Comparative Assessment of the Adverse Effect of Silver Nanoparticles to Vigna Radiata and Brassica Campestris Crop Plants

摘要

Inspite of very wide application of different types of nanoparticles in different commercial fields including pharmaceutical and food industries, the toxic effects of these nanoparticles on living systems have not been clearly established. Increased applications of nanoparticles by human beings lead to accumulation of more and more nanoparticles in the environment which ultimately affect the ecosystem. The current study focused on phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles to V.radiata and B.campestris crop plants. Effect on seedling growth by nanoparticles is comparatively more than ions solution during treatment period. The test plants exposed to nanoparticle shows that the average particle size was about 25.3 nm which was determined by X-Ray Diffractions spectrophotometer. In addition, result from Fourier Transform Infrared spectrometer reported no change in chemical composition on the basis of vibrations of functional group of molecules in treated root samples. However, Scanning Electron Microscope images revealed depositions of isolated small and spherical nanoparticles in root cells. The nanoparticles appeared to be either filling the epidermal crypt or adhering onto the root surface of test plants.