Nanotechnology–A new frontier of nano-farming in agricultural and food production and its development

M Haris, T Hussain, HI Mohamed, A Khan… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential of nanotechnology for the development of sustainable agriculture has been
promising. The initiatives to meet the rising food needs of the rapidly growing world …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management

PK Rai, SS Lee, M Zhang, YF Tsang, KH Kim - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Invasive alien plant species: Their impact on environment, ecosystem services and human health

PK Rai, JS Singh - Ecological indicators, 2020 - Elsevier
Ecological perturbations caused by biotic invasion have been identified as a growing threat
to global sustainability. Invasive alien plants species (IAPS) are considered to be one of the …

Zinc in soil-plant-human system: A data-analysis review

N Natasha, M Shahid, I Bibi, J Iqbal, S Khalid… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Zinc (Zn) plays an important role in the physiology and biochemistry of plants due to its
established essentiality and toxicity for living beings at certain Zn concentration ie, deficient …

Nanoparticles potentially mediate salt stress tolerance in plants

F Zulfiqar, M Ashraf - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
In the era of climate change, salt stress is a promising threat to agriculture, limiting crop
production via imposing primary effects such as osmotic and ionic, as well as secondary …

Advances in controlled release pesticide formulations: Prospects to safer integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture

A Singh, N Dhiman, AK Kar, D Singh, MP Purohit… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the world is striving hard towards sustainable agricultural practices for a better tomorrow,
one of the primary focuses is on effective pest management for enhanced crop productivity …

[HTML][HTML] Accumulation of nanoparticles in the soil-plant systems and their effects on human health

V Rajput, T Minkina, M Mazarji, S Shende… - Annals of Agricultural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology paradigm is to endow the agriculture with new tools to increase sustainable
food production. Although numerous benefits, the unsafe discharge of nanoparticles (NPs) …

Heavy metals and arsenic stress in food crops: Elucidating antioxidative defense mechanisms in hyperaccumulators for food security, agricultural sustainability, and …

PK Rai, C Sonne, KH Kim - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The spread of heavy metal (loid) s at soil-food crop interfaces has become a threat to
sustainable agricultural productivity, food security, and human health. The eco-toxic effects …

Environmental fate, ecotoxicity biomarkers, and potential health effects of micro-and nano-scale plastic contamination

PK Rai, J Lee, RJC Brown, KH Kim - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent decades, the quantity of plastic waste products has increased tremendously. As
plastic wastes are released into the environment, they exert harmful effects on biota and …

The dichotomy of nanotechnology as the cutting edge of agriculture: Nano-farming as an asset versus nanotoxicity

T Behl, I Kaur, A Sehgal, S Singh, N Sharma, S Bhatia… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The unprecedented setbacks and environmental complications, faced by global agro-
farming industry, have led to the advent of nanotechnology in agriculture, which has been …