Impact of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Cd Phytotoxicity and Bioaccumulation in Rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The impact of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) on the migration and toxicity of coexisting pollutants is still unclear, especially in soil media. This study aims to evaluate the impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) on the phytotoxicity of cadmium (Cd) to Oryza sativa L., and the migration of cadmium (Cd) in the soil-rice system. Three different Cd stress groups (C1 group: 1.0 mg kg−1, C2 group: 2.5 mg kg−1 and C3 group: 5.0 mg kg−1) were set in the pot experiment, and the target concentration of TiO2 NPs in each group were 0 mg kg−1 (T0), 50 mg kg−1 (T1), 100 mg kg−1 (T2) and 500 mg kg−1 (T3). Plant height and biomass decreased with the increasing of Cd content in paddy soil. TiO2 NPs could lower the phytotoxicity of Cd in terms of the changes in the morphological and biochemical characteristics, especially in the tillering and booting stage. In the tillering stage, TiO2 NPs addition caused a significant increase in plant height, biomass and the total chlorophyll content in the leaves of Oryza saliva L. In the booting stage, TiO2 NPs addition caused a 15% to 32% and 24% to 48% reduction of malondialdehyde (MDA) content for the C2 and C3 group, respectively, compared to that of the respective control treatment (T0). TiO2-NPs addition reduced the activity of peroxidase (POD) in the leaves in the booting and heading stage, and the activity of catalase (CAT) in the tillering stage. In the C1 and C2 group, the grain Cd content in the 100 and 500 mg kg−1 TiO2 NPs treatments reached 0.47–0.84 mg kg−1, obviously higher than that of the treatment without TiO2 NPs (0.27–0.32 mg kg−1), suggesting that TiO2-NPs could promote Cd migration in the soil-rice system.

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Salt Stress Mitigation via the Foliar Application of Chitosan-Functionalized Selenium and Anatase Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni)

Molecules ◽

10.3390/molecules26134090 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (13) ◽

pp. 4090

Author(s):

Morteza Sheikhalipour ◽

Behrooz Esmaielpour ◽

Gholamreza Gohari ◽

Maryam Haghighi ◽

Hessam Jafari ◽

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Keyword(s):

Titanium Dioxide ◽

Salt Stress ◽

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽

Chitosan Nanoparticles ◽

Stevia Rebaudiana ◽

High Salt ◽

Steviol Glycosides ◽

Rebaudioside A ◽

Tio2 Nps ◽

Stevia Rebaudiana Bertoni

High salt levels are one of the significant and major limiting factors on crop yield and productivity. Out of the available attempts made against high salt levels, engineered nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely employed and considered as effective strategies in this regard. Of these NPs, titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) and selenium functionalized using chitosan nanoparticles (Cs–Se NPs) were applied for a quite number of plants, but their potential roles for alleviating the adverse effects of salinity on stevia remains unclear. Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) is one of the reputed medicinal plants due to their diterpenoid steviol glycosides (stevioside and rebaudioside A). For this reason, the current study was designed to investigate the potential of TiO2 NPs (0, 100 and 200 mg L−1) and Cs–Se NPs (0, 10 and 20 mg L−1) to alleviate salt stress (0, 50 and 100 mM NaCl) in stevia. The findings of the study revealed that salinity decreased the growth and photosynthetic traits but resulted in substantial cell damage through increasing H2O2 and MDA content, as well as electrolyte leakage (EL). However, the application of TiO2 NPs (100 mg L−1) and Cs–Se NPs (20 mg L−1) increased the growth, photosynthetic performance and activity of antioxidant enzymes, and decreased the contents of H2O2, MDA and EL under the saline conditions. In addition to the enhanced growth and physiological performance of the plant, the essential oil content was also increased with the treatments of TiO2 (100 mg L−1) and Cs–Se NPs (20 mg L−1). In addition, the tested NPs treatments increased the concentration of stevioside (in the non-saline condition and under salinity stress) and rebaudioside A (under the salinity conditions) in stevia plants. Overall, the current findings suggest that especially 100 mg L−1 TiO2 NPs and 20 mg L−1 Cs–Se could be considered as promising agents in combating high levels of salinity in the case of stevia.

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Effect of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Expression of Efflux Pump and Quorum-Sensing Genes in MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates

Antibiotics ◽

10.3390/antibiotics10060625 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (6) ◽

pp. 625

Author(s):

Fatma Y. Ahmed ◽

Usama Farghaly Aly ◽

Rehab Mahmoud Abd El-Baky ◽

Nancy G. F. M. Waly

Keyword(s):

Titanium Dioxide ◽

Quorum Sensing ◽

Biofilm Formation ◽

Antimicrobial Agents ◽

Efflux Pump ◽

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽

Sol Gel ◽

Efflux Pumps ◽

Antibiofilm Activity ◽

The Impact

Most of the infections caused by multi-drug resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa strains are extremely difficult to be treated with conventional antibiotics. Biofilm formation and efflux pumps are recognized as the major antibiotic resistance mechanisms in MDR P. aeruginosa. Biofilm formation by P. aeruginosa depends mainly on the cell-to-cell communication quorum-sensing (QS) systems. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TDN) have been used as antimicrobial agents against several microorganisms but have not been reported as an anti-QS agent. This study aims to evaluate the impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TDN) on QS and efflux pump genes expression in MDR P. aeruginosa isolates. The antimicrobial susceptibility of 25 P. aeruginosa isolates were performed by Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TDN) were prepared by the sol gel method and characterized by different techniques (DLS, HR-TEM, XRD, and FTIR). The expression of efflux pumps in the MDR isolates was detected by the determination of MICs of different antibiotics in the presence and absence of carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP). Biofilm formation and the antibiofilm activity of TDN were determined using the tissue culture plate method. The effects of TDN on the expression of QS genes and efflux pump genes were tested using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The average size of the TDNs was 64.77 nm. It was found that TDN showed a significant reduction in biofilm formation (96%) and represented superior antibacterial activity against P. aeruginosa strains in comparison to titanium dioxide powder. In addition, the use of TDN alone or in combination with antibiotics resulted in significant downregulation of the efflux pump genes (MexY, MexB, MexA) and QS-regulated genes (lasR, lasI, rhll, rhlR, pqsA, pqsR) in comparison to the untreated isolate. TDN can increase the therapeutic efficacy of traditional antibiotics by affecting efflux pump expression and quorum-sensing genes controlling biofilm production.

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Impact of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on intestinal community in the 2,4,6-Trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced acute colitis mice and the intervention effect of vitamin E

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/d0nr08106j ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Yanjun Gao ◽

Tingyu Li ◽

Shuming Duan ◽

Lizhi Lv ◽

Yuan Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Antibacterial Activity ◽

Titanium Dioxide ◽

Vitamin E ◽

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles ◽

Trinitrobenzenesulfonic Acid ◽

Acute Colitis ◽

Intervention Effect ◽

Tio2 Nps

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NPs) is widely applicated as additives in foods for its excellent whitening and brightening capability. Although the toxicity and antibacterial activity of TiO2-NPs has been extensively studied,...

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The impact of iron plaque on La and Nd uptake and translocation in rice ( Oryza sativa L.)

Acta Ecologica Sinica ◽

10.1016/j.chnaes.2017.11.002 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 210-215 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zhongjun Hu ◽

Shulan Jin ◽

Yizong Huang ◽

Ying Hu ◽

Wei Cheng ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Oryza Sativa ◽

Oryza Sativa L ◽

Iron Plaque ◽

The Impact

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Daya Gabung Beberapa Varietas Padi (Oryza sativa L.) pada Persilangan Dialel Menggunakan Metode Griffing II

Jurnal Sains Teknologi & Lingkungan ◽

10.29303/jstl.v0i0.257 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 84-93

Author(s):

Anak Agung Ketut Sudharmawan ◽

Baiq Erna Listiana ◽

Sofi Rianti

Keyword(s):

Oryza Sativa ◽

Plant Height ◽

Power Analysis ◽

Oryza Sativa L ◽

Panicle Length ◽

Grain Number ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Diallel Crossing ◽

High Yielding Varieties ◽

Materials Used

Diallel crossing is a method that is widely used to determine the ability to combine each individual so that it can identify the potential elders to be used in crossbreeding programs to assemble high yielding varieties. This experiment aims to determine the combining power of dialelic crosses of several varieties of rice using the Griffing II method, carried out in the experimental field of the Faculty of Agriculture, Mataram University in Nyiur Lembang Village, Narmada District, West Lombok Regency, from February to July 2019. This experiment uses the method experiments carried out in the field. The materials used in this experiment were four parents, namely IPB 3S variety, Situ Patenggang variety, Inpari 32 and G11 strain and the phenotype of the cross between the four parents. The experimental results showed that the effects of general affinity and special affinity for all observed characters (plant height, number of productive tillers, number of non-productive tillers, panicle length, number of filled grain, number of empty grain and weight of 100 grains) were significantly different, except on the effect of general affinity for the number of non-productive tillers showed no significant difference. The results of the combined power analysis of the four elders were positive, so it can be said that the four elders would get good results when crossed with a number of other genotypes.

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PEMBERIAN POC GAMAL TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI PADI SAWAH (Oryza sativa L.) DENGAN METODE SALIBU

EUGENIA ◽

10.35791/eug.24.1.2018.21650 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Mifta Mamentu ◽

Jeanne M. Paulus ◽

Edy Lengkong

Keyword(s):

Oryza Sativa ◽

Grain Yield ◽

Plant Height ◽

Rice Field ◽

Oryza Sativa L ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Field Research ◽

Lowland Rice ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Treatment Factor

ABSTRACT The purpose of the research was to studied the application of gliricidia MOL on the growth and yield of lowland rice in the salibu method, and to get the best concentration of gliricidia liquid organic fertilizer (POC) on the growth and production of lowland rice. Field research has been conducted in Tababo Village, Subdistrict of Belang, district of Southeast Minahasa. The treatment in the experiment consists of one treatment factor, that were concentrations of gliricidia POC, ie : 0, 50 , 100, 150, and 200 ml/litre. The results showed that gliricidia POC have an effect on plant height, the number of grain/panicle, and the dry grain yield (GKP) / plot, but not affect the number of productive tillers and weight of 1,000 grain. The best results were achieved in gliricidia POC concentration 200 ml/litre with the highest values were: plant height was 98.93 cm; 116.420 grain/panicle; and 8.300 kg dry grain yield or equivalent to 6.92 ton/ha.Keywords : gliricidia POC, production, lowland rice, salibu method

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