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 …

Potentials of engineered nanoparticles as fertilizers for increasing agronomic productions

R Liu, R Lal - Science of the total environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Development and application of new types of fertilizers using innovative
nanotechnology are one of the potentially effective options of significantly enhancing the …

An overview on manufactured nanoparticles in plants: uptake, translocation, accumulation and phytotoxicity

DK Tripathi, S Singh, S Singh, R Pandey… - Plant physiology and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The unprecedented capability to control and characterize materials on the nanometer scale
has led to the rapid expansion of nanostructured materials. The expansion of …

Effect of nanoscale zinc oxide particles on the germination, growth and yield of peanut

T Prasad, P Sudhakar, Y Sreenivasulu… - Journal of plant …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
An investigation was initiated to examine the effects of nanoscale zinc oxide particles on
plant growth and development. In view of the widespread cultivation of peanut in India and …

Interactions between engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) and plants: phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulation

X Ma, J Geiser-Lee, Y Deng, A Kolmakov - Science of the total environment, 2010 - Elsevier
The rapid development and potential release of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) have
raised considerable concerns due to the unique properties of nanomaterials. An important …

Role of silica nanoparticles in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in plants: a review

L Wang, C Ning, T Pan, K Cai - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The demand for agricultural crops continues to escalate with the rapid growth of the
population. However, extreme climates, pests and diseases, and environmental pollution …

Recent advances in nano-enabled seed treatment strategies for sustainable agriculture: challenges, risk assessment, and future perspectives

A Shelar, SH Nile, AV Singh, D Rothenstein, J Bill… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Agro seeds are vulnerable to environmental stressors, adversely affecting seed vigor, crop
growth, and crop productivity. Different agrochemical-based seed treatments enhance seed …

[HTML][HTML] The emergence of metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) as a phytomedicine: A two-facet role in plant growth, nano-toxicity and anti-phyto-microbial activity

R Bhattacharjee, L Kumar, N Mukerjee, U Anand… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anti-microbial resistance (AMR) has recently emerged as an area of high interest owing to
the rapid surge of AMR phenotypes. Metal oxide NPs (MeONPs) have been identified as …

[HTML][HTML] Role of nano-SiO2 in germination of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum seeds Mill.)

MH Siddiqui, MH Al-Whaibi - Saudi journal of biological sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Agricultural biotechnology is very familiar with the properties of nanomaterial and their
potential uses. Therefore, the present experiment was conducted to test the beneficial effects …

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 …