Fortification of micronutrients for efficient agronomic production: a review

CO Dimkpa, PS Bindraban - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2016 - Springer
Micronutrients are essential mineral elements required for both plant and human
development. However, micronutrients are often lacking in soils, crop, and food …

Nanotechnologies for increasing the crop use efficiency of fertilizer-micronutrients

CM Monreal, M DeRosa, SC Mallubhotla… - Biology and fertility of …, 2016 - Springer
Billions of people and many soils across the planet suffer from micronutrient (MN)
deficiencies impairing human health. In general, fertilization of deficient soils, according to …

Nano-fertilizers for balanced crop nutrition

KS Subramanian, A Manikandan… - … in food and agriculture, 2015 - Springer
Fertilizers play a pivotal role in improving the productivity across the spectrum of crops. The
nutrient use efficiencies of conventional fertilizers hardly exceed 30–35%, 18–20%, and 35 …

Nanotechnology-enabled biofortification strategies for micronutrients enrichment of food crops: Current understanding and future scope

P Kapoor, RK Dhaka, P Sihag, S Mehla, V Sagwal… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Nutrient deficiency in food crops severely compromises human health, particularly in under
privileged communities. Globally, billions of people, particularly in developing nations, have …

Nanofertilizer use for sustainable agriculture: Advantages and limitations

F Zulfiqar, M Navarro, M Ashraf, NA Akram… - Plant Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Nutrient fertilization plays a critical role in maintaining soil fertility and improving crop
productivity and quality. Precise nutrient management of horticultural crops is a major …

Applications and perspectives of using nanomaterials for sustainable plant nutrition

A Ditta, M Arshad - Nanotechnology Reviews, 2016 - degruyter.com
Nanotechnology opens a large scope of novel applications in the fields of plant nutrition
needed to meet the future demands of the growing population because nanoparticles (NPs) …

Nanofertilizer possibilities for healthy soil, water, and food in future: An overview

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, VD Rajput… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Conventional fertilizers and pesticides are not sustainable for multiple reasons, including
high delivery and usage inefficiency, considerable energy, and water inputs with adverse …

Nanomaterials as fertilizers for improving plant mineral nutrition and environmental outcomes

PM Kopittke, E Lombi, P Wang… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Food production must increase markedly to feed the growing human population, but this
needs to be achieved whilst simultaneously reducing adverse environmental impacts. In this …

Application of nanoelements in plant nutrition and its impact in ecosystems

AB Morales-Díaz, H Ortega-Ortíz… - Advances in Natural …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Agriculture stands to benefit from nanotechnology in areas such as combating pests and
pathogens, regulating the growth and quality of crops, and developing intelligent materials …

Nanofertilizers: Types, delivery and advantages in agricultural sustainability

A Yadav, K Yadav, KA Abd-Elsalam - Agrochemicals, 2023 - mdpi.com
In an alarming tale of agricultural excess, the relentless overuse of chemical fertilizers in
modern farming methods have wreaked havoc on the once-fertile soil, mercilessly depleting …