Application of nano-agricultural technology for biotic stress management: mechanisms, optimization, and future perspectives

X Cao, Z Wang - Environmental Science: Nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Crop biotic stressors seriously threaten efforts to achieve sustainable agricultural
productivity and global food security. Nano-agricultural technology is a promising strategy …

Fighting phytopathogens with engineered inorganic-based nanoparticles

E Kanakari, C Dendrinou-Samara - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The development of effective and ecofriendly agrochemicals, including bactericides,
fungicides, insecticides, and nematicides, to control pests and prevent plant diseases …

Impact of seed priming with Selenium nanoparticles on germination and seedlings growth of tomato

E García-Locascio, EI Valenzuela… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Poor germination and seedlings growth can lead to significant economic losses for farmers,
therefore, sustainable agricultural strategies to improve germination and early growth of …

Effective control of the tomato wilt pathogen using TiO 2 nanoparticles as a green nanopesticide

X Pan, D Nie, X Guo, S Xu, D Zhang, F Cao… - Environmental Science …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Here, TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs), with rod-like morphology, were synthesised under
hydrothermal conditions as a green and efficient nanopesticide against bacterial wilt …

Nanocarrier-mediated delivery of miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas for plant protection: current trends and future directions

M Mujtaba, D Wang, LB Carvalho… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Current trends in plant genetic transformation technologies, ie, designing and applying
molecules like miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas, largely enable researchers to target specific …

Influence of CuO Nanoparticle Aspect Ratio and Surface Charge on Disease Suppression in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

J Borgatta, Y Shen, C Tamez, C Green… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Nanoparticles (NPs) have been shown to deliver micronutrients to plants to improve health,
increase biomass, and suppress disease. Nanoscale properties such as morphology, size …

Carbon nanomaterials are a superior soil amendment for sandy soils than biochar based on impacts on lettuce growth, physiology and soil biochemical quality

J Nepal, X **n, G Maltais-Landry, W Ahmad, J Pereira… - NanoImpact, 2023 - Elsevier
A significant bottleneck of current agricultural systems remains the very low agronomic
efficiency of conventional agrochemicals, particularly in sandy soils. Carbon nanomaterials …

[HTML][HTML] A green nanostructured pesticide to control tomato bacterial speck disease

D Schiavi, R Balbi, S Giovagnoli, E Camaioni… - Nanomaterials, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bacterial speck disease, caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato (Pst), is one of the
most pervasive biological adversities in tomato cultivation, in both industrial and in table …

Targeted delivery of oxytetracycline to the epidermal cell junction and stomata for crop protection

J Pereira, DN Moreno, GG Giannelli… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Scalable targeted delivery methods are urgently needed for crop protection in modern
agriculture. Herein, we report on the use of a novel borate-zinc nanoformulation (Bz) for the …

Zinc Oxide-Based Nanoformulation Zinkicide Mitigates the Xylem-Limited Pathogen Xylella fastidiosa in Tobacco and Southern Highbush Blueberry

D Shantharaj, E Naranjo, MV Merfa, PA Cobine… - Plant …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
The xylem-limited pathogen Xylella fastidiosa causes severe economic losses worldwide,
and no effective antimicrobial disease management options are available. The goal of this …