Open AccessFunction of ZnO Nanoparticles in the Remediation of the Toxic Metal, Seed Germination, and Seedling Growth of the Plant, Synthesized by Stem Extracts of Anthophalus cadamba
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
letters in applied nanobioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2284-6808
DOI - 10.33263/lianbs121.023
Subject(s) - zinc , germination , seedling , nuclear chemistry , nanoparticle , chemistry , environmental remediation , sulfate , chromium , metal , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , horticulture , materials science , biology , chemical engineering , contamination , nanotechnology , organic chemistry , ecology , engineering
The production of the Zinc oxide nanoparticles through aqueous stem extract of Anthocephalus cadamba Lin is performed. The formed nanoparticles tested for the toxic chromium metal removal activity, germination, and growth supporting of green gram seeds. The NPs were portrayed by FTIR, X-ray Diffraction, SEM, and EDX studies and confirmed irregular and complex structures. The % Chromium metal reduction of 87.83 %, 65.83 %, 48.00 % and 38.67 % was calculated at nanoparticle dosage of 1, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.10 g/L respectively. The amount of zinc accumulation in the roots of green gram was studied. The amount of Zn in the root tissue was increased significantly with the synthesized nanoparticles than zinc sulfate. It was observed that soil having ZnO-NPs shows the utmost rate of germination, root, and plant growth than with control and zinc sulfate.