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Nanoparticles mitigate arsenic stress in plants by modulating defence mechanisms


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1 Department of Botany, Cotton University, Guwahati 781 001, India
2 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar 144 411, India
3 Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305 817, India
 

Arsenic (As) stress greatly affects plant growth and production, threatening food security and also human health through the food chain. As alters various physiological processes that subsequently affect the normal metabolism in plants. The plants have evolved different mechanisms against stress, where nanoparticles (NPs) improve plant metabolism and the defence system, thereby alleviating As stress in it. This article discusses the effects of As in plants at different levels, and the role of NPs in modulating the plant defence system against As stress. This article may help encourage future research on plant protective mechanisms against stress and the significance of NPs in plant science and agriculture.

Keywords

Agriculture, arsenic stress, food security, nanoparticles, plant protective mechanisms.
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Authors

Thorny Chanu Thounaojam
Department of Botany, Cotton University, Guwahati 781 001, India
Zesmin Khan
Department of Botany, Cotton University, Guwahati 781 001, India
Thounaojam Thomas Meetei
Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar 144 411, India
Sanjib Kumar Panda
Department of Biochemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer 305 817, India
Hrishikesh Upadhyaya
Department of Botany, Cotton University, Guwahati 781 001, India

Abstract


Arsenic (As) stress greatly affects plant growth and production, threatening food security and also human health through the food chain. As alters various physiological processes that subsequently affect the normal metabolism in plants. The plants have evolved different mechanisms against stress, where nanoparticles (NPs) improve plant metabolism and the defence system, thereby alleviating As stress in it. This article discusses the effects of As in plants at different levels, and the role of NPs in modulating the plant defence system against As stress. This article may help encourage future research on plant protective mechanisms against stress and the significance of NPs in plant science and agriculture.

Keywords


Agriculture, arsenic stress, food security, nanoparticles, plant protective mechanisms.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv123%2Fi5%2F642-649