Nanoparticles based on essential metals and their phytotoxicity

Journal of Nanobiotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Ruttkay Nedecky, Branislav ^a,b   Krystofova, Olga ^a,b   Nejdl, Lukas ^a,b   Adam, Vojtech ^a,b  

^a MENDEL UNIVERSITY IN BRNO   (Czech Republic)

^b BRNO UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Essential metal nanoparticles; Fertilizers; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles uptake; Phytotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BIOCHEMISTRY; FERTILIZERS; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; ESSENTIAL METALS; INTENSIVE RESEARCH; KEY FEATURE; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT PROTECTION; VASCULAR PLANT;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

CHLOROPHYLL; COPPER NANOPARTICLE; FERTILIZER; IRON NANOPARTICLE; MANGANESE NANOPARTICLE; METAL NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ZINC NANOPARTICLE; METAL;

AGRICULTURE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOMASS; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA DAMAGE; FUNGAL SPORE GERMINATION; FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GERMINATION; IC50; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC FARMING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYTOTOXICITY; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT HEIGHT; PLANT NUTRITION; REVIEW; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOLUBILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TOXICITY TESTING;

AGRICULTURE; METAL NANOPARTICLES; METALS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 85018243039     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14773155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12951-017-0268-3     Document Type: Review

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