Vol. 7, Issue 6 (2019)
Effect of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles on seed germinations and seedlings growth parameters in wheat crops
Author(s): Rakesh Sil Sarma and Pravin Prakash
Abstract: The present experiment was conducted to assess various germination parameters under different concentrations of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles. Seeds were treated with different nanoparticle concentration like T1: Control (No Fe3O4 nanoparticle), T2: Fe3O4 nanoparticle (100 µM), T3: Fe3O4 nanoparticle (200 µM), T4: Fe3O4 nanoparticle (400 µM), T5: Fe3O4 nanoparticle (800 µM), T6: Fe3O4 nanoparticle (1500 µM). Important parameters like germination percentage, germination index, Shoot length, root length, seedling vigour index, dry matter has been recorded at 3 days of germination in wheat variety namely HUW-234. Presented data depicted that the germination percentage, germination index, Shoot length, root length, dry matter and SVI significantly increased at the nanoparticle (Fe3O4) treatment T2, T3, T4 (100,200, 400 µM), but after increasing the nanoparticle (Fe3O4) concentration T5, T6 (800, 1500 µM) all parameters significantly reduced due to severe toxicities. Together, these results show that Fe3O4 NPs have a potential role in seed germination and seedlings establishment which play significant role plant growth, but at higher concentration its play toxic effects in wheat plants.
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Rakesh Sil Sarma, Pravin Prakash. Effect of magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles on seed germinations and seedlings growth parameters in wheat crops. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(6):2952-2954.
