Table 1 Impact of various metal/metal oxide nanoparticles on major cultivation crops
From: Impact of metal oxide nanoparticles on cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.): a physiological perspective
Metal/Metal oxide nanoparticles | Concentrations | Plant/Crops | Exposure Methodology | Physiological Impacts on plants | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Au NPs | 0–10 mg. L− 1 | Mustard greens (Brassica juncea) | Field | Improved seedling growth with increased productivity in terms of seed yield | Arora et al. 2012 |
0–100 mg. L− 1 | Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana L.) | Growth chamber | Decrease in root length with increased dose of NPs | Taylor et al. 2014 | |
Ag NPs | 0–5 000 mg. L− 1 | Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) | Growth chamber | Decrease in seed germination and shoot length | El-Temsah and Joner 2012 |
1–10 mg. L− 1 | Lettuce (Lactuca sativa), Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) | Growth chamber | Significant increase in root length for barely and reduction in case of lettuce, | Gruyer et al. 2013 | |
20–100 mg. L− 1 | Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) | Field | Protein content increased up to 60 g·kg− 1 concentration of Ag NPs. Further increase show toxic effects | Salama 2012 | |
Corn (Zea mays L.) | |||||
0–100 mg. L− 1 | Mungbean (Phaseolus radiatus) | Growth chamber | Reduction in seedling growth, less toxicity in soil medium | Lee et al. 2012 | |
0–40 mg. L−1 | Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) | ||||
0–1 mg. L−1 | Rice (Oryza sativa L.) | Growth chamber | Significant decrease in root growth, plant biomass, total chlorophyll and carotenoids content and photosynthetic pigments in rice seedlings | Nair and Chung 2014 | |
Al2O3 | 2000 mg. L−1 | Corn (Zea mays) | Growth chamber | Inhibition in root elongation | Lin and Xing 2007 |
0.02–20 g·L−1 | Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | Growth chamber | Inhibition in root elongation | Yang and Watts 2005 | |
Soybean (Glycine max) | |||||
Cabbage (Brassica oleracea) | |||||
Carrot (Daucus carota) | |||||
400–4 000 g·L−1 | Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana L.) | Growth chamber | Significant Increase in root elongation | Lee et al. 2010 | |
50 mg/ml | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Growth chamber | Reduction in root elongation, lignin deposition, cellular deformation, increase in peroxidase activity and decrease in total protein content | Yanık and Vardar 2015 | |
CeO2 | 0.1–10 mg. L−1 | Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) | Green house | Increased plant growth and production with accumulation of Ce in tomato fruit | Wang et al. 2012a |
500–2000 mg. L−1 | Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana L.) | Glasshouse | Reduction in plant growth and chlorophyll content at higher concentration | Ma et al. 2013 | |
0–500 mg·kg−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Field | Significant increase plant height, biomass, and grain yield | Du et al. 2015 | |
0–400 mg·kg−1 | Greenhouse | Toxic to wheat seedlings and increase in grain protein content | Rico et al. 2014 | ||
CeO2& ZnO | 0–800 mg·kg−1 | Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | Greenhouse | Bioaccumulation of Ce and Zn | Zhao et al. 2013 |
Cr2O3 | 0–100 mg·L−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Growth chamber | Inhibition of seed germination, biomass, shoot and root length | Vajpayee et al. 2011 |
CuO | 10–100 mg. L−1 | Maize (Zea mays L.) | Growth chamber | No effect on seed germination | Wang et al. 2012b |
0–1 000 mg. L−1 | Rice (Oriza sativa var. Jyoti) | Growth chamber | Increased level of oxidative and osmotic stress, decrease in germination rate, root and shoot length, and biomass | Da Costa and Sharma 2016 | |
Fe3O4& ZnO | 0 – 20 mg.L−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Field | Increase in nutrients, biomass and decreased Cd toxicity | Rizwan et al. 2019 |
Fe3O4 | 0–100 μL·L−1 | Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) | Growth chamber | Reduction in chlorophyll content | Ursache-Oprisan et al. 2011 |
2000 mg. L−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Growth chamber | Growth inhibition & reduce oxidative stress induced by heavy metals (Zn, Pb, Cu and Cd) | Konate et al. 2017 | |
SiO2 | 0–100 mg. L−1 | Rice (Oriza sativa L.) | Growth chamber | Positive effect on seed germination and seedlings growth | Adhikari et al. 2013 |
TiO2 | 0–400 mg. L−1 | Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) Onion (Allium cepa L.) Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) | Green House | Improved seed germination at 100 and 200 mg. L−1 concentration | Haghighi and da Silva, 2014 |
100 mg. L−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Growth chamber | No effect on seed germination and total biomass | Larue et al. 2012 | |
TiO2& ZnO | 100–500 mg·kg−1 | Wheat (Triticum aestivum) | Field | Reduced plant Growth | Du et al. 2011 |
0–1 000 mg. L−1 | Rice (Oriza sativa L.) | Growth chamber | Root elongation inhibition with decreased number of roots | Boonyanitipong et al. 2011 | |
ZnO | 0–500 mg·kg−1 | Soybean (Glycine max L.) | Green House | Reduced growth of plant | Yoon et al. 2014 |
400–2000 mg. L−1 | Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) | Growth chamber | 1g. L−1 NPs concentration improved seedling germination but showed negative effect at 2 g. L− 1 | Prasad et al. 2012 | |
0–1 600 mg. L− 1 | Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) | Growth chamber | Germination rate reduced in Tomato and Alfalfa but increased in Cucumber | de la Rosa et al. 2013 | |
0–500 mg·kg− 1 | Green peas (Pisum sativum L.) | Field | Increased root elongation | Mukherjee et al. 2014 | |
0–16 mg. L− 1 | Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) | Net house | Increased growth, enhanced photosynthetic efficiency at 8 mg. L− 1 treatment | Faizan et al. 2018 |