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Alleviation ofNanoplastic Stress in Rice: Evidencefrom Biochemical, Cytological, Physiological, and Transcriptome Analysis

Researchers investigated nanoplastic stress responses and mitigation strategies in two rice cultivars through biochemical, cytological, physiological, and transcriptome analyses, testing whether molybdenum oxide nanoparticles could alleviate toxicity via heteroaggregation with nanoplastics. Results confirmed nMo reduced oxidative damage markers and that the wild-derived cultivar S18 maintained better physiological function under combined nMo and nanoplastic treatment than cultivated rice.

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Alleviation ofNanoplastic Stress in Rice: Evidencefrom Biochemical, Cytological, Physiological, and Transcriptome Analysis

Researchers used biochemical, cytological, physiological, and transcriptomic analyses to investigate nanoplastic stress in two rice cultivars and the mitigating effect of molybdenum oxide nanoparticles (nMo), finding that nMo heteroaggregates with nanoplastics and reduces oxidative stress markers including H2O2 and MDA by 9-19%. The wild-derived cultivar S18 showed superior cellular protection compared to cultivated MeiXiangZhan, suggesting genetic variation in nanoplastic tolerance.

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Divergent Responses of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Cell Wall to Cd Phytotoxicity Affected by Continuous Nanoplastics Stimulation

Researchers exposed rice plants to nanoplastics and cadmium, revealing a dosage-dependent dual effect: low nanoplastic doses immobilized 72% of cadmium in roots, while high doses disrupted cell wall integrity and increased cadmium translocation to shoots by 34%, worsening toxicity.

2025 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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Alleviation of Nanoplastic Stress in Rice: Evidence from Biochemical, Cytological, Physiological, and Transcriptome Analysis

Researchers studied how MoO3 nanoparticles alleviate nanoplastic stress in two rice cultivars, finding that MoO3 heteroaggregates with nanoplastics, reducing their uptake and mitigating biochemical, cytological, and transcriptomic stress responses in rice seedlings.

2025 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2 citations
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Divergent Responsesof Rice (Oryzasativa L.) Cell Wall to Cd Phytotoxicity Affectedby Continuous Nanoplastics Stimulation

Researchers found that nanoplastics exert a dosage-dependent dual effect on cadmium toxicity in rice roots: low doses helped sequester cadmium in the cell wall, while high doses disrupted cell wall structure and allowed 34% more cadmium to translocate to shoots.

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From stress to defense: Spatial confinement of nanoplastics in rice root cell walls via pectin matrix remodeling

Researchers showed that rice roots defend against nanoplastic intrusion by rapidly increasing pectin content in cell walls by 65%, which traps nearly half the nanoplastics within root tissue and stiffens cell walls to suppress upward transport to edible shoots.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 2 citations
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Molecular mechanisms of toxicity and detoxification in rice (Oryza sativa L.) exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics

Researchers studied how polystyrene nanoplastics affect rice seedlings at the molecular level. They found that nanoplastic exposure significantly reduced root and shoot growth by over 50%, while triggering oxidative stress and activating genes related to both toxicity and defense responses. The study provides new insights into how crop plants respond to nanoplastic contamination at the genetic and physiological level.

2023 Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 37 citations
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Polystyrene nanoplastics induce cell type-dependent secondary wall reinforcement in rice (Oryza sativa) roots and reduce root hydraulic conductivity

Researchers found that polystyrene nanoplastics penetrating rice roots trigger a cell-type-specific defense response in which the plant reinforces its secondary cell walls with lignin and suberin in key barrier tissues, increasing wall thickness by up to 22% while simultaneously reducing the root's ability to absorb water by nearly 15%.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 14 citations
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Effects of nanoplastics on the growth, transcription, and metabolism of rice (Oryza sativa L.) and synergistic effects in the presence of iron plaque and humic acid

This study examined how nanoplastics affect rice plant growth, finding that the tiny particles were absorbed by roots and entered plant cells. Nanoplastic exposure reduced important enzyme activity and protein levels in roots, disrupting normal plant metabolism. The presence of iron plaque and humic acid in the soil changed how much nanoplastic the plants took up, suggesting that real-world soil conditions play a key role in how crops are affected.

2024 Environmental Pollution 9 citations
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Nanoparticle-driven defense in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): Enhancing antioxidant and rhizosphere responses under arsenic and microplastic stress

Researchers tested whether silicon, silicon dioxide, and silver nanoparticles could protect wheat from combined arsenic and microplastic stress in soil, finding that all three nanoparticle types improved antioxidant activity, reduced oxidative damage, and supported rhizosphere microbial community recovery.

2025 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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Mechanistic insight into the intensification of arsenic toxicity to rice (Oryza sativa L.) by nanoplastic: Phytohormone and glutathione metabolism modulation

Nanoplastics at environmentally realistic levels did not harm rice plants on their own, but when combined with arsenic they made arsenic toxicity significantly worse, reducing plant growth by up to 23%. The nanoplastics increased arsenic uptake by disrupting plant hormones and weakening the plant's natural detoxification systems. This is concerning because rice is a staple food for billions of people, and agricultural soils increasingly contain both nanoplastics and heavy metals.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 22 citations
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Photoaging ExacerbatesNanoplastic Phytotoxicity andDifferentially Activates Defense Mechanisms in Wild versus CultivatedMaize

Researchers compared how photoaged polystyrene nanoplastics affect cultivated maize and its wild ancestor, finding that photoaging amplified toxicity, caused greater oxidative damage, and revealed that cultivated maize was more vulnerable than its wild progenitor.

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ZnO nanoparticle-based seed priming modulates early growth and enhances physio-biochemical and metabolic profiles of fragrant rice against cadmium toxicity

Researchers studied how zinc oxide nanoparticles applied to rice seeds could help the plants resist cadmium toxicity in contaminated soils. The study found that this seed treatment substantially improved early growth and strengthened the plants' biochemical defenses. These findings suggest a potential strategy for growing crops more safely in soils contaminated with heavy metals.

2021 Journal of Nanobiotechnology 174 citations
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Glutathione treatment suppresses the adverse effects of microplastics in rice

Researchers found that exogenous glutathione application can suppress the adverse effects of microplastics on rice growth, mitigating oxidative stress and protecting yield by bolstering the plant's antioxidant defense system against microplastic-induced damage.

2023 Chemosphere 43 citations
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Dual-Stress Mitigationof Sclerotinia under MicroplasticToxicity by Nano-Selenium: Redox Balance, Pathogen Suppression, andTranscriptome Reprogramming

Researchers tested whether selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) could protect rapeseed plants from the combined stress of microplastic contamination and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum fungal infection. SeNPs improved seed germination, reduced oxidative damage, and altered gene expression to restore redox balance — largely reversing the dual stress effects.

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Dual-Stress Mitigation of Sclerotinia under Microplastic Toxicity by Nano-Selenium: Redox Balance, Pathogen Suppression, and Transcriptome Reprogramming

Researchers investigated whether selenium nanoparticles could protect rapeseed plants from combined stress caused by microplastics and the fungal pathogen Sclerotinia. The study found that selenium nanoparticles improved photosynthesis, reduced oxidative damage, and showed strong antifungal activity, suggesting they may help mitigate microplastic-induced phytotoxicity and fungal disease in agricultural settings.

2025 Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 1 citations
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Photoaging Exacerbates Nanoplastic Phytotoxicity and Differentially Activates Defense Mechanisms in Wild versus Cultivated Maize

Researchers compared the phytotoxicity of pristine versus photoaged polystyrene nanoplastics in cultivated maize and its wild progenitor, finding that photoaging greatly amplified toxicity and that wild maize activated stronger defense responses than cultivated varieties.

2025 Environmental Science & Technology
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Multiomics analysis reveals a substantial decrease in nanoplastics uptake and associated impacts by nano zinc oxide in fragrant rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Researchers found that nano zinc oxide (nZnO) particles form aggregates with polystyrene nanoplastics in the root zone of fragrant rice, physically blocking nanoplastic uptake, while transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed that nZnO also restored antioxidant defenses and rescued aroma compound biosynthesis that nanoplastics had disrupted.

2024 Journal of Hazardous Materials 22 citations
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Ultrastructural and Proteomic Analyses Revealed the Mechanism by Which Foliar Spraying of Se Nanoparticles Alleviated the Toxicity of Microplastics in Pistia stratiotes L.

Foliar application of selenium nanoparticles to the aquatic plant Pistia stratiotes alleviated toxicity from polyethylene nanoplastics, with ultrastructural and proteomic analyses revealing that selenium nanoparticles protected photosynthetic machinery and antioxidant systems.

2025 Toxics
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Integrating Chlorophyll a Fluorescence and Enzymatic Profiling to Reveal the Wheat Responses to Nano-ZnO Stress

Not relevant to microplastics — this study examines how different wheat cultivars respond to zinc oxide nanoparticle stress in soil, using chlorophyll fluorescence and enzyme activity to identify tolerant varieties.

2023 Plants 1 citations
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Multifunctional Roles and Ecological Implications of Nano-Enabled Technologies in Oryza sativa Production Systems: A Comprehensive Review

This review examined the use of nano-enabled technologies in rice farming, covering their roles in boosting plant resilience, nutrient uptake, and the efficiency of fertilizers and pesticides. Researchers identified nanoplastic pollution as an emerging concern within agricultural systems alongside more established issues like heavy metal stress. The study calls for standardized environmental risk assessments before these technologies can be widely adopted in food production.

2025 Plants 3 citations
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Revealing the Selenium-Mediated Regulatory Mechanisms of P. stratiotes in Response to Nanoplastics Stress from Multiple Perspectives of Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, and Plant Physiology

Scientists found that tiny plastic particles (nanoplastics) seriously damage water plants by disrupting their ability to make food from sunlight and causing harmful stress inside their cells. However, when researchers added selenium (a natural mineral) to the water, it helped protect the plants from plastic damage by boosting their natural defense systems. This research could help us clean up plastic pollution in lakes and rivers, which is important since these water sources can affect human health through drinking water and food chains.

2026 Toxics
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ZnO Nanoparticle-based Seed Priming Modulates Early Growth and Enhances Physio-biochemical and Metabolic Profiles of Fragrant Rice Against Cadmium Toxicity

Researchers investigated whether priming fragrant rice seeds with ZnO nanoparticles could mitigate cadmium (Cd) toxicity during early seedling growth. They found that ZnO nanoparticle seed priming significantly improved seedling biomass and physiological attributes under Cd stress, though it had no significant effect on germination rate itself.

2020 Research Square (Research Square) 17 citations
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Toxicological effects and transcriptome mechanisms of rice (Oryza sativa L.) under stress of quinclorac and polystyrene nanoplastics

Researchers found that combined exposure to polystyrene nanoplastics and the herbicide quinclorac caused greater toxicity to rice than either stressor alone, with transcriptome analysis revealing disrupted pathways in photosynthesis, oxidative stress response, and hormone signaling.

2022 Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 25 citations