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Effects of Nanoparticles on Germination, Growth, and Plant Crop Development

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Agricultural Nanobiotechnology

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The use of nanotechnologies in agricultural systems has been widely promoted. Nanomaterials have been proposed as a useful tool for the improvement of agricultural practices. Some plants have shown diverse effects in terms of morphological and physiological changes, with uptake and translocation into different parts. A relation has been demonstrated between the dose and the plant response in different crops, with variations from plant to plant. However, the use of nanoparticles for crop production still faces some challenges because of possible toxicity and hazardous effects, and especially because of the lack of experimental evidence that nanomaterials are harmless to plants and humans. Some studies have reported both positive and negative effects of nanoparticles on plant growth and development, depending on the nature of the nanomaterials, application, time of exposure, plant species, and soil characteristics. The objective of this chapter is to describe the effects of the application of nanoparticles on plant development, focusing on the physiological and biochemical mechanisms of plants in relation to nanoparticles. It also reviews the behavior of nanoparticles in the soil and water matrix and their effects on microbial communities interacting with plants.

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E. Vázquez-Nuñez thanks the Universidad de Guanajuato for the support he has received, B.V. Furlong and AFLI Institute for the technical support. Méndez-Argüello and Vera-Reyes thank CONACYT-Mexico, for the postdoctoral fellowship (230282) and the research fellow project CONACYT-CIQA (Project 1333), I. V.-R., B. M.-A. and R.H. L.-S. wish to acknowledge for the financial support through the project number 268 from Fronteras de la Ciencia-CONACYT (Mexico).

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Vera-Reyes, I., Vázquez-Núñez, E., Lira-Saldivar, R.H., Méndez-Argüello, B. (2018). Effects of Nanoparticles on Germination, Growth, and Plant Crop Development. In: López-Valdez, F., Fernández-Luqueño, F. (eds) Agricultural Nanobiotechnology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96719-6_5

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