A mini review on plant-mediated zinc oxide nanoparticles and their antibacterial potency

A Kavitha, A Doss, RPP Pole, TPKP Rani… - Biocatalysis and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This mini review presents an elaborate account on green synthesis, characteristics and the
antibacterial applications of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). ZnO NPs grabs attention …

[HTML][HTML] Early drought stress warning in plants: Color pictures of photosystem II photochemistry

M Moustakas, I Sperdouli, J Moustaka - Climate, 2022 - mdpi.com
Drought, the major limiting factor for plant growth and crop productivity, affecting several
physiological and biochemical processes, is expected to increase in duration, intensity, and …

Chlorophyll hormesis: are chlorophylls major components of stress biology in higher plants?

E Agathokleous, ZZ Feng, J Peñuelas - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
High oxidative stress inhibits the synthesis and accumulation of chlorophylls, the pigments
that absorb and use light. We collated evidence from a diverse array of studies …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) as a novel nanofertilizer: Influence on seed yield and antioxidant defense system in soil grown soybean (Glycine max cv. Kowsar)

E Yusefi-Tanha, S Fallah, A Rostamnejadi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dearth of knowledge about the prospect of using Zinc (Zn) based nanoparticles (NPs) to
enrich Zn-deficient soils with Zn warrants investigations into potential soil applications of …

[HTML][HTML] The role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry and medicine

M Moustakas - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
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The two faces of nanomaterials: A quantification of hormesis in algae and plants

E Agathokleous, ZZ Feng, I Iavicoli… - Environment International, 2019 - Elsevier
The rapid progress in nanotechnology has dramatically promoted the application of
engineered nanomaterials in numerous sectors. The wide application of nanomaterials and …

A global environmental health perspective and optimisation of stress

E Agathokleous, EJ Calabrese - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
The phrase “what doesn't kill us makes us stronger” suggests the possibility that living
systems have evolved a spectrum of adaptive mechanisms resulting in a biological stress …

Impact of foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles on the photosynthesis of Pisum sativum L. under salt stress

HA Elshoky, E Yotsova, MA Farghali, KY Farroh… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigates the impacts of zinc oxide nanoparticles: bare (ZnO NPs) and ZnO
NPs coated with silicon shell (ZnO-Si NPs), on Pisum sativum L. under physiological and …

Hormesis: highly generalizable and beyond laboratory

E Agathokleous, M Kitao, EJ Calabrese - Trends in Plant Science, 2020 - cell.com
Hormesis is a biphasic dose–response relationship with contrasting effects of low versus
high doses of stress. Hormesis is rapidly develo** in plant science research and has wide …

Applications of copper and silver nanoparticles on wheat plants to induce drought tolerance and increase yield

F Ahmed, B Javed, A Razzaq… - IET …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Drought adversely affects the yield, quality and nutritional value of the crop plants.
Additionally, it causes unrest in society and economic loss to the farmers and governments …