Development of stimuli-responsive nano-based pesticides: emerging opportunities for agriculture

MC Camara, EVR Campos, RA Monteiro… - Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Pesticides and fertilizers are widely used to enhance agriculture yields, although the fraction
of the pesticides applied in the field that reaches the targets is less than 0.1%. Such …

Smart nanomaterial and nanocomposite with advanced agrochemical activities

A Kumar, A Choudhary, H Kaur, S Mehta… - Nanoscale Research …, 2021 - Springer
Conventional agriculture solely depends upon highly chemical compounds that have
negatively ill-affected the health of every living being and the entire ecosystem. Thus, the …

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable lignin nanoparticles with tunable surface properties

AP Richter, B Bharti, HB Armstrong, JS Brown… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Lignin nanoparticles can serve as biodegradable carriers of biocidal actives with minimal
environmental footprint. Here we describe the colloidal synthesis and interfacial design of …

Promise of nano-carbon to the next generation sustainable agriculture

M Chandel, K Kaur, BK Sahu, S Sharma… - Carbon, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of the carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) wave in agro-application has been growing
in recent years. The carbon nanomaterials family includes graphene oxide (GO), carbon …

Nanomaterials for postharvest management of insect pests: Current state and future perspectives

P Jasrotia, M Nagpal, CN Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, between one quarter and one-third of total grains produced each year are lost
during storage mainly through infestation of insect pests. Among the available control …

Development of leaf-adhesive pesticide nanocapsules with pH-responsive release to enhance retention time on crop leaves and improve utilization efficiency

H Chen, H Zhi, J Liang, M Yu, B Cui, X Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Pesticides play a very important role in pest control and plant protection. However, they can
be limited by a tendency to cause ecological system damage due to significant losses into …

Recent advances and perspectives of nanomaterials in agricultural management and associated environmental risk: a review

S Tripathi, S Mahra, K Tiwari, S Rana, DK Tripathi… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advancement in nanotechnology has enabled a significant expansion in agricultural
production. Agri-nanotechnology is an emerging discipline where nanotechnological …

Colloid particle formulations for antimicrobial applications

AF Halbus, TS Horozov, VN Paunov - Advances in colloid and interface …, 2017 - Elsevier
Colloidal particles are being extensively studied in various antimicrobial applications due to
their small size to volume ratio and ability to exhibit a wide spectrum of antibacterial …

Development of carrier-free self-assembled nanoparticles based on fenhexamid and polyhexamethylene biguanide for sustainable plant disease management

G Tang, Y Tian, J Niu, J Tang, J Yang, Y Gao… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The utilization of nanotechnology for the design of pesticide formulations has enormous
potential to enhance the efficiency of pesticides and reduce their adverse impacts on the …

[HTML][HTML] Potencial de la nanotecnología en la agricultura

RH Lira Saldivar, B Méndez Argüello… - Acta …, 2018 - scielo.org.mx
La aplicación de la nanotecnología (NT) en el sector agroalimentario es uno de los campos
de más rápido crecimiento en la nano-investigación. Innovar y generar tecnología para …