Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Help to Enhance Plant Growth and Alleviate Abiotic Stress: A Review

Abiotic stresses arising from atmosphere change belie plant growth and yield, leading to food reduction. The cultivation of a large number of crops in the contaminated environment is the main concern of environmentalists at present. To achieve food safety, a highly developed nanotech-nology is a useful tool for promoting food production and assuring sustainability. Nanotechnology helps in better production in agriculture by promoting the efficiency of inputs and reducing rele-vant losses. This review examines the research performed in the past to show how zinc oxide nano-particles (ZnO-NPs) influence the negative effects of abiotic stresses. The application of ZnO-NPs is one of the most effectual options for considerable enhancement of agricultural yield globally un-der stressful conditions. ZnO-NPs can transform the agricultural and food industry with the help of several innovative tools in reversing oxidative stress symptoms induced by abiotic stresses. In addi-tion, the effect of ZnO-NPs on physiological, biochemical, and antioxidative activities in various plants has also been examined properly. This review summarizes the current understanding and the future possibilities of plant-ZnO-NPs research.