Titanium dioxide nanoparticles potentially regulate the mechanism(s) for photosynthetic attributes, genotoxicity, antioxidants defense machinery, and phytochelatins synthesis in relation to hexavalent chromium toxicity in Helianthus annuus L.
Dharmendra Kumar, Om Parkash Dhankher, Rudra Deo Tripathi, Chandra Shekhar Seth
Topics & Concepts
Hexavalent chromiumPhotosynthesisGenotoxicityToxicityChemistryChromiumPhytotoxicityComet assayPhytoremediationEnvironmental chemistryNuclear chemistryShootDNA damageHelianthus annuusAntioxidantChlorophyllBioaccumulationChlorophyll fluorescenceHorticultureBiochemistryBiologyDNAHeavy metalsSunflowerOrganic chemistryPlant Stress Responses and ToleranceHeavy metals in environmentNanoparticles: synthesis and applications