H. A., Taban, N. and Taban, S. (2009). Effect of salt stress on growth, stomatal resistance, proline and chlorophyll concentrations on maize plant. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 4: 893-97.
Wang, Z., Li, H., Li, X., Xin, C., Si, J., Li, S., Li, Y., Zheng, X., Li, H., Wei, X. and Zhang, Z. (2020). Nano-ZnO priming induces salt tolerance by promoting photosynthetic carbon assimilation in wheat. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 66: 1259-73.
Wiese, M. V. (1977). Compendium of wheat diseases. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. pp: 106.
Yadav, H., Singh, S. K., Singh, G. P. and Singh, K. K. (2014). An economic analysis of wheat cultivation in Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Plant Arch. 14: 393-99.
Yedurkar, S., Maurya, C. and Mahanwar, P. (2016). Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using ixora coccinea leaf extract - A green approach. Open J. Synth. Theory Appl. 5(1): 1-14.
Zaman, M., Shahid, S. A., Heng, L., Shahid, S. A., Zaman, M. and Heng, L. (2018). Soil salinity: Historical perspectives and a world overview of the problem. Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques. pp: 43-53.
Agarwal, H., Kumar, S. V. and Rajeshkumar, S. (2017). A review on green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles–An eco-friendly approach. Resource-Efficient Technol. 3: 406-13.
Al-Trad, B., Aljabali, A., Al Zoubi, M., Shehab, M. and Omari, S. (2019). Effect of gold nanoparticles treatment on the testosterone-induced benign prostatic hyperplasia in rats. Int. J. Nanomed. 14: 3145-54. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S202645.
Arif, Y., Singh, P., Siddiqui, H., Bajguz, A. and Hayat, S. (2020). Salinity induced physiological and biochemical changes in plants: An omic approach towards salt stress tolerance. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 156: 64-77.
Breiman, A. and Graur, D. (1995). Wheat evolution. Israel J. Plant Sci. 43: 85-98.
Carte, B. (2002). The importance of wheat quality. Agricultural horizons. Washington State University. The US Department of Agriculture, and Eastern Washington Counties. Cooperative. pp: 2-12.
Dvorak, J., Deal, K. R., Luo, M. C., You, F. M., von Borstel, K. and Dehghani, H. (2012). The origin of spelt and free-threshing hexaploid wheat. J. Hered. 103: 426-41.
Ghamsari, M. S., Alamdari, S., Han, W. and Hyung-Ho Park (2016). Impact of nanostructured thin ZnO film in ultraviolet protection. Int. J. Nanomed.12: doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S118637.
Giraldo, P., Benavente, E., Manzano-Agugliaro, F. and Gimenez, E. (2019). Worldwide research trends on wheat and barley: A bibliometric comparative analysis. Agronomy 9: doi:10.3390/agronomy9070352.
Hafeez, M. B., Raza, A., Zahra, N., Shaukat, K., Akram, M. Z., Iqbal, S. and Basra, S. M. A. (2021). Gene regulation in halophytes in conferring salt tolerance. In: Handbook of Bioremediation, Academic Press. pp: 341-70.
Hasan, S. (2015). A review on nanoparticles: Their synthesis and types. Res. J. Recent Sci. 4: 9-11.
Homaee, B. M. and Ehsanpour, A. (2015). Physiological and biochemical responses of potato (Solanum tuberosum) to silver nanoparticles and silver nitrate treatments under in vitro conditions. Indian J. Plant Physiol. 20: doi.1.1007/s40502-015-0188-x.
Jayachandran, A., Aswathy, T. R. and Nair, A. S. (2021). Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Cayratia pedata leaf extract. Biochem. Biophysics Rep. 26: doi:10.1016/j.bbrep.2021.100995.
Jaysawal, N. and Sureshkumar (2023). Effect of nano nitrogen, nano zinc and nano copper on certain growth and yield characters of ridge gourd (Luffa acutangula L.) cv. COH 1. Crop Res. 58: 64-68.
Kanwal, A., Sharma, I., Singh, R. and Rana, M. K. (2024). Nanotechnology for sustainability of agriculture and environment: Green synthesis and application of nanoparticles – A review. Res. Crop. 25: 578-91.
Khalid, M. F., Iqbal Khan, R., Jawaid, M. Z., Shafqat, W., Hussain, S., Ahmed, T., Rizwan, M., Ercisli, S., Pop, O. L. and Alina Marc, R. (2022). Nanoparticles: The plant saviour under abiotic stresses. Nanomaterials 12: doi:10.3390/nano12213915.
Khan, M. N., Mobin, M., Abbas, Z. K., AlMutairi, K. A. and Siddiqui, Z. H. (2017). Role of nanomaterials in plants under challenging environments. Plant Physiol. Biochem. 110: 194-209.
Kuppusamy, P., Yusoff, M. M., Maniam, G. P. and Govindan, N. (2016). Biosynthesis of metallic nanoparticles using plant derivatives and their new avenues in pharmacological applications–An updated report. Saudi Pharma. J. 24: 473-84.
Maher, S., Nisar, S., Aslam, S. M., Saleem, F., Behlil, F., Imran, M., Assiri, M. A., Nouroz, A., Naheed, N., Khan, Z. A. and Aslam, P. (2023). Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanoparticles derived from biomass (Sisymbrium irio L.) and assessment of potential anticancer activity. ACS Omega 8: 15920-31.
Melk, M. M., El-Hawary, S. S., Melek, F. R., Saleh, D. O., Ali, O. M., El Raey, M. A. and Selim, N. M. (2021). Nano zinc oxide green-synthesized from Plumbago auriculata Lam. alcoholic extract. Plants 10: doi:10.3390/plants10112447.
Mousa, S. A., Wissa, D. A., Hassan, H. H., Ebnalwaled, A. A. and Khairy, S. A. (2024). Enhanced photocatalytic activity of green synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles using low-cost plant extracts. Sci. Rep. 14: doi:10.1038/s41598-024-66975-1.
Mousavi, S. R. and Rezaei, M. (2011). Nanotechnology in agriculture and food production. J. Appl. Environ. Biol. Sci. 1: 414-19.
Munns, R., James, R. A. and Läuchli, A. (2006). Approaches to increasing the salt tolerance of wheat and other cereals. J. Exp. Bot. 57: 1025-43.
Noorjahan, C. M., Shahina, S. J., Deepika, T. and Rafiq, S. (2015). Green synthesis and characterization of zinc oxide nanoparticles from Neem (Azadirachta indicia). Int. J. Sci. Eng. Technol. Res. 4: 5751-53.
Paul, N., Khole, E., Jagtap, S., Tribhuvan, H., Kakde, G. and Kuwar, P. (2016). Green synthesis of zinc nanowires using Spilanthes acmella leaf extract. Pharma. Biosci. J. pp: 45-47.
Rai, M. and Ingle, A. (2012). Role of nanotechnology in agriculture with special reference to management of insect pests. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 94: 287-93.
Rani, P., Trivedi, L., Gaurav, S. S., Singh, A. and Shukla, G. (2022). Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Cassytha filiformis L. extract and its characterization. Mater. Today: Proc. 49: 3510-16.
Rehana, D., Mahendiran, D., Kumar, R. S. and Rahiman, A. K. (2017). In vitro antioxidant and antidiabetic activities of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using different plant extracts. Bioprocess Biosyst. Eng. 40: 943-57.
Sabagh, A., Islam, M. S., Skalicky, M., Ali Raza, M., Singh, K., Anwar Hossain, M., Hossain, A., Mahboob, W., Iqbal, M. A., Ratnasekera, D. and Singhal, R. K., et al. (2021). Salinity stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) in the changing climate: Adaptation and management strategies. Front. Agron. 3: doi:10.3389/fagro.2021.661932.
Santhoshkumar, J., Kumar, S. V. and Rajeshkumar, S. (2017). Synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using plant leaf extract against urinary tract infection pathogen. Resource-Efficient Technol. 3: 459-65.
Shukla, G., Gaurav, S. S. and Singh, A. (2020). Synthesis of mycogenic zinc oxide nanoparticles and preliminary determination of its efficacy as a larvicide against white grubs (Holotrichia sp.). Int. Nano Lett. 10: 131-39.
Shukla, G., Sharma, S., Gaurav, A. and Sharma, S. (2022). Physiological role and biofortification of zinc in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Plant Physiol. Rep. 27: 665-79.
Singh, A., Bansal, N., Shukla, G., Chaudhary, N., Singh, S. and Gaurav, S. S. (2022). Evaluation of efficacy of phyto-synthesized iron oxide nanoparticles in contributing drought resilience in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Nanotechnology 33: doi:10.1088/1361-6528/ ac8c48.
Singh, A., Tiwari, S., Pandey, J., Lata, C. and Singh, I. K. (2021). Role of nanoparticles in crop improvement and abiotic stress management. J. Biotechnol. 337: 57-70.
Singh, V. P. and Maiti, R. K. (2023). A review on the use of biotechnology in sorghum crop improvement. Farm. Manage. 8: 100-113.
Sturikova, H., Krystofova, O., Huska, D. and Adam, V. (2018). Zinc, ZnNPs, and plants. J. Hazard. Mater. 349: 101-10.
Sundrarajan, M. and Gowri, S. (2011). Green synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles by Nyctanthes arbor-tristis leaves extract. Chalcogenide Lett. 8: 447-51.
Sundrarajan, M., Ambika, S. and Bharathi, K. (2015). Plant-extract mediated synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Pongamia pinnata and their activity against pathogenic bacteria. Adv. Powder Technol. 26: 1294-99.
Turan, M. A., Elkarim, A. H. A., Taban, N. and Taban, S. (2009). Effect of salt stress on growth, stomatal resistance, proline and chlorophyll concentrations on maize plant. Afr. J. Agric. Res. 4: 893-97.
Wang, Z., Li, H., Li, X., Xin, C., Si, J., Li, S., Li, Y., Zheng, X., Li, H., Wei, X. and Zhang, Z. (2020). Nano-ZnO priming induces salt tolerance by promoting photosynthetic carbon assimilation in wheat. Arch. Agron. Soil Sci. 66: 1259-73.
Wiese, M. V. (1977). Compendium of wheat diseases. The American Phytopathological Society, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. pp: 106.
Yadav, H., Singh, S. K., Singh, G. P. and Singh, K. K. (2014). An economic analysis of wheat cultivation in Etawah districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. Plant Arch. 14: 393-99.
Yedurkar, S., Maurya, C. and Mahanwar, P. (2016). Biosynthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using ixora coccinea leaf extract - A green approach. Open J. Synth. Theory Appl. 5(1): 1-14.
Zaman, M., Shahid, S. A., Heng, L., Shahid, S. A., Zaman, M. and Heng, L. (2018). Soil salinity: Historical perspectives and a world overview of the problem. Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear and Related Techniques. pp: 43-53.
