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Interaction of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Plants in Agro-ecosystems

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Plant-Microbes-Engineered Nano-particles (PM-ENPs) Nexus in Agro-Ecosystems

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The remarkable progress in nanotechnology has significantly augmented the utilization of nanoscaled (≤100 nm) nanomaterials (NMs) in wide range of products. Titanium dioxide NPs (TiO2-NPs) are the most commonly used NMs among all that are unabatedly used in a variety of industrial and consumer products. This demand-based excessive production and application of TiO2-NPs ultimately lead way to their release in the environment which causes potential risks to environmental components and their functioning. Plants, being the primary component of any ecosystem, are the initial point for the NPs’ interaction that is requisite feature for risk assessment. Researchers over the globe have observed that these NPs pose both detrimental and beneficial effects on plants; however, these impacts are determined by their mode of interaction depending on experimental conditions. Besides, due to their photocatalytic and growth-promoting activities, researchers are paying attention on develo** some TiO2-NP-based formulations so that they can be used in agriculture to improve crop yield and quality and also to protect plants from various pests and pathogens. It is reported that TiO2-NPs also improve the plant performance under various abiotic stresses. Under the light of current knowledge, this chapter provides an overview of TiO2-NPs, their interactions, i.e., uptake, translocation and accumulation with plants, feedback of plants at different levels (viz. morphological, physiological, biochemical and molecular) with an overview on intrinsic mechanism of TiO2-NPs detoxification within plants. Eventually, it gives a brief knowledge on application of TiO2-NPs in agriculture as growth boosters and protecting agents against various biotic and abiotic stresses.

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Authors are grateful to the University Grand Commission, New Delhi, for financial support to Ms Kajal Patel and Indu Tripathi. Authors are also thankful to Professor K.S. Rao, Head, Department of Botany, University of Delhi, New Delhi, for his kind support.

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Singh, R., Patel, K., Tripathi, I. (2021). Interaction of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Plants in Agro-ecosystems. In: Singh, P., Singh, R., Verma, P., Bhadouria, R., Kumar, A., Kaushik, M. (eds) Plant-Microbes-Engineered Nano-particles (PM-ENPs) Nexus in Agro-Ecosystems. Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66956-0_4

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