title: Silver Nanoparticles: An Influential Element in Plant Nanobiotechnology.
abstract: Profound interest and progress has been made since the invention of nanotechnology in 1959. However, its application in plant tissue culture and biotechnology has not been fully acknowledged in parallel with other facets of this technology. In this manuscript, the AgNPs effects on plant tissue culture and biotechnology encompass their antimicrobial effects and their mechanisms of action addressed to some extends. Moreover, their effects on seedling growth also reviewed. Most of the presented papers in the field of plant science have focused on antimicrobial effects of silver nanoparticles but its interesting inhibitory effects of plant senescence phytohormone ethylene, most likely can open a new window for future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Basij, SQ, Gorgan, 49138-43464, Golestan, Iran. mkhsarmast@gau.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Mostafa K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sarmast
authors.affiliation: Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salehi
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001709:Biotechnology; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D010316:Particle Size; D059828:Plant Cells / Q000187:drug effects; D010935:Plant Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D036226:Seedlings / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D012834:Silver / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D046509:Tissue Culture Techniques / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D012834:Silver
keywords: AgNPs; Decontamination; Ethylene; Nanobiotechnology; Plant tissue culture