Plants More Vulnerable to Nanoparticles When Parents Grown in Contaminated Soil

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 - 10:21 in Biology & Nature

Plants are more vulnerable to toxic nanoparticles if their parents were grown in contaminated soil, according to the first multi-generational study on the safety of cerium oxide nanoparticles in agriculture. The results highlight the importance of improving and increasing research on the impact of nanomaterials on plants.

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