Selenium nanoparticles: A review on synthesis and biomedical applications

N Bisht, P Phalswal, PK Khanna - Materials Advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Selenium is a trace and essential micronutrient for the health of humans, animals, and
microorganisms. Recently, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) attracted the interest of many …

Nano-enabled strategies to enhance crop nutrition and protection

M Kah, N Tufenkji, JC White - Nature nanotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Various nano-enabled strategies are proposed to improve crop production and meet the
growing global demands for food, feed and fuel while practising sustainable agriculture …

Role of nano-selenium in health and environment

A Kumar, KS Prasad - Journal of Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, researches on selenium nanoparticle have gained more attention due to its
important role in many physiological processes. Generally, selenium nanoparticle has a …

Biosynthesis of selenium nanoparticles using plant extracts

K Pyrzynska, A Sentkowska - Journal of Nanostructure in Chemistry, 2021 - Springer
Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have the potential to be used for various applications.
Therefore, they have attracted more attention in recent years and several synthesis methods …

Selenium in plants: Boon or bane?

M Hasanuzzaman, MHMB Bhuyan, A Raza… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Selenium (Se) is yet to be confirmed as essential for plants, but it has proven to be an
essential trace element for humans and other animals. However, it is well documented that …

Silicon dioxide nanoparticles enhance plant growth, photosynthetic performance, and antioxidants defence machinery through suppressing chromium uptake in …

Q Huang, A Ayyaz, MA Farooq, K Zhang, W Chen… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is a highly toxic heavy metal that is extensively released into the soil and
drastically reduces plant yield. Silicon nanoparticles (Si NPs) were chosen to mitigate Cr …

Nanoparticle-plant interaction: Implications in energy, environment, and agriculture

PK Rai, V Kumar, SS Lee, N Raza, KH Kim… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the recent techno-scientific revolution, nanotechnology has gained popularity at a rapid
pace in different sectors and disciplines, specifically environmental, sensing, bioenergy, and …

Aloe vera leaf extract mediated green synthesis of selenium nanoparticles and assessment of their In vitro antimicrobial activity against spoilage fungi and …

B Fardsadegh, H Jafarizadeh-Malmiri - Green Processing and …, 2019 - degruyter.com
Selenium as an essential trace element for the health of the humans was used to
hydrothermally synthesis of selenium nanoparticle (Se NPs) using Aloe vera leaf extract …

Glycine betaine counters salinity stress by maintaining high K+/Na+ ratio and antioxidant defense via limiting Na+ uptake in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)

MR Sofy, N Elhawat, T Alshaal - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reports the role of exogenous glycine betaine (25 and 50 mM GB at a rate of 50
mL per plant) in enhancing NaCl-stress tolerance in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) …

Nano-enabled improvements of growth and nutritional quality in food plants driven by rhizosphere processes

Z Wang, L Yue, OP Dhankher, B Xing - Environment International, 2020 - Elsevier
With the rising global population growth and limitation of traditional agricultural technology,
global crop production could not provide enough nutrients to assure adequate intake for all …