Assessing phytotoxicity and tolerance levels of ZnO nanoparticles on Raphanus sativus: implications for widespread adoptions

• Pathirannahalage Sahan Samuditha,
• Nadeesh Madusanka Adassooriya and
• Nazeera Salim

Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2024, 15, 115–125, doi:10.3762/bjnano.15.11

• on Raphanus sativus (R. sativus) concerning its tolerance levels, toxicity, and accumulation. ZnO NPs were synthesized by the wet chemical method and characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) spectroscopy, dynamic

• -tolerant species. Keywords: phytotoxicity; Raphanus sativus; ZnO nanoparticles; Zn tolerance; Zn toxicity; Introduction Despite zinc (Zn) being recognized as an important micronutrient for all living organisms, exceeding the permissible levels of Zn concentration due to anthropogenic sources can be

• )) on Raphanus sativus (radish) with respect to seedling growth and two plant metabolites, serves as the foundational bedrock upon which the current study was built [19]. The insights and discoveries obtained from our earlier research, where a concentration of 10,000 mg/L of raw HANPs had no toxic