Assessment of the phytotoxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles on two crop plants, maize (Zea mays L.) and rice (Oryza sativa L.)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 15100-15109

  Yang, Zhongzhou ^a   Chen, Jing ^a   Dou, Runzhi ^a   Gao, Xiang ^a   Mao, Chuanbin ^b   Wang, Li ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; Maize; Metal oxide nanoparticles; Phytotoxicity; Rice

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; COPPER OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; MAGNETITE NANOPARTICLE; METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; NANOPARTICLE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERIC OXIDE; CERIUM; COPPER; CUPROUS OXIDE; MAGNETITE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ZINC OXIDE;

AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GERMINATION; MAIZE; METAL; PHYTOTOXICITY; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEED TREATMENT;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GERMINATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYTOTOXICITY; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROOT ELONGATION; ROOT GROWTH; ZETA POTENTIAL; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROP; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ORYZA; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED;

ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ALUMINUM OXIDE; CERIUM; CHINA; COPPER; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERROSOFERRIC OXIDE; GERMINATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; ORYZA; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; SILICON DIOXIDE; TITANIUM; ZEA MAYS; ZINC OXIDE;

EID: 84949266412     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph121214963     Document Type: Article

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