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Table 6.

Positive effects of nanoparticles on plants.

Sr. No.	Nanoparticles	Effects	Plants	References
1.	Al	Improved root growth	Raphanus sativus, Brassica napus	[174]
2.	Au	Positive effect on germination index	Cucumis sativus, Lactuca sativa	[182]
2.	CeO₂	Increased root and stem growth	Cucumis sativus, Zea mays	[181]
3.	CeO₂	Increased shoot and root length, biomass, catalase activity in shoots and ascorbate peroxidise activity in roots	Coriandrum sativum L.	[183]
4.	TiO₂	Increased shoot and seedling lengths	Triticum aestivum L. var. Pishtaz	[173]
5.	Ag	Enhanced plant growth and diosgenin synthesis	Trigonella foenum-graecum L.	[184]
6.	ZnO	Improved growth and yield	Arachis hypogaea	[185]
7.	ZnO	Improved shoot-root growth, chlorophyll, total soluble leaf protein content, rhizospheric microbial population and P nutrient-mobilizing enzymes including phytase, acid and alkaline phosphatase	Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.	[186]
8.	SiO₂	Improved seed germination	Lycopersicum esculentum Mill	[187]