Uptake, Translocation, Toxicity, and Impact of Nanoparticles on Plant Physiological Processes

The application of nanotechnology in agriculture has increased rapidly. However, the fate and effects of various nanoparticles on the soil, plants, and humans are not fully understood. Reports indicate that nanoparticles exhibit positive and negative impacts on biota due to their size, surface property, concentration within the system, and species or cell type under test. In plants, nanoparticles are translocated either by apoplast or symplast pathway or both. Also, it is not clear whether the nanoparticles entering the plant system remain as nanoparticles or are biotransformed into ionic forms or other organic compounds. Controversial results on the toxicity effects of nanomaterials on the plant system are…

• DO
  Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, India

  Awards: BT/PR36115/NNT/28/1814/2021, CRG/2023/001338
• SA
  Science and Engineering Research Board

  Awards: CRG/2023/001338, BT/PR36115/NNT/28/1814/2021