Animele, Isaac Ehiwarior <br/><br/>
EFFECTS OF NANOPARTICLES SEED PRIMING ON GERMINATION CHARACTERISTICS OF LEEK UNDER SALT STRESS / 
ISAAC EIWARIOR ANIMELE; SUPERVISOR: PROF. DR. MUSTAFA ERAYMAN 
 - 56 sheets:  charts;  31 cm.  Includes CD 
<br/><br/>Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Plant Sciences and Technologies Department 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliography (sheets 38-41) 
<br/><br/> ABSTRACT <br/>This study was to understand the effects of nanoparticles seed priming on germination <br/>characteristics of leek under salt stress. Seeds of two leek cultivars (cv. Yaprak and cv. <br/>Porro) were primed at different concentrations (0, 10, 20, 40, 80 mg L-1<br/>) of zinc oxide <br/>and hexagonal boron nitride nanoparticles in the dark at 20±2° C and the primed seeds <br/>were exposed to salinity stress (200mM of NaCl) along with control treatment with <br/>distilled water. The results revealed that germination potentials of the two cultivars <br/>were different depending on the treatments with NPs, their concentrations and salt <br/>stress. Yaprak was observed to have better germination characteristics than cv. Porro <br/>under the same treatments. Both cultivars performed better under high concentrations <br/>of the nanoparticles when compared to the control. The germination potentials of both <br/>cultivars under salinity stress were greatly reduced. <br/>Keywords: Concentrations, Germination, Leek, Nanoparticles, Salinity. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Germination--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Nanoparticles --Dissertations, Academic<br/>Leek--Dissertations, Academic<br/>Salinity--Dissertations, Academic