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future needs. J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev 27(1):1–35
Rezaei F, Moaveni P, Mozafari H (2015) Effect of different concentrations and time of nano TiO 2
spraying on quantitative and qualitative yield of soybean (Glycine max L.) at Shahr-e-Qods. Iran
Biol Forum 7:957–964
Rezvani N, Sorooshzadeh A, Farhadi N (2012) Effect of nano-silver on growth of saffron in
flooding stress. World Acad Sci Eng Technol 61:606–611
Rico CM, Hong J, Morales MI, Zhao L, Barrios AC, Zhang JY, Peralta-Videa JR, GardeaTorresdey JL (2013a) Effect of cerium oxide nanoparticles on rice: a study involving the
antioxidant defense system and in vivo fluorescence imaging. Environ Sci Technol
47:5635–5642
Rico CM, Morales MI, McCreary R, Castillo-Michel H, Barrios AC, Hong J, Tafoya A, Lee WY,
Varela-Ramirez A, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2013b) Cerium oxide nanoparticles
modify the antioxidative stress enzyme activities and macromolecule composition in rice
seedlings. Environ Sci Technol 47:14110–14118
Rico CM, Peralta-Videa JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2015) Chemistry, biochemistry of nanoparticles,
and their role in antioxidant defense system in plants. In: Nanotechnology and plant sciences.
Springer, Cham, pp 1–17
Ruffini CM, Cremonini R (2009) Nanoparticles and higher plants. Caryologia 62:161–165
Sabri MA, Umer A, Awan GH, Hassan MF, Hasnain A (2016) Selection of suitable biological
method for the synthesis of silver nanoparticles. Nanomater Nanotechnol 6:29
Sagee O, Dror I, Berkowitz B (2012) Transport of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in soil.
Chemosphere 88:670–675
Saharan V, Mehrotra A, Khatik R, Rawal P, Sharma SS, Pal A (2013) Synthesis of chitosan based
nanoparticles and their in vitro evaluation against phytopathogenic fungi. Int J Biol Macromol
62:677–683
Sahebi M, Hanafi MM, Siti Nor Akmar A, Rafii MY, Azizi P, Tengoua FF, Nurul Mayzaitul
Azwa J, Shabanimofrad M (2015) Importance of silicon and mechanisms of biosilica formation
in plants. Biomed Res Int 2015:396010
Sarkar S, Datta SC, Biswas DR (2015) Effect of fertilizer loaded nanoclay/superabsorbent polymer
composites on nitrogen and phosphorus release in soil. Proc Natl Acad Sci B Biol Sci
85:415–421
Savary S, Ficke A, Aubertot JN, Hollier C (2012) Crop losses due to diseases and their implications
for global food production losses and food security. Food Sec 4:519–537
Sayes CM, Fortner JD, Guo W, Lyon D, Boyd AM, Ausman KD, Tao YJ, Sitharaman B, Wilson
LJ, Hughes JB, West JL, Colvin VL (2004) The differential cytotoxicity of water-soluble
fullerenes. Nano Lett 4:1881–1887
Sekhon BS (2014) Nanotechnology in Agri-food production: an overview. Nanotechnol Sci Appl
7:31–53
Sertova NM (2015) Application of nanotechnology in detection of mycotoxins and in agricultural
sector. J Cent Eur Agric 16:117–130
Sharma P, Bhatt D, Zaidi MG, Saradhi PP, Khanna PK, Arora S (2012) Silver nanoparticlemediated enhancement in growth and antioxidant status of Brassica juncea. Appl Biochem
Biotechnol 167:2225–2233
Shi LN, Zhang X, Chen ZL (2011) Removal of chromium (VI) from wastewater using bentonitesupported nanoscale zero-valent iron. Water Res 45:886
Shin KS, Kim YH, Min JA, Kwak SM, Kim SK, Yang EG, Park JH, Ju BK, Kim TS, Kang JY
(2006) Miniaturized fluorescence detection chip for capillary electrophoresis immunoassay of
agricultural herbicide atrazine. Anal Chem Acta 573-574:164–171
Shoults-Wilson WA, Reinsch BC, Tsyusko OV, Bertsch PM, Lowry GV, Unrine JM (2011) Role of
particle size and soil type in toxicity of silver nanoparticles to earthworms. Soil Sci Soc Am J
75:365–377
30
A. Gorczyca et al.