Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

Advances in synthesis of TiO2 nanoparticles and their application to biodiesel production: A review

OA Qamar, F Jamil, M Hussain, S Bae, A Inayat… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel is a strategic measure to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and other negative
environmental impacts in line with oxidation of fossil fuels. Alkali-catalysed …

Seed priming with zinc oxide nanoparticles downplayed ultrastructural damage and improved photosynthetic apparatus in maize under cobalt stress

A Salam, AR Khan, L Liu, S Yang, W Azhar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely known that cobalt (Co) stress adversely affects plant growth and biomass
accumulation, posing serious threats to crop production and food security. Nanotechnology …

Effects of microplastics on plant growth and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities in a soil spiked with ZnO nanoparticles

W Yang, P Cheng, CA Adams, S Zhang, Y Sun… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants such as microplastics and engineered nanoparticles (NPs) have
become an environmental issue of global concern, but little is known about their joint effects …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Vital roles of sustainable nano-fertilizers in improving plant quality and quantity-an updated review

MT El-Saadony, AS ALmoshadak, ME Shafi… - Saudi journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has received much attention because of its distinctive properties and many
applications in various fields. Nanotechnology is a new approach to increase agricultural …

Nano-priming against abiotic stress: A way forward towards sustainable agriculture

A Salam, MS Afridi, MA Javed, A Saleem, A Hafeez… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Agriculture is directly linked to human life, providing food for survival and health. It is
threatened by a number of challenges, such as climate change, resource depletion, and …

Benefits and limitations of biochar amendment in agricultural soils: A review

B Kavitha, PVL Reddy, B Kim, SS Lee… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Current agriculture faces multiple challenges due to rapid increases in food demand and
environmental concerns. Recently, biochar application in agricultural soils has attracted a …

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 …

Nanofertilizers: new products for the industry?

CO Dimkpa, PS Bindraban - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mineral fertilizers are key to food production, despite plant low nutrient uptake efficiencies
and high losses. However, nanotechnology can both enhance crop productivity and reduce …