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 …

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 …

Alleviation of cadmium accumulation in maize (Zea mays L.) by foliar spray of zinc oxide nanoparticles and biochar to contaminated soil

M Rizwan, S Ali, MZ ur Rehman, M Adrees… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the increase in area of cadmium (Cd)-contaminated soils worldwide, effective
measures are necessary to minimize the Cd accumulation in cereals including maize (Zea …

[HTML][HTML] Field crop responses and management strategies to mitigate soil salinity in modern agriculture: A review

HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman, OA Hewedy… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The productivity of cereal crops under salt stress limits sustainable food production and food
security. Barley followed by sorghum better adapts to salinity stress, while wheat and maize …

Seed priming with silicon nanoparticles improved the biomass and yield while reduced the oxidative stress and cadmium concentration in wheat grains

A Hussain, M Rizwan, Q Ali, S Ali - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2019 - Springer
Cadmium (Cd) is among the non-essential elements for the growth of crops while silicon (Si)
is a beneficial element for plant growth. There is little evidence regarding the use of silicon …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation and safety measures for nanotechnology-based agri-products

R Kumari, K Suman, S Karmakar, V Mishra… - Frontiers in Genome …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
There is a wide range of application for nanotechnology in agriculture, including fertilizers,
aquaculture, irrigation, water filtration, animal feed, animal vaccines, food processing, and …

[HTML][HTML] Critical review on nutritional, bioactive, and medicinal potential of spices and herbs and their application in food fortification and nanotechnology

D Mandal, T Sarkar, R Chakraborty - Applied Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Springer
Medicinal or herbal spices are grown in tropical moist evergreen forestland, surrounding
most of the tropical and subtropical regions of Eastern Himalayas in India (Sikkim …

[HTML][HTML] Foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles and zinc sulfate boosts the content of bioactive compounds in habanero peppers

JI García-López, G Niño-Medina, E Olivares-Sáenz… - Plants, 2019 - mdpi.com
The physiological responses of habanero pepper plants (Capsicum chinense Jacq.) to foliar
applications of zinc sulphate and zinc nano-fertilizer were evaluated in greenhouse trials …

[HTML][HTML] Responsible mechanisms for the restriction of heavy metal toxicity in plants via the co-foliar spraying of nanoparticles

A Emamverdian, A Ghorbani, Y Li, N Pehlivan, J Barker… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bamboo is nutritionally significant across the world because the shoots are high in calories
and nutritional fiber but low in cholesterol. However, recent research has shown that …

[HTML][HTML] Use of metal nanoparticles in agriculture. A review on the effects on plant germination

V Santás-Miguel, M Arias-Estévez… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural nanotechnology has become a powerful tool to help crops and improve
agricultural production in the context of a growing world population. However, its application …