Effects of foliar spraying of balk and nanoparticles of selenium on morphological characteristics of Thymus daenensis Celak

Subject Areas : Plant physiology

zahra Abravesh ¹ , Alireza Iranbakhsh ² , Hosein Mirzaee Nodoushan ³ , Mostafa Ebadi ⁴ , Zahra Oraghi Ardebilli ⁵

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2 - Professor, Department of Biology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Tehran, Iran
4 - Department of Biology, College of Basic Science, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
5 - دانشیار، گروه زیست شناسی گیاهی. دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد گرمسار، ایران

Received: 2024-11-10 Accepted : 2025-01-14 Published : 2025-01-07

Keywords: Thymus daenensis, Nanopaarticles, Selenium, Morphology, RWC.,

Abstract :

Selenium is a non-metall and rare element with strong antioxidant properties that on a small scale, causes plant growth and resistance to abiotic stresses. In order to investigate the effects of selenium treatments on Thymus daenensis plant growth, sodium selenite (bulk) and nano selenium (each with 2,4,8ppm) along with a control were sprayed on potted plants in greenhouse conditions for six times with 14 days interval. The experiment was performed based on a replicated statistical design. The experimental results showed that based on stem length, number of stems, buds and lateral branches activation, leaf length, root length, petiole length, internode distance, shoots and roots fresh and dry weight, turgid weight and relative water content, effects of the treatments were significantly different at 1% level. Whereas, the treatments were significantly different on leaf width and yellow leaves at 5% level. Correlation coefficients of a great number of the trait combinations were also significant. Whereas, non-significance of several combinations of the traits were also noticeable. Selenium nanoparticle had a greater effect on the traits compared to the corresponding bulk treatments. Except for the yellow leaf and leaf relative water content, on which, higher concentrations of the treatments had higher effects. In general, the results showed that selenium treatment in small amounts caused growth stimulation but in high concentrations caused growth inhibition.

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