Foliage application of selenium and silicon nanoparticles alleviates Cd and Pb toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

TL;DR: In this paper , a review of the role of silicon nanoparticles (nSi) in the abiotic stress condition is presented, where the accumulation and/or uptake of nSi in several crops and its mode of action linked with improved plants' growth and tolerance capabilities to confer sustainable agriculture.

TL;DR: These results are valuable for understanding how crop plants respond to heavy metals, especially when using them as inducing agents during cyto-physiological experiments.

TL;DR: This study compares silicon and silicon nanoparticles' effects on antioxidant systems and cadmium uptake in tomatoes under cadmium stress, revealing silicon nanoparticles' superior efficacy in promoting growth and alleviating oxidative damage.

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors tried to present the potential functions of heavy metals and the mechanisms involved in the Si/nano Si-mediated amelioration of metal toxicities in plants from different aspects.

TL;DR: The role of important factors such as solution ionic strength, pH, and particle surface chemistry that control nanoparticle dispersion was examined in this article, where the size and zeta potential of four TiO2 and three quantum dot samples dispersed in different solutions (including one physiological medium) were characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, a member of the Nramp (for the Natural Resistance-associated Macrophage Protein) family (Nramp5) was found to be involved in Mn uptake and subsequently the accumulation of high concentrations of Mn in rice.

TL;DR: Recent studies on rice (Oryza sativa) and Cd-hyperaccumulating plants that have led to important insights into the processes controlling the passage of Cd from the soil to edible plant organs are reviewed.

TL;DR: Investigation of variation in the assimilation and translocation of arsenic in commercially farmed temperate rice, wheat, and barley found that the risk posed by As in the human food-chain needs to be considered in the context of anaerobic verses aerobic ecosystems.