The document discusses Prof. D. Sakthikumar's research into phyto-nanotechnology, which involves using nanotechnology applications in plant systems. Some key areas of research include using nanoparticles to enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake, tracking nanoparticles inside plants, and utilizing non-edible plants for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. The research aims to both investigate the effects of nanoparticles on plants and develop applications such as nano-pesticides and fertilizers.
The document discusses Prof. D. Sakthikumar's research into phyto-nanotechnology, which involves using nanotechnology applications in plant systems. Some key areas of research include using nanoparticles to enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake, tracking nanoparticles inside plants, and utilizing non-edible plants for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. The research aims to both investigate the effects of nanoparticles on plants and develop applications such as nano-pesticides and fertilizers.
The document discusses Prof. D. Sakthikumar's research into phyto-nanotechnology, which involves using nanotechnology applications in plant systems. Some key areas of research include using nanoparticles to enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake, tracking nanoparticles inside plants, and utilizing non-edible plants for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. The research aims to both investigate the effects of nanoparticles on plants and develop applications such as nano-pesticides and fertilizers.
The document discusses Prof. D. Sakthikumar's research into phyto-nanotechnology, which involves using nanotechnology applications in plant systems. Some key areas of research include using nanoparticles to enhance plant growth and nutrient uptake, tracking nanoparticles inside plants, and utilizing non-edible plants for sustainable nanoparticle synthesis. The research aims to both investigate the effects of nanoparticles on plants and develop applications such as nano-pesticides and fertilizers.
PhytoNanotechnology Nanotechnology, ever since its advent, has become synonymous with electronics and biomedical applications. Very few have ventured into the arena of phytooragronanotechnology,possiblyduetocomplexityoftheplantsystemsandvariousotherlimitations.Muchoftheplantnanotechnologyrelationship hasbeenrevolvingaroundthesynthesisofdiversenanoparticlesemployingtheextractsofdifferentpartsofplantsviz.,seeds,flowers,leaves,rootsetc.Off late,withanincreaseinthewidespreadsynthesisanduseofnanomaterials,muchofwhichareknowingly/unknowinglyreleasedintotheenvironment,focus has shifted to their fate and consequent effects on the life forms. With concerns of toxicity, concurrent attention has been driven to their uptake, translocationandbiotransformationintheplantsystems.Thoughtoomuchofanythingistoxic,observationshavealsobeenmadeonthebeneficialaspects ofvariousnanomaterialswhichhavebeenfoundtoenhancewaterandnutrientuptake,gaseousexchange,anddeliveryofcrucialchemicalstotheplants. Asourgrouptooisconcentratedonthesynthesisofvariednanomaterials,itwasonlytoorelevantthattheirenvironmentaleffectsbemonitored.Apartfrom thetoxicityanalysis,studieshavebeeninitiatedinthefollowingareas; Roleofdifferentnanomaterialsontheenhancementofplantgrowthcharacteristics. Observationsofvitalmetabolicparametersasphotosynthesis,respiration,reproduction,yieldetc. Administration ofnanopesticides, herbicides and fertilizers in a more efficient and safe manner by controlling precisely when and where they are released. Trackingnanomaterialsintheplantsystemutilizingfluorescentdyesandquantumdots. Theoverallfateofdifferentnanomaterialsinplants,generationaltransferandtheirexposurepathwaysintheenvironment.
References: 1. Nanoparticulate material delivery to plants (Review). Remya Nair, BaijuGovindan, S. Varghese, Y. Yoshida, T. Hanajiri, T. Maekawa, D. S. Kumar, Plant science179(3)(2010)154163 2. UptakeofFITClabeledsilicananoparticlesandquantumdotsbyriceseedlings:Effectsonseedgerminationandtheirpotentialasbiolabelsforplants. RemyaNair,AbyC.P.,Y.Nagaoka,Y.Yoshida,T.Maekawa,D.S.Kumar,JournalofFluorescence(2011)21:20572068. 3. Effectofcarbonnanomaterialsonthegerminationandgrowthofriceplants.RemyaNair,M.SheikhMohamed,WeiGao,T.Maekawa,Y.Yoshida,P.M. Ajayan,D.S.Kumar,JournalofNanoscienceandNanotechnology(2012)12(3):221220. 4. NonDestructive harvesting of biogenic gold nanoparticles from japtrophacurcas seed meal and shell extracts and their application as biodiagnostic photothermalablaterslendingshinetobiodieselbyproducts.M.SheikhMohamed,A.Baliyan,SrivaniV.,AbyC.P.,Y.Nagaoka,H.Minegishi,Y.Yoshida,T. Maekawa,D.S.Kumar,NanomaterialsandtheEnvironment(2012)10.2478/nanome20120002. 5. Type 1 RibotoxinCurcin Conjugated Biogenic Gold Nanoparticles for a Multimodal Therapeutic Approach towards Brain Cancer. M. Sheikh Mohamed, SrivaniV.,AbyC.P.,Y.Nagaoka,H.Minegishi,Y.Yoshida,T.Maekawa,D.S.Kumar,BiochimicaetBiophysicaActaGeneralSubjects&Nanomaterialsand theEnvironment(2013)(Inpress).
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