Using Cellulose-Based Hydrogel to Alleviate the Effect of Drought Stress of Sunflower Plant

Salama, Ahmed; Ismail, Mohamed A.; Amin, Mohamed A.; Owda, Medhat E.; Abouzeid, Ragab E.; Abd El-Wahab, H.

doi:10.21608/ejchem.2023.135796.5982

	Using Cellulose-Based Hydrogel to Alleviate the Effect of Drought Stress of Sunflower Plant
Egyptian Journal of Chemistry
Volume 66, Issue 10, October 2023, Page 355-362 PDF (1.47 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejchem.2023.135796.5982
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Authors
Ahmed Salama¹; Mohamed A. Ismail²; Mohamed A. Amin²; Medhat E. Owda³; Ragab E. Abouzeid ¹; H. Abd El-Wahab³
¹Cellulose and Paper Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Behouth St., Dokki, P.O. 12622, Giza, Egypt.
²Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt.
³Chemistry department, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City 11884, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract
In the current study, bioadsorbent based cellulose, CMC-g-P(DMEMA) hydrogel, was prepared, characterized and investigated for alleviating the bad effects of drought stress on the growth and biochemical traits of sunflower plants. The impact of water stress on plant pigments, total phenol, proline content, enzymatic responses and some growth characteristics of sunflower plants was investigated. The results showed that CMC-g-P(DMEMA) hydrogel decreased the drought stress on growth characters, chlorophyll content and total phenol contents. The lengths and fresh weight of shoot, pigments and phenol contents was highly improved. These results displayed that CMC-g-P(DMEMA) hydrogel had good water retention and is expected to have potential applications in sustainable modern agriculture.
Keywords
Cellulose; Hydrogels; Drought stress; Sunflower plants


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