Small molecule, big impacts: Nano-nutrients for sustainable agriculture and food security

M Faizan, A Singh, A Eren, H Sultan, M Sharma… - Journal of Plant …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human existence and the long-term viability of society depend on agriculture. Overuse of
synthetic fertilizers results in increased contamination of the land, water, and atmosphere as …

Recent advances in nano-fertilizers: synthesis, crop yield impact, and economic analysis

BE Channab, AEL Idrissi, A Ammar, O Dardari… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The escalating global demand for food production has predominantly relied on the extensive
application of conventional fertilizers (CFs). However, the increased use of CFs has raised …

[HTML][HTML] Fertilizers based on nanoparticles as sources of macro-and microelements for plant crop growth: a review

NA Semenova, DE Burmistrov, SA Shumeyko… - Agronomy, 2024 - mdpi.com
The necessity for efficacious, sophisticated methodologies to facilitate agricultural
intensification in the context of global population growth is widely accepted. One of the …

Exogenous application of selenium on sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) to enhance drought stress tolerance by morpho-physiological and biochemical adaptations

M Ameen, MA Zia, HF Najeeb Alawadi… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress poses a significant obstacle to agricultural productivity, particularly in the
case of oilseed crops such as sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Selenium (Se) is a …

Bridging agro-science and human nutrition: zinc nanoparticles and biochar as catalysts for enhanced crop productivity and biofortification

N Ahmed, L Deng, MN Narejo, I Baloch… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The integration of zinc nanoparticles (Zn NPs) with biochar offers a transformative approach
to sustainable agriculture by enhancing plant productivity and human nutrition. This …

Enhancing germination and seedling growth of barley using plasma-activated water (PAW) with neutralized pH

MF Seleiman, N Ali, EZ Nungula, HI Gitari… - Cogent Food & …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving the highest seed germination and seedling growth rates is of paramount
importance to maximize overall crop productivity. Among different technologies aiming at …

Magnesium-Doped Carbon Quantum Dot Nanomaterials Alleviate Salt Stress in Rice by Scavenging Reactive Oxygen Species to Increase Photosynthesis

Y Liu, D Liu, X Han, Z Chen, M Li, L Jiang, J Zeng - ACS nano, 2024 - ACS Publications
Salt stress has strongly impacted the long-term growth of eco-friendly farming worldwide. By
targeting the oxidative stress induced by salt, the utilization of biomass-derived carbon dots …

Nano-sized Metal Oxide Fertilizers for Sustainable Agriculture: Balancing Benefits, Risks, and Risk Management Strategies

T Rajamuthuramalingam, W da Silva, N Zuverza-Mena… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This critical review comprehensively analyses nano-sized metal oxide fertilizers (NMOFs)
and their transformative potential in sustainable agriculture. It examines the characteristics …

Soil Fertility, Physiological Traits, and Fruit Quality of Morinda citrifolia as Influenced by Agroecological Management Practices in a Tropical Ferralsol

AC Dantas, TAF de Souza, TN Coaracy… - Agricultural …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Changes in the soil fertility, physiological traits, and fruit quality of Morinda citrifolia
were investigated between January 2012 and December 2020. Soil samples, physiological …

[HTML][HTML] Field study on the integration of a hydrogen-producing microbiome in restoring Phellinus noxius-affected rhizosphere

CL Han, CC Huang, JJ Lay - Environmental Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract At National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology (NKUST), a
mesophilic anaerobic bioreactor system produces a hydrogen-producing microbiome (HMb) …