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 …

Applications of nanotechnology in plant growth and crop protection: a review

Y Shang, MK Hasan, GJ Ahammed, M Li, H Yin, J Zhou - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
In the era of climate change, global agricultural systems are facing numerous,
unprecedented challenges. In order to achieve food security, advanced nano-engineering is …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nanotechnology for the improvement of conventional agricultural systems: A review

N Yadav, VK Garg, AK Chhillar, JS Rana - Plant Nano Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
Agriculture provides food and raw materials for the construction, energy, textile and
pharmaceutical industries. Recently, agriculture is facing several concerns including climate …

Nanoparticles for pest control: current status and future perspectives

CG Athanassiou, NG Kavallieratos, G Benelli… - Journal of Pest …, 2018 - Springer
In the current paper, we reviewed the use of nanoparticles (NPs) in crop protection,
emphasizing the control of pests in the agricultural and urban environment. At the same …

Mode of action of nanoparticles against insects

G Benelli - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018 - Springer
The employment of nanoparticles obtained through various synthesis routes as novel
pesticides recently attracted high research attention. An impressive number of studies have …

Nanopesticides: a systematic review of their prospects with special reference to tea pest management

B Deka, A Babu, C Baruah, M Barthakur - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Tea is a natural beverage made from the tender leaves of the tea plant
(Camellia sinensis Kuntze). Being of a perennial and monoculture nature in terms of its …

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 …

Nanotechnology and plant viruses: an emerging disease management approach for resistant pathogens

T Farooq, M Adeel, Z He, M Umar, N Shakoor… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Phytoviruses are highly destructive plant pathogens, causing significant agricultural losses
due to their genomic diversity, rapid, and dynamic evolution, and the general inadequacy of …

Advances in nanotechnology as a potential alternative for plant viral disease management

P Dutta, A Kumari, M Mahanta, KK Biswas… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Plant viruses cause enormous losses in agricultural production accounting for about 47% of
the total overall crop losses caused by plant pathogens. More than 50% of the emerging …

Nanomaterials for postharvest management of insect pests: Current state and future perspectives

P Jasrotia, M Nagpal, CN Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, between one quarter and one-third of total grains produced each year are lost
during storage mainly through infestation of insect pests. Among the available control …