Emerging contaminants: a one health perspective

F Wang, L **ang, KSY Leung, M Elsner, Y Zhang… - The Innovation, 2024 - cell.com
Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes
human needs over planetary health. Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants, the …

Use of metal nanoparticles in agriculture. A review on the effects on plant germination

V Santás-Miguel, M Arias-Estévez… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural nanotechnology has become a powerful tool to help crops and improve
agricultural production in the context of a growing world population. However, its application …

Metal/metalloid-based nanomaterials for plant abiotic stress tolerance: an overview of the mechanisms

M Sarraf, K Vishwakarma, V Kumar, N Arif, S Das… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
In agriculture, abiotic stress is one of the critical issues impacting the crop productivity and
yield. Such stress factors lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane …

Nanoparticles in the environment: where do we come from, where do we go to?

M Bundschuh, J Filser, S Lüderwald, MS McKee… - Environmental Sciences …, 2018 - Springer
Nanoparticles serve various industrial and domestic purposes which is reflected in their
steadily increasing production volume. This economic success comes along with their …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …

An overview of the role of nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture

A Hazarika, M Yadav, DK Yadav, HS Yadav - Biocatalysis and Agricultural …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of different chemical fertilizers, pesticides and, other agrochemicals products for
increasing crop yield have adverse effect on biodiversity, soil fertility, and in turn on the …

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 …

Exploring the nano-wonders: unveiling the role of Nanoparticles in enhancing salinity and drought tolerance in plants

A Rehman, S Khan, F Sun, Z Peng, K Feng… - Frontiers in plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plants experience diverse abiotic stresses, encompassing low or high temperature, drought,
water logging and salinity. The challenge of maintaining worldwide crop cultivation and food …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) as a novel nanofertilizer: Influence on seed yield and antioxidant defense system in soil grown soybean (Glycine max cv. Kowsar)

E Yusefi-Tanha, S Fallah, A Rostamnejadi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dearth of knowledge about the prospect of using Zinc (Zn) based nanoparticles (NPs) to
enrich Zn-deficient soils with Zn warrants investigations into potential soil applications of …

Positive effects of metallic nanoparticles on plants: Overview of involved mechanisms

P Landa - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021 - Elsevier
Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are considered as potential agents for agriculture as
fertilizers, growth enhancers and pesticides. Therefore, understanding the mechanisms that …