Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities

M Usman, M Farooq, A Wakeel, A Nawaz… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has shown promising potential to promote sustainable agriculture. This
article reviews the recent developments on applications of nanotechnology in agriculture …

Recent advances on botanical biosynthesis of nanoparticles for catalytic, water treatment and agricultural applications: A review

NTT Nguyen, LM Nguyen, TTT Nguyen, RK Liew… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Green synthesis of nanoparticles using plant extracts minimizes the usage of toxic chemicals
or energy. Here, we concentrate on the green synthesis of nanoparticles using natural …

Metal nanoparticles as novel antifungal agents for sustainable agriculture: Current advances and future directions

AR Cruz-Luna, H Cruz-Martínez, A Vásquez-López… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The use of metal nanoparticles is considered a good alternative to control phytopathogenic
fungi in agriculture. To date, numerous metal nanoparticles (eg, Ag, Cu, Se, Ni, Mg, and Fe) …

Development strategies and prospects of nano-based smart pesticide formulation

X Zhao, H Cui, Y Wang, C Sun, B Cui… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Pesticides are important inputs for enhancing crop productivity and preventing major
biological disasters. However, more than 90% of pesticides run off into the environment and …

Photo-Induced Super-Hydrophilicity of Nano-Calcite@ Polyester Fabric: Enhanced Solar Photocatalytic Activity against Imidacloprid

A Ashar, A Qayyum, IA Bhatti, H Aziz, ZA Bhutta… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The present study is pertinent to photo-induced, hydrophilic, nano-calcite grown onto the
mercerized surface of polyester fabric (PF), treated with UV (10–50 min) and visible light (1 …

Advancements of nanotechnologies in crop promotion and soil fertility: Benefits, life cycle assessment, and legislation policies

SA Younis, KH Kim, SM Shaheen, V Antoniadis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing agricultural production has become one of the key components to bridge the gap
between securing food resources and sustainable development goals (SDGs), namely, no …

Plants and rhizospheric environment: Affected by zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). A review

L Liu, H Nian, T Lian - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Nowadays, there are many critical concerns in the agricultural sector, including reduced
productivity of plants due to various environmental factors. Hence, a continuous innovation …

Use of copper, silver and zinc nanoparticles against foliar and soil-borne plant pathogens

AA Malandrakis, N Kavroulakis… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nano-fungicides are expected to play an important role in future plant disease management
as eco-friendly alternatives of conventional synthetic fungicides. In the present study, the …

Mycosinthetized Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles from a promising Trichoderma harzianum strain and their antifungal potential against important phytopathogens

VF Consolo, A Torres-Nicolini, VA Alvarez - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fungal green biosynthesis of nanoparticles (NPs) is a promising eco-friendly method for
mass-scale production. In the present study Ag, CuO and ZnO nanoparticles were …

[HTML][HTML] Biopolymer-based nanocarriers for sustained release of agrochemicals: A review on materials and social science perspectives for a sustainable future of agri …

TO Machado, J Grabow, C Sayer… - Advances in colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Devastating plant diseases and soil depletion rationalize an extensive use of agrochemicals
to secure the food production worldwide. The sustained release of fertilizers and pesticides …