Jyotsna Setty, Pavan Singh and Vijai Pandurangam
Abstract
Human health is significantly impacted by selenium (Se), a vital trace element. On plant development, Se has both positive and negative effects. Selenium nanoparticles (SeNP) are a relatively new and developing use in the agricultural industry. This paper describes a straightforward, economical, non-toxic, and environmentally benign process for the green synthesis of SeNP using sultana extract. Research on SeNP has increased recently because of its significant function in several physiological processes and because frequent intake of SeNP results in a higher degree of absorption than Se. Se at higher concentrations acts toxic to the cellular physiology but the boundary between the beneficial and toxic concentration is ambiguous. Higher SeNP concentrations inhibited seedling growth in the current study, while seeds primed with SeNP showed improved germination and seedlings grown at lower concentrations of SeNP showed increased growth.