**Abbreviations**


[7] Baughman RH, Zakhidov AA, De Heer WA. Carbon nanotubes—The route toward

Plant Nanobionics and Its Applications for Developing Plants with Improved Photosynthetic…

[8] Yu-Nam Y, Lead R. Manufactured nanoparticles: An overview of their chemistry, interactions and potential environmental implications. Science of the Total Environment.

[9] Mongillo J. Nanotechnology 101. Greenwood Press, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881: An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc.; 2007. ISSN: 1931-3950

[10] Ghorbanpour M, Fahimirad S. Plant nanobionics a novel approach to overcome the environmental challenges. In: Medicinal Plants and Environmental Challenges. Cham:

[11] Giraldo JP, Landry MP, Faltermeier SM, Thomas P, Mcnicholas TP, Iverson NM, Boghossian AA, Reuel NF, Hilmer AJ, Sen F, Brew JA, Strano MS. Plant nanobionics approach to augment photosynthesis and biochemical sensing. Nature Materials.

[12] DeRosa MC, Monreal C, Schnitzer M, Walsh R, Sultan Y. Nanotechnology in fertilizers.

[13] Nair R, Varghese SH, Nair BG, Maekawa T, Kumar YY, DS. Nanoparticulate material delivery to plants. Plant Science. 2010;**179**(3):154-163. DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.04.012

[14] Lahiani MH, Dervishi E, Chen J, Nima Z, Gaume A, Biris AS, Khodakovskaya MV. Impact of carbon nanotube exposure to seeds of valuable crops. ACS Applied Materials and

*esculentum* seeds Mill.). Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2014;**21**:13-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.

[16] Cossins D. Next generation: Nanoparticles augment plant functions. The incorporation of synthetic nanoparticles into plants can enhance photosynthesis and transform leaves into biochemical sensors. The Scientist, News & Opinion. March 16, 2014; http://www.the-scientist.com/%3farticles.view/articleNo/39440/title/Next-Generation%e2%80%93Nanoparticles-Augment-Plant-Functions/ http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/39440/

[17] Fleischer A, O'Neill MA, Ehwald R. The pore size of non-graminaceous plant cell wall is rapidly decreased by borate ester cross-linking of the pectin polysaccharide rhamnoga-

[18] Moore MN. Do nanoparticles present ecotoxicological risks for the health of the aquatic environment. Environment International. 2006;**32**:967-976. DOI: 10.1016/j.

[19] Jia G, Wang H, Yan L, Wang X, Pei R, Yan T, Zhao Y, Guo X. Cytotoxicity of carbon nanomaterials: Single-wall nanotube, multi-wall nanotube, and fullerene. Environmental

lacturon II. Plant Physiology 1999;**121**:829-838. DOI: 10.1104/pp.121.3.829

Science & Technology. 2005;**39**(5):1378-1383. DOI: 10.1021/es048729l

in germination of tomato (*Lycopersicum* 

http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.76815

105

applications. Science. 2002;**297**:787-792. DOI: 10.1126/science.1060928

2008;**400**:396-414. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.06.042

2014;**13**:400-408. DOI: 10.1038/nmat3890

Springer; 2017. pp. 247-257. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68717-9\_14

Nature Nanotechnology. 2010;**5**(2):91-91. DOI: 10.1038/nnano.2010.2

Interfaces. 2013;**5**:7965-7973. DOI: 10.1021/am402052x

title/Next-Generation–Nanoparticles-Augment-Plant-Functions/

[15] Siddiqui MH, Al-Whaibi MH. Role of nano-SiO<sup>2</sup>

sjbs.2013.04.005

envint.2006.06.014

