The Impact of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Cytotoxicity, Genotoxicity, and miRNA Expression in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) Seedlings

Table 2

Shoot length, root length, number of seminal roots, and shoot weight in H. vulgare L. seedlings grown 14 days with 0, 1, 2, and 4 mg/L of ZnO NPs.

	Shoot length (cm)	Root length (cm)	Number of roots	Shoot weight (mg)
Control	16.19 ± 1.73	3.95 ± 1.37	10.75 ± 1.04	15.96 ± 2.51
1 mg/L	21 ± 2.39	6.21 ± 0.99	9.25 ± 1.17	17.11 ± 1.47
2 mg/L	20.63 ± 2.00	7.44 ± 1.32	8.88 ± 0.83	17.11 ± 3.77
4 mg/L	20.63 ± 1.69	7.06 ± 1.55	8.25 ± 1.16	15.86 ± 2.20

Values are the mean of three replicates with SD. Significant difference from control (); significant difference from control ().