Phytotoxicity of Nanoparticles

Mohammad Faisal, Quaiser Saquib, Abdulrahman A. Alatar, Abdulaziz A. Al-Khedhairy

• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN:
  9783319767079
• eBook ISBN:
  9783319767086
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Physiology
• Index: Biological Sciences

This book provides relevant findings on nanoparticles' toxicity, their uptake, translocation and mechanisms of interaction with plants at cellular and sub-cellular level. The small size and large specific surface area of nanoparticles endow them with high chemical reactivity and intrinsic toxicity. Such unique physicochemical properties draw global attention of scientists to study potential risks and adverse effects of nanoparticles in the environment. Their toxicity has pronounced effects and consequences for plants and ultimately the whole ecosystem. Plants growing in nanomaterials-polluted sites may exhibit altered metabolism, growth reduction, and lower biomass production. Nanoparticles can adhere to plant roots and exert physicochemical toxicity and subsequently cell death in plants. On the other hand, plants have developed various defense mechanisms against this induced toxicity. This books discusses recent findings as well as several unresolved issues and challengesregarding the interaction and biological effects of nanoparticles. Only detailed studies of these processes and mechanisms will allow researchers to understand the complex plant-nanomaterial interactions.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Front Matter
• 1. Nanoparticle Uptake by Plants: Beneficial or Detrimental?
• 2. Interplay Between Engineered Nanomaterials (ENMs) and Edible Plants: A Current Perspective
• 3. Penetration and Accumulation of Carbon-Based Nanoparticles in Plants
• 4. Phytotoxicity of Rare Earth Nanomaterials
• 5. Interaction of Nano-sized Nutrients with Plant Biomass: A Review
• 6. Current Status of Nanoclay Phytotoxicity
• 7. Mechanism and Interaction of Nanoparticle-Induced Programmed Cell Death in Plants
• 8. Metal-Based Nanomaterials and Oxidative Stress in Plants: Current Aspects and Overview
• 9. Biological and Phytotoxic Impacts of a Nanomaterial
• 10. Nanoparticle-Associated Phytotoxicity and Abiotic Stress Under Agroecosystems
• 11. Phytotoxic Assessment of Nickel Oxide (NiO) Nanoparticles in Radish
• 12. Nanosilicon Particle Effects on Physiology and Growth of Woody Plants
• 13. Phytotoxicity of Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron (nZVI) in Remediation Strategies
• 14. Alumina Nanoparticles and Plants: Environmental Transformation, Bioaccumulation, and Phytotoxicity
• 15. Lantana aculeata L.-Mediated Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle-Induced DNA Damage in Sesamum indicum and Their Cytotoxic Activity Against SiHa Cell Line
• 16. Uptake and Distribution of 14C-Labeled Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes by Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
• 17. Plant Response Strategies to Engineered Metal Oxide Nanoparticles: A Review
• 18. Nanobiotechnology in the Health Care: The Game and the Goal