Assessment of the effects of metal oxide nanoparticles on the growth, physiology and metabolic responses in in vitro grown eggplant (Solanum melongena).

ABSTRACT: Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in various domestic products and their usage is constantly increasing which in turn can raise several environmental health issues. Like other abiotic stresses, nanomaterials also affect the growth of crop plants. Solanum melongena is a common vegetable crop grown in the tropics and subtropics regions with medicinal properties. In this study, S. melongena was analyzed for its response to three commercially important metallic nanoparticles, namely NiO, CuO, and ZnO, at four different concentrations (100, 250, 500 and 1000 mg/L). The growth of the eggplant seedlings was suppressed by all the NPs in a concentration-dependent manner and among them, NiO was shown to be more toxic as it suppressed the root and shoot growth effectively. Total chlor

SUBMITTER: Baskar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6081843 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature