By James DinneenA common sunscreen ingredient, zinc nanoparticles, may help protect rice from heat-related stress, an ...

A small team of horticulturists in China and the U.S. has found that spraying rice plants with a zinc oxide nanoparticle solution helps them better handle the stress of a heat wave. In their study, ...

They grew flowering rice plants in a greenhouse under normal conditions ... Based on detailed measurements of nutrients in the leaves, the researchers concluded that zinc boosted yields by ...

The research team is now exploring how they can influence the presence of other beneficial microbes to unlock various plant health benefits. More information: Pin Su et al, Microbiome homeostasis on ...