Pre-sowing grain treatment with bio-AgNPs stimulates plant growth and affect redox homeostasis in maize

Title for the dataset: Pre-sowing grain treatment with bio-AgNPs stimulates plant growth and affect redox homeostasis in maize Name/institution/address/email information forPrincipal investigator:Trzcińska-Wencel Joanna, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9119-0054, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandAssociate or co-investigators: Patrycja Golińska https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9154-8191, Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological and Veterinary Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Toruń, PolandContact person for questions: Joanna Trzcińska-Wencel ([e-mail]) Patrycja Golińska ([e-mail])Date of data collection: 2022-2024, Poland Keywords: silver nanoparticles; mycosynthesis; physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles Language information: EnglishInformation about funding: National Science Centre (NSC) 2022/45/N/NZ9/01483, Preludium.This research was funded by grant no. 2022/45/N/NZ9/01483 from the National Science Centre, Poland. The ACP was funded by IDUB of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, and grant no. 2022/45/ N/NZ9/01483 from the National Science Centre, Poland. The deposited data include results obtained in studies on the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Fusarium solani IOR 82 and their impact on maize germination and growth.Licence: CC0 - Creative Commons Zero 1.0Abbreviations: UV-Visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and measurement of Zeta potential; silver nanoparticles (Ag), APX, ascorbate peroxidase; ASC, reduced ascorbate; DW, dry weight; FW, fresh weight; GSH, glutathione; H2O2, hydrogen peroxide; MDA, malondialdehyde; POX, peroxidase; SOD, superoxide dismutase; C, control, 32, treatment with AgNPs at concentration of 32 μg mL−1; 128, treatment with AgNPs at concentration of 128 μg mL−1; 512, treatment with AgNPs at concentration of 512 μg mL−1; L, leaves; S, stem; R, roots; C, caryopses;All methods are described in the article: Trzcińska-Wencel J, Mucha N, Rai M, Tyburski J and Golińska P (2025) Pre-sowing grain treatment with bio-AgNPs stimulates plant growth and affect redox homeostasis in maize. Front. Plant Sci. 16:1494741. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2025.1494741