Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities

M Usman, M Farooq, A Wakeel, A Nawaz… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology has shown promising potential to promote sustainable agriculture. This
article reviews the recent developments on applications of nanotechnology in agriculture …

Nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: An emerging opportunity

RP Singh, R Handa, G Manchanda - Journal of controlled release, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional agriculture often relies on bulky doses of fertilizers and pesticides that have
adversely affected the living beings as well as the ecosystems. As a basic tenet of …

Nano-fertilization as an emerging fertilization technique: Why can modern agriculture benefit from its use?

MF Seleiman, KF Almutairi, M Alotaibi, A Shami… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of
agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this …

Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles from plant extracts and their possible applications as antimicrobial agents in the agricultural area

L Castillo-Henríquez, K Alfaro-Aguilar… - Nanomaterials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Currently, metal nanoparticles have varied uses for different medical, pharmaceutical, and
agricultural applications. Nanobiotechnology, combined with green chemistry, has great …

Uptake, translocation, and transformation of metal-based nanoparticles in plants: recent advances and methodological challenges

J Lv, P Christie, S Zhang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants represent one of the
fundamental problems we must face in the rapid development of nanotechnology. Hundreds …

The role of nanotechnology in the fortification of plant nutrients and improvement of crop production

EE Elemike, IM Uzoh, DC Onwudiwe, OO Babalola - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Nutrient deficiency in food crops is seriously affecting human health, especially those in the
rural areas, and nanotechnology may become the most sustainable approach to alleviating …

Role of nanoparticles in enhancing crop tolerance to abiotic stress: A comprehensive review

MT El-Saadony, AM Saad, SM Soliman… - Frontiers in plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plants are subjected to a wide range of abiotic stresses, such as heat, cold, drought, salinity,
flooding, and heavy metals. Generally, abiotic stresses have adverse impacts on plant …

[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) …

Delivery, uptake, fate, and transport of engineered nanoparticles in plants: a critical review and data analysis

Y Su, V Ashworth, C Kim, AS Adeleye… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing demand for food coupled to various environmental pressures, is increasing
the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. Based on results published across a …

Species-dependent response of food crops to polystyrene nanoplastics and microplastics

W Gong, W Zhang, M Jiang, S Li, G Liang, Q Bu… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study investigated the early responses of four common food crops (Italian lettuce,
radish, wheat and corn) by exposing their seeds to suspensions of polystyrene …