Photosynthetica 2019, 57(1):209-216 | DOI: 10.32615/ps.2019.019

Phytotoxic effect of silver nanoparticles in Triticum aestivum: Improper regulation of photosystem I activity as the reason for oxidative damage in the chloroplast

A. RASTOGI1, M. ZIVCAK2, D.K. TRIPATHI3, S. YADAV4, H.M. KALAJI5,6
1 Department of Meteorology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Piatkowska 94, 60-649 Poznan, Poland
2 Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, A. Hlinku 2, 94976 Nitra, Slovak Republic
3 Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture (AIOA)Amity University, Noida Sector 125, Noida, Uttar Pradesh- 201313, India
4 Department of Biotechnology, Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal (Central) University, Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, 246174, India
5 Institute of Technology and Life Sciences (ITP), Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090 Raszyn, Poland
6 White Hill Company, ¯urawia 71/3 ,15-540 Bia³ystok, Poland

Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are used in several industries and their continuous release into environment can damage the ecosystem. Our study observed the impact of two concentrations of AgNPs (1 and 5 mM) on wheat seedlings. In this study, the treatment of AgNPs was found to have a significant impact on growth parameters, such as root and shoot length of wheat seedlings, in addition to that biochemical parameters, such as activity of catalase, glutathione, flavonoid, and chlorophyll concentrations, were also affected. AgNPs apparently suppressed the photosynthetic activity of the seedlings, with a clear destruction of photosystems at 5 mM concentration. The result also indicated an improper regulation of PSI electron transport, resulting in a damage to chloroplast structure, including photosystem itself. Our study presents a mechanism of the AgNPs action of on photosynthetic processes in plants.

Additional key words: antioxidants; chlorophyll fluorescence; JIP test.

Received: March 4, 2018; Accepted: July 19, 2018; Prepublished online: December 7, 2018; Published: January 30, 2019  Show citation

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RASTOGI, A., ZIVCAK, M., TRIPATHI, D.K., YADAV, S., & KALAJI, H.M. (2019). Phytotoxic effect of silver nanoparticles in Triticum aestivum: Improper regulation of photosystem I activity as the reason for oxidative damage in the chloroplast. Photosynthetica, 57(1), 209-216. doi: 10.32615/ps.2019.019
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