The effects of nano-TiO2 on seed germination, development and mitosis of root tip cells of Vicia narbonensis L. and Zea mays L

Journal of Nanoparticle Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2443-2449

  Castiglione, Monica Ruffini ^a   Giorgetti, Lucia ^b   Geri, Chiara ^b   Cremonini, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromosome aberrations; Genotoxicity; Mitotic activity; Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology EHS

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CHROMOSOMAL ABERRATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION RANGES; CONCENTRATION-DEPENDENT; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENOTOXIC EFFECTS; GENOTOXICITIES; HARMFUL EFFECTS; MITOTIC ACTIVITY; MITOTIC INDEX; MONOCOTS; NANO-TIO; PLANT SYSTEMS; ROOT ELONGATION; ROOT MERISTEM; ROOT-TIP CELLS; SEED GERMINATION; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; ZEA MAYS; ZEA MAYS L;

CHROMOSOMES; CULTIVATION; NANOPARTICLES;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL MATURATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; GENOTOXICITY; GERMINATION; MAIZE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS INDEX; NONHUMAN; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VICIA NARBONENSIS;

EID: 80052581493     PISSN: 13880764     EISSN: 1572896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11051-010-0135-8     Document Type: Article

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