Nanosilica facilitates silica uptake, growth and stress tolerance in plants

P Mathur, S Roy - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanobiotechnology has gained considerable momentum in the field of plant sciences in the
last few years. Nanomaterials of various metal oxides has been utilized for enhancing …

Nanoparticles as a promising strategy to mitigate biotic stress in agriculture

G Tortella, O Rubilar, JC Pieretti, P Fincheira… - Antibiotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Nanoparticles are recognized due to their particular physical and chemical properties, which
are conferred due to their size, in the range of nanometers. Nanoparticles are recognized for …

Silica nanoparticles for insect pest control

M Cáceres, CV Vassena, MD Garcerá… - Current …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
To date, control strategies used against insect pest species are based on synthetic
insecticide applications. In addition, the efficacy of these treatments could be decreased due …

Efficacy of Olive Stones and Corncobs Crystalline Silica Nanoparticles (SiO2, NPs) Treatments on Potato Tuber Moths (Phthorimaea Operculella)

I Idris, M Naddaf, H Harmalani, R Alshater, R Alsafadi - Silicon, 2023 - Springer
Morphological and microstructural properties of silica (SiO2) are essential factors that need
to be considered during the experimental applications. In this report, SiO2 nanoparticles …

Recent developments in silica-nanoparticles mediated insect pest management in agricultural crops

M Jeer - Silicon and Nano-silicon in Environmental Stress …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well proven that silicon (Si) is used for managing an array of insect pests across the taxa
in various crops. Si is known for inducing anti-xenotic and antibiotic types of tolerance …

Plants Response to Metalloid Signal: Insight into the Link Between Silicon and Plant Signalling

B Lap, M James, L Longkumer, RA Sudhan… - Metals and Metalloids in …, 2024 - Springer
Silica is a ubiquitous material that is in abundant quantity in the biosphere and has a highly
impactful role in the flora and fauna of the ecosystem though it is inaccessible to plants …