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To address the severe problem of preharvest sprouting of wheat, we fabricated and tested a nanonetwork-structured nanocomposite using palygorskite modified by amino silicon oil. The nanocomposite was used as a nanonet membrane (NNM) on the surface of wheat seeds to effectively inhibit preharvest sprouting (PHS). The NNM made the surface of the wheat seeds rougher and formed a hydrophobic nanomembrane on the surface of the wheat ears, effectively preventing the wheat seeds from adsorbing water. The PHS ratio of wheat decreased by 51.4% in the experimental group compared to the control. This study provides a promising approach to prevent wheat preharvest sprouting, which has potential value for application to wheat production.