Abbaszadeh, B., Sharif, A., Lbaschi, M.H., Naderi, M., Moghadami, F., 2007. The effect of drought stress on proline contents, soluble sugars, chlorophyll and relative water contents of Balm (Melissa officinalis L.). Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 23, 513-504. [In Persian with English summary].
Ahmed, S., Nawata, E., Hosokawa, M., Domae, Y., Sakuratani, T., 2002. Alterations in photosynthesis and some antioxidant enzymatic activities of mung bean subjected to water logging. Plant Science. 163, 117-123.
Aminian, R., Paknejad, M. Hoseini, S.M., 2017. Effect of nano titanium dioxide on yield and yield components of safflower under normal and low irrigation. Environmental Stresses in Crop Sciences. 10(3), 377-390. [In Persian with English summary].
Amirjani, M. R., Askari, M., Askari, P., 2014. Effect of Nano Zinc Oxide on some growth and physiology parameters of Catharantus roseus. Journal of Cell and Tissue. 5, 183-173. [In Persian with English summary].
Amudha, J., Balasubramani, G., 2010. Recent molecular advances to combat abiotic stress tolerance in crop plants. Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Review. 6, 31-58.
Asada, K., 2000. The water-water cycle as alternative photon and electron sinks. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences. 355, 1419-1431
Asgharipour, M. R., Amiri, A., Cyrusmeher, A. R., Yadollahi, P., Esmailzadeh Behabadi, S., 2016. Effect of drought stress and spraying of Salysilic acid and Chitosan on photosynthetic pigments and antioxidant enzymes in safflower. Journal of Crops Improvement (Journal of Agriculture). 18, 466-453. [In Persian with English summary].
Aslani, Z., Hassani, A., Rasooli Sadaghiyani, Sefidkon, F., Barin, M., 2011. Effect of two fungi species of arbuscular mycorrhizal (Glomus mosseae and Glomus intraradices) on growth, chlorophyll contents and P concentration in Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under drought stress conditions. Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 27, 471-486. [In Persian with English summary].
Babaie, k., Amini deheghi, M., Modares sanavi, A. M., Jabari, R., 2009. Water deficit effect on morphology, prolin content and thymol percentage of Thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 26, 239-251. [In Persian with English summary].
Baiazidi Aghdam, M. T., 2014. The effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles under conditions of drought stress on morphological and physiological characteristics of Linum usitatissimum. MSc thesis, University of Shahid Madani, Azarbaijan, Iran. [In Persian with English summary].
Baiazidi Aghdam, M.T., Mohammadi, H., Ghorbanpour, M., 2016 Effects of nanoparticulate anatase titanium dioxide on physiological and biochemical performance of Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae) under well watered and drought stress conditions. Brazilian Journal of Botany. 39, 139-146.
Bates, L.S., Waldern, R.P., Teave, I.D., 1973. Rapid determination of free proline for water stress studies. Plant and Soil. 39, 205-107.
Beauchamp, C., Fridovich, I., 1971. Superoxide dismutase: improved assays and an assay applicable to Acrylamide gels. Annual Journal of Biochemistry. 44, 276-287.
Beers, G.R., Sizer, I.V., 1952. A spectrophotometric method for measuring the break down of hydrogen peroxide by catalase. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 195, 133-140
Berahmand, A.A., Ghafarian Panahi, A.H., Sahabi, H., Feizi, P., Rezvani Moghaddam, N., Shahtahmassebi, Fotovat, A., Karimpour, H., Gallehgir, O., 2012. Effects of silver nanoparticles and magnetic field on growth of fodder maize (Zea mays.). Biological Trace Element Research. 149, 419 – 424
Bruni, R., Sacchetti, G., 2009. Factors affecting polyphenol biosyntesis in wild and field grown St.john, s wort (Hypericum perforatum L. Hypericaceae/Guttiferae). Journal of Molecules. 14, 682-725.
Carta, C., Moretti, M.D., Peana, A.T., 1996. Activity of oil Salvia officinalis against Botrytis cinerea. Journal of Essential Oil Research. 8, 399- 404.
Carvajal, M., Alcaraz, C.F., 1998. Why titanium is a beneficial element for plants. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 21, 655-664.
Carvajal, M., Martínez-Sánchez, F., Alcaraz, C.F., 1994. Effect of TiO2 on some physiological activity indicators of Capsicum annuum L. Plants. Horticultural Science. 69, 427-432.
Chao, S.H.L., Choi, H.S., 2005. Method for Providing Enhanced Photosynthesis. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, Jeonju, South Korea. 10 p.
Esfandiari, E.A., Shakiba, M.R., Mahboob, S.A., Alyari, H., Shahabivand, S., 2009. The effect of water stress on the antioxidant content, protective enzyme activities, proline content and lipid peroxidation in wheat seedling. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences. 11, 1916-1922.
Ghasemzadeh, A., Jaafar, H. Z., Rahmat, A., 2010. Antioxidant activities, total henolics and flavonoids content in two varieties of Malaysia young ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe). Molecules Journal. 15, 4324- 33.
Gholinezhad, R., Sirosmeher, A.R., Fakheri, B.A., 2016. Evaluation of irrigation regimes and use of organic fertilizers on qualitive and quantitive yield of Borage (Borago officinalis L.). Journal of Crop Ecophysiology. 39(3), 683-696. [In Persian with English summary].
Ghorbanpour, M., 2015. Major essential oil constituents, total phenolics and flavonoids content and antioxidant activity of Salvia officinalis plant in response to nano-titanium dioxide. Journal of Plant Physiology. 20, 249-256.
Ghosh, P.K., Ajay, K.K., Bandyopadhyay, M.C., Manna, K.G., Mandal, A.K., Hati, K.M., 2004. Comparative affective of cattle manure, pultry manure, phospocompost and fertilizer- NPK on three cropping system in vertisols of semi- arid tropics. Dry matter yield, nodulation, chlorophyll. Content and Enzyme Activity. Bioresours Technology. 95, 85-93.
Gorgini Shabankareh, H., Fakheri, B.A., Mohammadpuor Vashvaii, R., 2016. Effects of different levels of salinity and drought stress on growth parameters and essential oil of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.). Iranian Journal of Filed Crop Science. 46(4), 673-686. [In Persian with English summary].
Gao, Z., Ouw, L.S., Zhong, Q., 2006. Differential responses of antioxidative system to chilling and drought in four rice cultivars differing in sensitivity. Plant Physiology and Biochemistry. 44, 828-836
Holy, M.C., 1972. Indole acetic acid oxidase: a dual catalytic enzyme. Journal of Plant Physiology. 50, 15-18
Hong, F.S., Zhou, J., Liu, C., 2005. Effect of Nano-TiO2 on photochemical recation of chloroplasts of spinach. Biological Trace Element Research. 105, 269-280
Jiang, Y., Huang, N., 2001. Drought and heat sress injury to two cool-season turfgrasses in relation to antiaxdant metabolism and lipid peroxidation. Crop Science. 41, 436-442.
Kovacik, J., M. Backor, Strnad, M., Repcak, M., 2009. Salicylic acid induced changes to growth and phenolic metabolism in Matricaria chamomilla plants. Plant Cell Report. 28, 135- 143.
Lamas, A., Ullrich, C.I., Sanz, A., 2002. Cadmium effects on transmembrance electrical potential difference, respiration and membrane permeability of rice (Oryza sativa) roots. Plant and Soil. 219, 21-28.
Lawlor, D.W., Cornic, G., 2002. Photosynthetic cabon assimilation and associated metabolism in relation to water deficits in higher plants. Plant, Cell and Environment. 25, 275-294.
Lebaschi, M. H., Shariphi, A., 2004. Growth indices of some medicinal plants under different water stresses. Iranian Journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants. 20(3), 249-261. [In Persian with English summary].
Lei, Z., Su, M.Y., Wu, X.C., Qu, C.X., Chen, L., Huang, H., Liu X.Q., Hong, F.S., 2008. Antioxidant stress is promoted by Nano-anatase in spinach chloroplasts under UV- Beta radiation. Biological Trace Element Research. 121: 69–79.
Lu, C.M., Zhang, C.Y., Wu, J.Q., Tao, M.X., 2002. Research of the effect of nanometer on germination and growth enhancement of Glycine max and its mechanism. Soybean Science. 21, 168-172
Ma, Q. SH., Niknam, R., Turner, D. W., 2006. Response of osmotic adjustment and seed yield of Brassica napus and Brassica jounce to soil water deficit at different growth stages. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research. 57, 221-226.
Martin, M., Micell, F., Morgan, J. A., Scalet, M., Zerbi, G., 1993. Synthesis of osmotically active substances in winter wheat leaves as related to drought resistance of different genotypes. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 171, 176–184.
Martínez-Sánchez, F., Nunez, M., Amoros, A., Gimenez, J.L., Alcaraz, C.F., 1993. Effect of titanium leaf spray treatments on ascorbic acid levels of Capsicum annuum L. fruits. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 16, 975-981.
Masinde, P.W., Stützel, H., Agong, S.G., Frickle A., 2005. Plant growth, water relations and transpiration of spider plant (Gynandropsis gynandra) under water limited conditions. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 130, 469-477.
McDonald, S., Prenzler, P.D., Autolovich, M., Robards. K., 2001. Phenolic content and antioxidant activity of olive extracts. Food Chem. 73, 73-84.
Mingyu S., Hong F., Liu C., Wu X., Liu X., Chen L., 2007. Effects of nano-anatase TiO2 on absorption, distribution of light and photo reduction activities of chloroplast membrane of spinach. Biological Trace Element Research, 118, 120– 130.
Mittler, R., Vanderauwera, S., Gollery, M., Vanbreusegem, F., 2004. Reactive oxygen gene network of plants. Trends in Plant Science. 9, 490–498.
Moaveni, P., Lotfi, M., Aliabadi Farahani, H., Maroufi, K., 2011a. Effect of spraying TiO2 nano particles on some of physiological and chemical parameters in maize (Zea mays L.). International Journal of Biosciences. 1, 63-67.
Moaveni, P., Valadabadi, S.A., Aliabadi Farahani, H., Maroufi, K., 2011c. Nanoparticles TiO2 spraying affected on calendula (Calendula Officinalis L.) under field condition. Advances in Environmental Biology. 5, 2242-2244.
Morello, J.R., Romero, M.P., Ramo, T., Motilva, M.J., 2005. Evaluation of L-phenylalanine ammonialyase activity and phenolic profile in olive drupe (Oleaeuropaea L.) from fruit setting period to harvesting time. Plant Science. 168, 65-72.
Nair, R., Varghese, S.H., Nair, B.G., Maekawa, T., Yoshida, Y., Sakthi Kumar, D., 2010. Nano particulate material delivery to plants. Plant Science. 179, 154–163.
Nakano, Y., Asada, K., 1981. Hydrogen peroxide is scavenged by ascarbate specific peroxidases in spinach Chloroplasts. Plant cell physiology. 22, 867-880
Niakan, M., Tavan, T., Norinia, A., 2014. Effect of nano-potassium fertilizer on growth factors, photosynthetic system and protein content in Wheat (Triticum aestivum, N8019). Journal of Plant Environmental Physiology. 14(9), 71-61. [In Persian with English summary].
Omidbaigi, R., 2005. Production and Processing of Medicinal Plants, Astan Quds Razavi Press, Volume 3. 400p. [In Persian].
Owolade, O. F., Ogunleti, D. O., Adenekan, M. O., 2008. Titanium dioxide affects diseases, development and yield of Edible cowpea. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 7, 2942-2947
Pais, I., 1983. The biological importance of titanium. Journal of Plant Nutrition. 6, 3-131
Prochazka, S., Machaackova, I., Kreekule, J., Sebanek, J., 1998. Plant physiology. Academia. Praha 484 pp.
Rajinder, S.D., 1987. Glutathione status and protein synthesis during drought and subsequent dehydration in Torula rulis. Plant Physiology. 83, 816-819.
Ram, N., Verloo, M., Cottenie, A., 1983. Response of bean (Phaseolusvulgaris) to foliar spray of titanium. Plant and Soil. 73, 285-290.
Sairam, R.K., Saxena, D.C., 2000. Oxidative stress and antioxidants in wheat genotypes: possible mechanism of water stress tolerance. Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science. 184, 55-61.
Sairam, R.K., Rao, K.V., Srivastava. G.C., 2002. Differential response of wheat genotypes to long term salinity stress in relation to oxidative stress, antioxidant activity and osmolyte concentration. Plant Science. 163, 1037-1046.
Salehi, M., 2008. Pretreatment effect of nanosilver on germination and seedling growth of wheat under salt stress. Proceeding of 1th Iranian Congress in Seed Sciences and Technology, Gorgan, Iran, 12 December: 358p. [In Persian with English summary].
Sanjari Mijani, M., Sirousmehr, A., Fakheri, B. 2015. The effects of drought stress and humic acid on some physiological characteristics of Roselle (Hibiscus sabdarifa). Journal of Crops Improvement (Journal of Agriculture). 17(2), 414-403. [In Persian with English summary].
Sankar, B.E., Jaleel, C.A., Manivannan, P., Kishorekumar, A., Somasundaram, R., Panneerselvam, R., 2007. Drought induced biochemical modification and proline metabolism in Abelmoschus esculentus Moench. Acta Botanica Croatica. 66, 43-56.
Schutz, H., Fangmier, E., 2001. Growth and yield responses of spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to elevated CO2 and water limitation. Environmental Pollution. 114: 187-194.
Scrinis, G., Lyons, K., 2007. The emerging nano-corporate paradigm: Nanotechnology and the transformation of nature, food and Agri-food systems, International Journal of Sociology of Food and Agriculture. 15: 22-44.
Shamsi, K., 2010. The effect of drought stress on yield, relative water content, proline, soluble carbohydrate and cholorophyll of bread wheat cultivars. Journal of Animal and Plant. 3: 1051-1060.
Shao, H.B., Chu, L.Y., Jaleel, C.A., Manivannan, P., Panneerselvam, R., Shao, M.A., 2009. Understanding water deficit stress-induced changes in the basic metabolism of higher plants-biotechnologically and sustainably improving agriculture and the Eco environment in arid regions of the globe, Crit. Review Biotechnol. 29: 131-151.
Silva, M. A., Jifon, J. L., Silva, J. A. G., Sharma, V., 2007. Use of physiological parameters as fast tools to screen for drought tolerance in sugarcane. Brazilian Journal of Plant Physiology. 19: 193-201
Simon, L., Balogh, A., Hajdu, F., Pais. I., 1990. Effect of titanium on the carbohydrate content and phospho-fructokinase activity of tomato. In: Pais I. (ed.): New results in the research of hardly known trace elements and their importance in the international geosphere-biosphere program. University of Horticultural Food Science, Budapest. 49-84.
Topp, G. G., Davies, J. L., 1985. Time domain reflectometry and its application to irrigation scheduling. Advances in Irrigation. 3: 107-127.
Tuna, A., Kaya, C., Dikilitas, M., Higgas, D., 2008. The combined effects of gibberellic acid and salinity on some antioxidant enzyme activities, plant growth parameters and nutritional status in maize plants. Environmental and Experimental Botany. 62, 1-9.
Urbanek, H., Kuzniak-Gebarowska, E., Herka, K., 1991. Elicitation of defense responses in bean leaves by Botrytis cinerea polyglacturonase. Acta Physiology Plantarum. 13, 43-50
USEPA, 2007. Nanotechnology White Paper. EPA 100/B-07/001. Washington, DC 20460: Science Policy Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 120 pp.
Walker, R., Morris, S., Brown, P., Gracie, A., 2000. Evaluation of Potential for Chitosan to Enhance Plant Defense. Publication No. 04.of Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Australia. 755 pp.
Yang, F., Hong, F., You, W., Liu, C., Gao, F., Wu, C., Yang, P., 2006. Influence of nanoanatase TiO2 on the nitrogen metabolism of growing spinach, Biological Trace Element Research. 110, 179-190.
Yazdani Buicki, R., Rezvani Moghadam, P., Khazaei, H.R., Ghorbani, R., and Asterai, A. R., 2010.
Effects of Salinity and Drought Stresses on Germination Characteristics of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Journal of Iranian Field Crop Research. 8, 12-19. [In Persian with English summary].
Zabet, M., Hoseinzade, A.H., Ahmadi, A., Khialparast, F., 2003. Effect of water stress on different traits and determination of the best water stress index in mung bean (Vigna radiata). Iranian Journal of Agricultural Science. 34(4), 889-898. ]In Persian with English summary].
Zarafshar, M., Akbarinia, M., Askari, F., Hosseini, M., Rahaie, M., 2015.
Effects of TiO2 NPs on alleviation of drought negative effects in wild pear seedlings. Journal of plant ecosystem conservation. 3(6), 81-94. [In Persian with English summary].
Zhang, L., Hong, F., Lu, S., Liu, C., 2005. Effects of nano-TiO2 on strength of naturally aged seeds and growth of spinach. Biol. Trace Element Reserch. 105, 83- 89.