Nanotechnology for sustainable agro-food systems: The need and role of nanoparticles in protecting plants and improving crop productivity

G Guleria, S Thakur, M Shandilya, S Sharma… - Plant Physiology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The rapid population growth and environmental challenges in agriculture need innovative
and sustainable solutions to meet the growing need for food worldwide. Recent …

Lignin nanoparticles: New insights for a sustainable agriculture

AE Santo Pereira, JL de Oliveira, SM Savassa… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
Global agriculture is looking for new agri-tech revolutions not only due to the ever-growing
need for increased food production but also to protect the environment from the harmful …

Uptake, translocation, and transformation of silver nanoparticles in plants

D Huang, F Dang, Y Huang, N Chen… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been globally applied in consumer products because of
their antimicrobial properties. Broad applications inevitably release AgNPs into the natural …

Transfer and toxicity of silver nanoparticles in the food chain

F Dang, Y Huang, Y Wang, D Zhou… - Environmental Science …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Despite the tremendous interest in silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) based on their wide range
of applications, several key questions remain unanswered, especially regarding the trophic …

Designing nanoparticles for sustainable agricultural applications

B Tuga, T O'Keefe, C Deng, AT Ligocki, JC White… - Trends in Chemistry, 2023 - cell.com
Progress toward achieving global food security continues to be hindered by several
economic, geo-political, and environmental variables which has led the United Nations to …

Assessing implications of nanoplastics exposure to plants with advanced nanometrology techniques

AEP Del Real, DM Mitrano, H Castillo-Michel… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing attention given to the impacts of nanoplastics in terrestrial
environments, there is limited data about the effects on plants, and the quantitative …

A rapid, high‐yield and bioinspired synthesis of colloidal silver nanoparticles using Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract and assessment of antibacterial and …

M Kim, JS Sung, R Atchudan, A Syed… - Microscopy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have emerged as highly effective antimicrobial agents against
multidrug‐resistant (MDR) pathogens. This study aims to employ green chemistry principles …

Fate of nickel in soybean seeds dressed with different forms of nickel

JB de Oliveira, JPR Marques, BW Rodak, FS Galindo… - Rhizosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The pathways whereby nickel (Ni) moves within seeds after fertilization of different Ni-seed
dressings in soybean seed remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Ni …

Soybean seeds treated with zinc evaluated by X-ray micro-fluorescence spectroscopy

LA Rohr, F França-Silva, CG Corrêa… - Scientia …, 2022 - SciELO Brasil
Zinc (Zn) is a micronutrient considered essential to plants which can be supplied through
seed treatment. The treatment of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] seeds with Zn, however, is …

Recent development in functional nanomaterials for sustainable and smart agricultural chemical technologies

C Shao, H Zhao, P Wang - Nano Convergence, 2022 - Springer
New advances in nanotechnology are driving a wave of technology revolution impacting a
broad range of areas in agricultural production. The current work reviews nanopesticides …