Table 5.1
Effect of nanomaterials on plant growth promotion of wheat
Nanomaterial
Size (nm)
Mode of
application
Concentration used Type of study
Impact/effect
Reference(s)
TiO
2 NP
11.93–18.67 Soil
amendment
20–100 mg kg
À1
Pot trial
Increased root and shoot length and
total fresh and dry biomass up to
60 mg/kg but decreased at higher
concentrations
Rafique et al.
(2014)
Colloidal solutions of cu
and Zn NP
–
Seed
treatment
1 part of colloid
solution to
100 parts of water
Green house
Increase in the activity of
antioxidative enzymes, reduction in
TBARS accumulation, stabilization
of photosynthetic pigments
Taran et al.
(2017)
Al
2 O
3 NP
<100
Foliar spray 100 mgL
À1
Pot trial
Increase in root and shoot length
Aliabadi et al.
(2016)
CeO
2 NP
8
Æ 1
Seed
dipping
0, 100, 400 mg
kg
À1
Petri dish
Changes in microstructure of leaf
cells, swollen chloroplasts,
squeezed nuclei, bent and loosely
arranged thylakoids; decreased
chlorophyll contents and exhibits
variation in protein content
Rico et al.
(2015)
CeO
2 NP
8
Æ 1
Soil
amendment
0, 125, 250,
500 mg L
À1
Field
Changes the amounts of S and Mn
in grains, amino acid composition,
and linolenic acid contents
Rico et al.
(2014)
nTiO
2 NP
ND
Seed
priming
10, 100, 1000,
1200, 1500, and
1700 ppm
Petri dish
Promote seed germination and
seedling growth of wheat in dosedependent manner
Mahmoodzadeh
and Aghili
(2014)
CuO NP
<50
Sand
amendment
500 mg kg
À1
Controlled
condition
Inhibition in root and shoot growth;
produced oxidative stress possibly
due to Cu released from
nanoparticles, Cu bioaccumulates
Dimkpa et al.
(2012)
172
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Effect of nanomaterials on plant growth promotion of wheat
Nanomaterial
Size (nm)
Mode of
application
Concentration used Type of study
Impact/effect
Reference(s)
TiO
2 NP
11.93–18.67 Soil
amendment
20–100 mg kg
À1
Pot trial
Increased root and shoot length and
total fresh and dry biomass up to
60 mg/kg but decreased at higher
concentrations
Rafique et al.
(2014)
Colloidal solutions of cu
and Zn NP
–
Seed
treatment
1 part of colloid
solution to
100 parts of water
Green house
Increase in the activity of
antioxidative enzymes, reduction in
TBARS accumulation, stabilization
of photosynthetic pigments
Taran et al.
(2017)
Al
2 O
3 NP
<100
Foliar spray 100 mgL
À1
Pot trial
Increase in root and shoot length
Aliabadi et al.
(2016)
CeO
2 NP
8
Æ 1
Seed
dipping
0, 100, 400 mg
kg
À1
Petri dish
Changes in microstructure of leaf
cells, swollen chloroplasts,
squeezed nuclei, bent and loosely
arranged thylakoids; decreased
chlorophyll contents and exhibits
variation in protein content
Rico et al.
(2015)
CeO
2 NP
8
Æ 1
Soil
amendment
0, 125, 250,
500 mg L
À1
Field
Changes the amounts of S and Mn
in grains, amino acid composition,
and linolenic acid contents
Rico et al.
(2014)
nTiO
2 NP
ND
Seed
priming
10, 100, 1000,
1200, 1500, and
1700 ppm
Petri dish
Promote seed germination and
seedling growth of wheat in dosedependent manner
Mahmoodzadeh
and Aghili
(2014)
CuO NP
<50
Sand
amendment
500 mg kg
À1
Controlled
condition
Inhibition in root and shoot growth;
produced oxidative stress possibly
due to Cu released from
nanoparticles, Cu bioaccumulates
Dimkpa et al.
(2012)
172
P. L. Kashyap et al.