Detection of indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), as a phytohormone, is important for precision farming, plant phenotyping, and crop management. Herein, IAA was detected in bean and wheat plant seeds extractions using zinc oxide nanorods/carbon paste electrode (ZnO NRs/ CPE). ZnO NRs/CPE showed excellent electrocatalytic activity, high sensitivity, and selectivity toward the oxidation of IAA. The linearity range was from 30. × 10 À 8 to 5.0 × 10 À 6 M (r 2 = 0.996, n = 10), with a detection limit of 1.7 × 10 À 8 M. Moreover, ZnO NRs/CPE exhibited high reproducibility, with a standard deviation of 1.0 % for six successive measurements of IAA.