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Biological and Phytotoxic Impacts of a Nanomaterial

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Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles

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The enhanced utilization of nanoparticles (NPs) in various sectors all over the globe amplified the necessity to explore its effects on environment and biota. Being minute in size, NPs can reach inside the plant cells and might directly induce alterations of membranes and other cell structures and molecules, as well as protective mechanisms. Indirect effects of NPs depend on their chemical and physical properties and may affect physiology and growth of plants as well as may induce production of reactive oxygen species. Many questions regarding the bioavailability of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and their uptake by plants in either aerial and/or terrestrial mode of toxicity mechanisms are briefly discussed.

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    Usha Rani Pathipati & Prasanna Laxmi Kanuparthi

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Mohammad Faisal

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Pathipati, U.R., Kanuparthi, P.L. (2018). Biological and Phytotoxic Impacts of a Nanomaterial. In: Faisal, M., Saquib, Q., Alatar, A., Al-Khedhairy, A. (eds) Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76708-6_9

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