TiO2 Nanoparticles Enhancing Germination, Growth and Yield of Rice
Keya Debnath, Aparajita Das, Bimal Das, J. Karfoma
International Research Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry · pp. 25–30 · Published 27 Apr 2020
10.9734/irjpac/2020/v21i630173Abstract
Background: Titanium dioxide (TiO2) NPs are used in agriculture to increase seeds germination and seedlings growth and can improve yield by approximately 30%. The present experimental investigation demonstrated the effect of nanoparticles (NPs) Anatase - TiO2 (<100 nm size) on germination, seedling growth and yield attributing traits of rice. Methods: Rice seeds were treated with six concentrations (0, 10, 20, 50, 80 and 100 ppm) of nanoTiO2 and placed in Petri plates. Some amount was sown in the field following Randomized Block Design (RBD) with three replications for each treatment. Results: Application of TiO2 NPs significantly enhanced germination, seedling growth and yield traits for most of the concentrations as compared to the control. About 85% significant improvement of seed germination occurred by 20 ppm of TiO2 NPs. The results of TiO2 treated samples were higher in almost all the growth parameters, but the treatment was highly effective for 20 ppm followed by 50 ppm for grain yield. The response to nano-treatment on seed germination along with yield traits suggested the optimum TiO2 dose limit on these characters on rice.
Cited by 6
Channa B. Rajashekar, Brenden Armstrong · American Journal of Plant Sciences · 2024
Bimal Das, Bappa Paramanik, Dipak Kumar Murmu · Plant Stress · 2025
Amar Yasser Jassim, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Pant · Journal of Plant Interactions · 2025
Mohadeseh Hassanisaadi, Mahmood Barani, Abbas Rahdar · Plant Growth Regulation · 2022
Ruhani Sharma, Ankush Agrawal, Sanjay Kumar · Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants · 2025
Winakon Theerak, Parichart Ditthakit, Thamrongjet Puttamuk · Journal of Biosystems Engineering · 2023
Related research
- Correlation of Methanotrophs and Soil Enzymes with Available Nutrients in Long Term Green Manured Rice Rhizospheric Soil — shares topic coverage
- Evaluation of Fungicides against Sheath Rot Disease of Rice: An In vitro Study — shares topic coverage
- Evaluation of Nutrient Application and Drones Sprayed Pesticides (Fungicides and Insecticides) on the Disease Severity of Major Diseases of Paddy — shares topic coverage
- Comparative Efficacy of Microbial Biopriming on Germination Kinetics and Seedling Vigor in Rice (Oryza sativa L.) — shares topic coverage
- Production and Evaluation of Pasta (Noodles) from Rice, Cowpea and Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potato Flour Blends — shares topic coverage
Article metrics
Real usage data collected on this platform.
0
Page views
0
PDF downloads
0
Outbound clicks
6
Citations
Views by country
Approximate, from request IP at view time — not citizenship or institution. Countries with fewer than 5 views are grouped as "Other".
No views recorded yet.
Traffic sources
Referring site, by host.
No traffic recorded yet.
Views and downloads exclude known bots/crawlers. Citations combines this platform's own DOI-resolved index with each external source's own reported total — see Cited by above for individually listed citing works. Last refreshed 0 seconds ago.