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 …

Advancing sustainable agriculture: a critical review of smart and eco-friendly nanomaterial applications

SR Balusamy, AS Joshi, H Perumalsamy… - Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Undoubtedly, nanoparticles are one of the ideal choices for achieving challenges related to
bio sensing, drug delivery, and biotechnological tools. After gaining success in biomedical …

Technology readiness and overcoming barriers to sustainably implement nanotechnology-enabled plant agriculture

T Hofmann, GV Lowry, S Ghoshal, N Tufenkji… - Nature Food, 2020 - nature.com
Nanotechnology offers potential solutions for sustainable agriculture, including increasing
nutrient utilization efficiency, improving the efficacy of pest management, mitigating the …

Nanobiotechnology to advance stress resilience in plants: Current opportunities and challenges

M Ijaz, F Khan, T Ahmed, M Noman, F Zulfiqar… - Materials Today Bio, 2023 - Elsevier
A sustainable and resilient crop production system is essential to meet the global food
demands. Traditional chemical-based farming practices have become ineffective due to …

Advanced nanomaterials in agriculture under a changing climate: the way to the future?

A Ioannou, G Gohari, P Papaphilippou… - Environmental and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global agricultural production is suffering substantial losses due to climate change-related
phenomena such as drought and salinity, which lead to tissue damage and, ultimate, major …

Natural-based electrospun nanofibers: Challenges and potential applications in agri-food sector

M Jurić, F Donsì, LM Bandić, S Jurić - Food bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing interest in harnessing the unique properties of
natural nanofibers, driving innovative applications in the agri-food sector. This …

Enhancing agrichemical delivery and seedling development with biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanofiber seed coatings

T Xu, C Ma, Z Aytac, X Hu, KW Ng… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
One of the challenges in agriculture consists of the inefficiencies in agrichemical delivery
and utilization. Herein, a biodegradable, tunable, biopolymer-based nanoplatform was …

Recent advances in seed coating treatment using nanoparticles and nanofibers for enhanced seed germination and protection

NSHBH Zaim, HL Tan, SMA Rahman… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Seed coating plays a crucial role in agriculture technology as a defence mechanism for crop
protection and development. Conventional seed coating methods typically involve excessive …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biodegradable matrices for active ingredient release in crop protection: Towards attaining sustainability in agriculture

T Pirzada, BV de Farias, R Mathew… - Current opinion in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate changes, emerging species of plant pests, and deficits of clean water and arable
land have made availability of food to the ever-increasing global population a challenge …

Electrospun fibrous constructs towards clean and sustainable agricultural prospects: SWOT analysis and TOWS based strategy assessment

KP Das, D Sharma, BK Satapathy - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Clean and sustainable agricultural production that is organic and minimally assisted by
chemicals is one of the major challenges of the 21st century. In view of the unpredictable …