Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

The role of nanoparticles in plant biochemical, physiological, and molecular responses under drought stress: A review

A Rasheed, H Li, MM Tahir, A Mahmood… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Drought stress (DS) is a serious challenge for sustaining global crop production and food
security. Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an excellent tool to enhance crop production …

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 …

Iron oxide nanoparticles in the soil environment: Adsorption, transformation, and environmental risk

Z Tao, Q Zhou, T Zheng, F Mo, S Ouyang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have great application potential due to their multifunctional
excellence properties, leading to the possibility of their release into soil environments …

Iron-based nanomaterials reduce cadmium toxicity in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by modulating phytohormones, phytochelatin, cadmium transport genes and iron plaque …

P Zhou, P Zhang, M He, Y Cao, M Adeel… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rice is known to accumulate cadmium (Cd) in its grains, causing a severe threat to billions
of people worldwide. The possible phytotoxicity and mechanism of 50–200 mg/L …

Application and mechanisms of metal‐based nanoparticles in the control of bacterial and fungal crop diseases

Y Li, P Zhang, M Li, N Shakoor, M Adeel… - Pest Management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nanotechnology is a young branch of the discipline generated by nanomaterials. Its
development has greatly contributed to technological progress and product innovation in the …

Emerging frontiers in nanotechnology for precision agriculture: advancements, hurdles and prospects

A Yadav, K Yadav, R Ahmad, KA Abd-Elsalam - Agrochemicals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article provides an extensive overview of the emerging frontiers of
nanotechnology in precision agriculture, highlighting recent advancements, hurdles, and …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative efficacy of silicon and iron oxide nanoparticles towards improving the plant growth and mitigating arsenic toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

N Manzoor, L Ali, AA Al-Huqail, SMS Alghanem… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nano-enabled agriculture has emerged as an attractive approach for facilitating soil
pollution mitigation and enhancing crop production and nutrition. In this study, we conducted …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles and its effects along with calcium phosphate on physicochemical attributes of wheat under …

H Mustafa, N Ilyas, N Akhtar, NI Raja, T Zainab… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought stress is reducing the production of crops globally. This research was designed to
evaluate the role of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 NPs) nanoparticles and calcium phosphate on …

An assessment of the efficacy of biochar and zero-valent iron nanoparticles in reducing lead toxicity in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).

MN Mahamood, S Zhu, A Noman, A Mahmood… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil heavy metal contamination is increasing rapidly due to increased anthropogenic
activities. Lead (Pb) is a well-known human carcinogen causing toxic effects on humans and …