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Phytotoxicity Assessment of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on the Germination, Early Seedling Growth, and Physiological Responses in Oryza sativa L.

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The increasing utilization of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) and their release into the environment has made it imperative to elucidate their impact on the ecological system including plants. However, their potential toxic impact and mechanisms on plant growth are still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of CuO NPs and released Cu ions on seed germination and early seedling growth, as well as physiological and biochemical parameters of Oryza sativa. The results showed that CuO NPs at high concentration significantly inhibited seed germination and early seedling growth. The toxicity of CuO NPs originated from the particulate NPs rather than the released Cu2+. The phytotoxicity of CuO NPs to rice seed germination and seedling growth probably induced by high Cu accumulation along with the lignification and oxidative damage. The work presented here will increase our knowledge of phytotoxicity of CuO NPs.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31460100, 31660477, and 31360413), Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (SJCX19-0635 and SJCX19-0650).

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    Wei Wang, Jiaqi Liu, Yanfang Ren, Liming Zhang, Yuhao Xue, Luyun Zhang & Junyu He

  2. College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Yanfang Ren & Junyu He

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Wang, W., Liu, J., Ren, Y. et al. Phytotoxicity Assessment of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on the Germination, Early Seedling Growth, and Physiological Responses in Oryza sativa L.. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 104, 770–777 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-020-02850-9

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