caa a22 4500 606181229 CHVBK 20210128100810.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10876-014-0728-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10876-014-0728-y Effect of Nanosilver on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth in Pennisetum glaucum [Elektronische Daten] [Asra Parveen, Srinath Rao] We have investigated the phytotoxicity of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) onan important crop plant Pennisetum glaucum. The silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized using aqueous leaf extracts of Cassia auriculata (Family: Leguminosae) by microwave irradiation. The synthesized silver nanoparticles were characterized by UV-Vis spectroscopy for their absorbance pattern, X-ray diffraction analysis revealed crystalline nature of the particles with face centered cubic geometry with mean particle size 13nm and transmission electron microscopy to determine the shape of the nanoparticles. The seeds treated with synthesized AgNPs showed better germination but the seedling growth of tested specie was affected by exposure to concentrations of AgNPs. Silver nanoparticles may hold significant applications in agriculture and gardening by selectively inhibiting harmful fungi and bacteria presents on seeds and could provideas an alternative sourceof fertilizer that may improve sustainable agriculture. Thus, nano treated seeds can be used to lower the environmental impacts of chemical fungicides and reduce the cost of agricultural production. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2014 Phytotoxicity nationallicence Pennisetum glaucum nationallicence Germination nationallicence Nanoparticles nationallicence Cassia auriculata nationallicence Parveen Asra Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, 585106, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India aut Rao Srinath Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, 585106, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India aut Journal of Cluster Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-05-01), 693-701 1040-7278 26:3<693 2015 26 10876 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-014-0728-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10876-014-0728-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Parveen Asra Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, 585106, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rao Srinath Plant Tissue Culture and Genetic Engineering Laboratory, Department of Post Graduate Studies and Research in Botany, Gulbarga University, 585106, Gulbarga, Karnataka, India aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Cluster Science Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 26/3(2015-05-01), 693-701 1040-7278 26:3<693 2015 26 10876