Critical Review: Role of Inorganic Nanoparticle Properties on Their Foliar Uptake and in Planta Translocation

A Avellan, J Yun, BP Morais, ET Clement… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
There is increasing pressure on global agricultural systems due to higher food demand,
climate change, and environmental concerns. The design of nanostructures is proposed as …

[HTML][HTML] Heavy metals in food crops: Health risks, fate, mechanisms, and management

PK Rai, SS Lee, M Zhang, YF Tsang, KH Kim - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Food security is a high-priority issue for sustainable global development both quantitatively
and qualitatively. In recent decades, adverse effects of unexpected contaminants on crop …

Bioremediation of co-contaminated soil with heavy metals and pesticides: Influence factors, mechanisms and evaluation methods

H Zhang, X Yuan, T **ong, H Wang, L Jiang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil co-contaminated with heavy metals and pesticides has caused large global
environmental issues. The interaction of heavy metals and pesticides make the …

[HTML][HTML] Phyllosphere microbiome: diversity and functions

I Bashir, AF War, I Rafiq, ZA Reshi, I Rashid… - Microbiological …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phyllosphere or aerial surface of plants represents the globally largest and peculiar
microbial habitat that inhabits diverse and rich communities of bacteria, fungi, viruses …

Nanoparticle size and coating chemistry control foliar uptake pathways, translocation, and leaf-to-rhizosphere transport in wheat

A Avellan, J Yun, Y Zhang, E Spielman-Sun… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Nanoenabled foliar-applied agrochemicals can potentially be safer and more efficient than
conventional products. However, limited understanding about how nanoparticle properties …

Delivery, uptake, fate, and transport of engineered nanoparticles in plants: a critical review and data analysis

Y Su, V Ashworth, C Kim, AS Adeleye… - Environmental …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The increasing demand for food coupled to various environmental pressures, is increasing
the importance of sustainable agricultural practices. Based on results published across a …

Positively charged microplastics induce strong lettuce stress responses from physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic perspectives

Y Wang, L **ang, F Wang, Z Wang, Y Bian… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) can enter plants through the foliar pathway and are potential hazards to
ecosystems and human health. However, studies related to the molecular mechanisms …

Heavy metals and metalloids: Sources, risks and strategies to reduce their accumulation in horticultural crops

M Edelstein, M Ben-Hur - Scientia Horticulturae, 2018 - Elsevier
Food production in areas contaminated with heavy metals is associated with health risks
because of their adverse effects on food safety and marketability, and on crop growth and …

Antimony speciation in the environment: Recent advances in understanding the biogeochemical processes and ecological effects

M He, N Wang, X Long, C Zhang, C Ma… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Antimony (Sb) is a toxic metalloid, and its pollution has become a global environmental
problem as a result of its extensive use and corresponding Sb-mining activities. The toxicity …

Cadmium bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and detoxification in soil-plant system

M Shahid, C Dumat, S Khalid, NK Niazi… - … and toxicology volume …, 2017 - Springer
This review summarizes the findings of the most recent studies, published from 2000 to
2016, which focus on the biogeochemical behavior of Cd in soil-plant systems and its impact …