Nutrition Improvement

Altered properties of saffron plants exposed to TiO2 nanoparticles and Ultraviolet-B stress

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is considered as one of the most commonly known medicinal and aromatic plants in the world. A new study has shown that titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles are able to counteract the adverse effects of UV-B radiation in saffron. In recent decades industrial activities have increased the…