Nanoparticles in agricultural soils: Their risks and benefits for seed germination

Minerva Biotecnologica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 123-132

  Haghighi, M ^a   Pourkhaloee, A ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Nanoparticles; Plant cells; Seedling

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NANOPARTICLE; PEROXIDASE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; TITANIUM; ZINC OXIDE;

ABIOTIC STRESS; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL SOIL; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GERMINATION; MESOPHYLL; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC PHOSPHORYLATION; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT CHROMOSOME; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT ROOT; PSIDIUM; REVIEW; ROOT MORPHOLOGY; SOIL; SPINACH; TOBACCO; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84881353316     PISSN: 11204826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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