MECHANISMS OF ENHANCING PLANT STRESS TOLERANCE UNDER DROUGHT AND SALINITY CONDITIONS USING COBALT(II) COMPLEXES AND HYDROGEL CAPSULES
Experimental results revealed that plants treated with cobalt(II) complex-loaded hydrogels exhibited significantly higher germination rates, increased root and shoot growth, larger leaf area, and enhanced photosynthetic intensity compared to untreated controls, suggesting that cobalt(II) hydrogel formulations mitigate...