{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Li CC"],"funding":["Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan","Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation","Buddhist Tzu Chi Hospital"],"pagination":["18228"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9617883"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["12(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) is one of the most common compounds on Earth, and it is used in natural forms or engineered bulks or nanoparticles (NPs) with increasing rates. However, the effect of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs on plants remains controversial. Previous studies demonstrated that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs are toxic to plants, because the photocatalytic property of TiO<sub>2</sub> produces biohazardous reactive oxygen species. In contrast, another line of evidence suggested that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs are beneficial to plant growth. To verify this argument, in this study, we used seed germination of amaranth and cruciferous vegetables as a model system. Intriguingly, our data suggested that the controversy was due to the dosage effect. The photocatalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs posi"],"journal":["Scientific reports"],"pubmed_title":["Exposure to low levels of photocatalytic TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles enhances seed germination and seedling growth of amaranth and cruciferous vegetables."],"pmcid":["PMC9617883"],"funding_grant_id":["TCMMP 111-01-01","TCRD111-043","107-2311-B-320-002 -MY3 ; 111-2320-B-320 -006 -MY3"],"pubmed_authors":["Jhou SM","Ciou JW","Chang HH","Li YC","Chang JH","Lin YY","Sun DS","Li CC","Chang JC","Hung SC","Chou ML"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Exposure to low levels of photocatalytic TiO<sub>2</sub> nanoparticles enhances seed germination and seedling growth of amaranth and cruciferous vegetables.","description":"Titanium dioxide (TiO<sub>2</sub>) is one of the most common compounds on Earth, and it is used in natural forms or engineered bulks or nanoparticles (NPs) with increasing rates. However, the effect of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs on plants remains controversial. Previous studies demonstrated that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs are toxic to plants, because the photocatalytic property of TiO<sub>2</sub> produces biohazardous reactive oxygen species. In contrast, another line of evidence suggested that TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs are beneficial to plant growth. To verify this argument, in this study, we used seed germination of amaranth and cruciferous vegetables as a model system. Intriguingly, our data suggested that the controversy was due to the dosage effect. The photocatalytic activity of TiO<sub>2</sub> NPs posi","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 Oct","modification":"2025-04-22T00:58:11.325Z","creation":"2024-10-18T20:28:52.995Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9617883","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36309586"],"doi":["10.1038/s41598-022-23179-9"]}}