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Impact of Zinc oxide nanoparticles on eggplant (S. melongena): studies on growth and the accumulation of nanoparticles

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Title Impact of Zinc oxide nanoparticles on eggplant (S. melongena): studies on growth and the accumulation of nanoparticles
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Creator Tejaswi Thunugunta
Aswath C.Reddy
Shivashankara K.S.
Laxman R.H.
Satisha G.C.
Narayana C.K.
Lakshmana Reddy DC
 
Subject Zinc oxide nanoparticles, eggplant, growth, accumulation of nanoparticles
 
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The increasing use of nanoparticles and their occurrence in the environment has made it imperative to elucidate their impact on the environment. Although several studies have advanced the authors’ understanding of nanoparticle–plant interactions, their knowledge of the exposure of plants to nanoparticles and their effects on edible crop plants remain meagre and is often paradoxical. The aim of this study was to increase their knowledge on the effect of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles on eggplant seed germination and seedling growth. ZnO nanoparticles had a negative effect on the growth of eggplant in plant tissue-culture conditions, as the growth of seedlings decreased with the increase in the concentration of ZnO nanoparticles. In contrast, ZnO nanoparticles enhanced eggplant growth under greenhouse conditions. The accumulation of ZnO nanoparticles in various parts of eggplant was observed through scanning electron microscopy of both plant tissue-culture and greenhouse raised eggplant seedlings. To the best of their knowledge, this is the first study to report on ZnO nanoparticle accumulation in eggplant and its effect on seed germination and seedling growth.
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and funded by CRP on Nanotechnology, Indian Council for Agricultural Research.
 
Date 2019-10-21T09:27:01Z
2019-10-21T09:27:01Z
2018-01-28
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/23737
 
Language English
 
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Publisher The Institution of Engineering and Technology