About the Authors

Ana Joksimović

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations A Bio Tech Lab Ltd, Sremska Kamenica, Serbia, Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Danijela Arsenov

Roles Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Milan Borišev

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Aleksandar Djordjević

Roles Conceptualization, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Milan Župunski

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

milan.zupunski@hhu.de

Affiliation Institute of Cell and Interaction Biology, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany

Ivana Borišev

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: After initial submission of this manuscript, the authors became involved in a startup company focused on seed hydropriming using C₆₀(OH)₂₄ nanomaterials. This study investigates foliar application in Arabidopsis and was conducted entirely independent of the company, with no financial support or input from the startup. We disclose this for full transparency. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.