Silver nanoparticles mitigated cadmium toxicity in tobacco by modulating biochemical, cellular and genetic responses
Shaista Jabeen, Ahmed Mukhtar, Saddam Hussain, Sadam Hussain, Maqsood Ul Hussan, Munib Ahmad, Mushtaq Ahmad, Lixin Zhang
Abstract
Morphophysiological, chlorophyll fluorescence, ROS accumulation, antioxidant, cell death/viability, microscopic (SEM, TEM, and confocal) and gene expression assays confirmed that Ag-NPs mitigate Cd stress in tobacco.
Topics & Concepts
CadmiumToxicitySilver nanoparticleNanoparticleHazardous wasteCADMIUM EXPOSUREEnvironmental chemistryChemistryMaterials scienceNanotechnologyBiologyMetallurgyEcologyOrganic chemistryNanoparticles: synthesis and applicationsHeavy metals in environment