Until now, the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in agriculture has been related to their effectiveness in controlling microbial contamination, seed germination and increased plant post-harvest life. However, the regulatory role of NPs on different aspects of plant growth, development, and their interaction with the environment has been somewhat contradictory. The dose-dependent toxicity and phytostimulatory effects induced by different metal NPs have also been demonstrated. Multiple lines of evidence demonstrate that NPs mediate alteration of gene expression profiles and redistribution of metabolic fluxes and even microbial activity leading to the changes in plant morphology, growth rate and improved post-harvest life. However, the underlying mechanism of these cellular changes is poorly understood. Understanding the mechanisms governing these changes in the plant cell can expand the possibilities of NPs-based approaches in agriculture.
Accurate knowledge of morpho-physiological, hormonal, and molecular changes in plants that are exposed to NPs is one of the goals of this Research Topic. Examining accurate cell imagery, metabolic changes, and gene expression profiles would provide some insights into this.
The Research Topic, “Nanoparticles: Phytostimulatory and/or phytotoxic influences” invites contributions on state of art information regarding the regulatory role of NPs in plant growth and development along with their structural configurations and translocation in various plant parts.
We welcome all article types published by Frontiers in Plant Science that advance the existing knowledge and enlighten on the challenges associated with the application of NPs to regulate plant growth and development. Particularly, we invite articles that cover the following (but not limited to the) topics below:
• The mechanistic aspects of plant morpho-physiological changes upon the exposure to NPs
• Modulation of gene expression of key biosynthetic pathways involving reactive oxygen species by NPs
• Signal transduction and molecular mechanisms underlying transcriptomic and metabolomic changes triggered by NP exposure and uptake
• Deciphering the synthesis-structure relationships towards the regulation of plant growth and development by NPs
Please note: Frontiers in Plant Science does not accept solely descriptive studies - studies which report responses to treatments and descriptive reports of ‘Omics studies will not be considered if they do not progress biological understanding of these responses.
Until now, the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in agriculture has been related to their effectiveness in controlling microbial contamination, seed germination and increased plant post-harvest life. However, the regulatory role of NPs on different aspects of plant growth, development, and their interaction with the environment has been somewhat contradictory. The dose-dependent toxicity and phytostimulatory effects induced by different metal NPs have also been demonstrated. Multiple lines of evidence demonstrate that NPs mediate alteration of gene expression profiles and redistribution of metabolic fluxes and even microbial activity leading to the changes in plant morphology, growth rate and improved post-harvest life. However, the underlying mechanism of these cellular changes is poorly understood. Understanding the mechanisms governing these changes in the plant cell can expand the possibilities of NPs-based approaches in agriculture.
Accurate knowledge of morpho-physiological, hormonal, and molecular changes in plants that are exposed to NPs is one of the goals of this Research Topic. Examining accurate cell imagery, metabolic changes, and gene expression profiles would provide some insights into this.
The Research Topic, “Nanoparticles: Phytostimulatory and/or phytotoxic influences” invites contributions on state of art information regarding the regulatory role of NPs in plant growth and development along with their structural configurations and translocation in various plant parts.
We welcome all article types published by Frontiers in Plant Science that advance the existing knowledge and enlighten on the challenges associated with the application of NPs to regulate plant growth and development. Particularly, we invite articles that cover the following (but not limited to the) topics below:
• The mechanistic aspects of plant morpho-physiological changes upon the exposure to NPs
• Modulation of gene expression of key biosynthetic pathways involving reactive oxygen species by NPs
• Signal transduction and molecular mechanisms underlying transcriptomic and metabolomic changes triggered by NP exposure and uptake
• Deciphering the synthesis-structure relationships towards the regulation of plant growth and development by NPs
Please note: Frontiers in Plant Science does not accept solely descriptive studies - studies which report responses to treatments and descriptive reports of ‘Omics studies will not be considered if they do not progress biological understanding of these responses.