Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

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 …

Application of nanoparticles alleviates heavy metals stress and promotes plant growth: An overview

P Zhou, M Adeel, N Shakoor, M Guo, Y Hao, I Azeem… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Nanotechnology is playing a significant role in addressing a vast range of environmental
challenges by providing innovative and effective solutions. Heavy metal (HM) contamination …

Physiological impacts of zero valent iron, Fe3O4 and Fe2O3 nanoparticles in rice plants and their potential as Fe fertilizers

M Li, P Zhang, M Adeel, Z Guo, AJ Chetwynd… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fe-based nanoparticles (Fe-based NPs) have great potential as a substitute for traditional
Fe-fertilizer; however, their environmental risk and impact on plant growth are not fully …

Iron oxide nanoparticles in the soil environment: Adsorption, transformation, and environmental risk

Z Tao, Q Zhou, T Zheng, F Mo, S Ouyang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have great application potential due to their multifunctional
excellence properties, leading to the possibility of their release into soil environments …

A comprehensive overview of nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture

S Arora, G Murmu, K Mukherjee, S Saha… - Journal of Biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Plant nutrition is crucial in crop productivity and providing food security to the ever-
expanding population. Application of chemical/biological fertilizers and pesticides are the …

Iron oxide nanoparticles and selenium supplementation improve growth and photosynthesis by modulating antioxidant system and gene expression of chlorophyll …

AA Shah, NA Yasin, M Mudassir, M Ramzan… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Current research reveals the positive role of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) and selenium
(Se) in extenuation of arsenic (As) induced toxicity in Cucumis melo. C. melo plants grown in …

Interplay of metal-based nanoparticles with plant rhizosphere microenvironment: implications for nanosafety and nano-enabled sustainable agriculture

Q Wang, P Zhang, W Zhao, Y Li, Y Jiang… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The development of nanotechnology and the widespread application of metal-based
nanoparticles (MNPs) in various consumer products have released a large number of …

Functionalized magnetic nanomaterials in agricultural applications

A Spanos, K Athanasiou, A Ioannou, V Fotopoulos… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of functional nanomaterials exhibiting cost-effectiveness, biocompatibility
and biodegradability in the form of nanoadditives, nanofertilizers, nanosensors …

Nanotoxicity assessment in plants: an updated overview

H Zafar, R Javed, M Zia - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Nanotechnology is rapidly emerging and innovative interdisciplinary field of science. The
application of nanomaterials in agricultural biotechnology has been exponentially increased …