Nanotechnology has shown promising potential to promote sustainable agriculture. This
article reviews the recent developments on applications of nanotechnology in agriculture …

Background Increasing crop production to feed a growing population has driven the use of
mineral fertilizers to ensure nutrients availability and fertility of agricultural soils. After …

Fundamental and quantitative understanding of the interactions between nanoparticles and
plant leaves is crucial for advancing the field of nanoenabled agriculture. Herein, we …

Despite nitrogen (N) being the most important crop nutrient, its use as fertilizer is associated
with high losses. Such losses pollute the environment and increase greenhouse gas …

Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This
process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the …

Nanotechnology has acquired increasing interest recently in agriculture and crop production
for achieving proficient utilization of resources by developing nanodelivery systems for …

The productivity of current agricultural practices relies heavily on fertilizer use. A major
limitation of conventional fertilizers is their low crop nutrient use efficiency (NUE) and high …

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 …

Biochar is a potential material for making slow-releasing phosphorus (P) fertilizers for the
sake of increasing soil P use efficiency and mitigating P losses. However, the long-term …

In the perspective of return to nature, using scientific and technical progress for improved
living standards, people began to search for solutions to alleviate environmental pollution …