Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

Recent advances in nano-enabled fertilizers and pesticides: a critical review of mechanisms of action

IO Adisa, VLR Pullagurala, JR Peralta-Videa… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of nanomaterials in agriculture as nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, or nano-enabled
sensors to increase crop yield is gaining increasing interest. Engineered nanomaterials …

The role of nanotechnology in the fortification of plant nutrients and improvement of crop production

EE Elemike, IM Uzoh, DC Onwudiwe, OO Babalola - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nutrient deficiency in food crops is seriously affecting human health, especially those in the
rural areas, and nanotechnology may become the most sustainable approach to alleviating …

Nanofertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture: current state and future perspectives

R Raliya, V Saharan, C Dimkpa… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The increasing food demand as a result of the rising global population has prompted the
large-scale use of fertilizers. As a result of resource constraints and low use efficiency of …

Effect of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles on growth and physiology of globally important food crops: A critical review

M Rizwan, S Ali, MF Qayyum, YS Ok, M Adrees… - Journal of hazardous …, 2017 - Elsevier
The concentrations of engineered metal and metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) have
increased in the environment due to increasing demand of NPs based products. This is …

Anionic cerium oxide nanoparticles protect plant photosynthesis from abiotic stress by scavenging reactive oxygen species

H Wu, N Tito, JP Giraldo - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Plant abiotic stress leads to accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a
consequent decrease in photosynthetic performance. We demonstrate that a plant …

Mechanistic evaluation of translocation and physiological impact of titanium dioxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles on the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) plant

R Raliya, R Nair, S Chavalmane, WN Wang… - Metallomics, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Sustainable use of nanotechnology for agricultural practice requires an understanding of the
plant's life cycle and potential toxicological impacts of nanomaterials. The main objective of …

Role of nanoparticles in crop improvement and abiotic stress management

A Singh, S Tiwari, J Pandey, C Lata, IK Singh - Journal of Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanoparticles (NPs) possess specific physical and chemical features and they are capable
enough to cross cellular barriers and show their effect on living organisms. Their capability …

Interactions between nanoparticles and plants: phytotoxicity and defense mechanisms

J Yang, W Cao, Y Rui - Journal of plant interactions, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
With the rapid development of nanotechnology, the potential releases of nanoparticles (NPs)
have drawn considerable attention. Plants are essential fundamental components of all …

Exposure of engineered nanomaterials to plants: Insights into the physiological and biochemical responses-A review

N Zuverza-Mena, D Martínez-Fernández, W Du… - Plant Physiology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Recent investigations show that carbon-based and metal-based engineered nanomaterials
(ENMs), components of consumer goods and agricultural products, have the potential to …