Effect
Nanozim De’Lite treated mint, at 100%, 70% and 50% container substrate capacity, showed on average significantly increased leaf number (+26.6%), increased leaf area (+26.5%), increased plant height (+16.5%), increased root dry weight (+25.9%), increased plant fresh weight (+18.6%), increased plant dry weight (+22.1%), increased irrigation water use efficiency (+18.8%), increased stomatal conductance, increased essential oil ratio, increased midday leaf water potential, decreased 1-Menthone (-23.8%), decreased isopulegone (%) (-8.1%), decreased pulegone (%) (-11.1%), increased α-Pinene (+153.3%), increased α- Terpineol (+43.7%), increased 1,8-Cineol (+11.8%), decreased lipid peroxidation, decreased H20, increased CAT activity and increased SOD activity compared to untreated control plants. Biostimulant treated plants showed increased photosynthetic rate, increased transpiration rate and increased proline content at 50% and 70% CSC and increased leaf relative water content at 50% CSC, compared to untreated control plants.
