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 …

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 …

Toxicity mechanisms of nanoplastics on crop growth, interference of phyllosphere microbes, and evidence for foliar penetration and translocation

R Shi, W Liu, Y Lian, X Wang, S Men… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite the increasing prevalence of atmospheric nanoplastics (NPs), there remains limited
research on their phytotoxicity, foliar absorption, and translocation in plants. In this study, we …

Copper bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants: A comprehensive review

V Kumar, S Pandita, GPS Sidhu, A Sharma, K Khanna… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) is an essential element for humans and plants when present in lesser amount,
while in excessive amounts it exerts detrimental effects. There subsists a narrow difference …

Nanomaterials and biochar mediated remediation of emerging contaminants

P Rajput, P Kumar, AK Priya, S Kumari… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The unrestricted release of various toxic substances into the environment is a critical global
issue, gaining increased attention in modern society. Many of these substances are pristine …

Plant growth–promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) assisted bioremediation of Heavy Metal Toxicity

R Gupta, F Khan, FM Alqahtani, M Hashem… - Applied Biochemistry …, 2024 - Springer
Due to a variety of natural and anthropogenic processes, heavy metal toxicity of soil
constitutes a substantial hazard to all living beings in the environment. The heavy metals …

[HTML][HTML] Inorganic arsenic toxicity and alleviation strategies in rice

AM Mawia, S Hui, L Zhou, H Li, J Tabassum… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Direct or indirect exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) in the forms of AsIII (arsenite) and AsV
(arsenate) through consumption of As-contaminated food materials and drinking water leads …

Effect of soil texture and zinc oxide nanoparticles on growth and accumulation of cadmium by wheat: a life cycle study

M Usman, M Zia-ur-Rehman, M Rizwan, T Abbas… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is getting worldwide attention due to its continuous accumulation in
agricultural soils which is due to anthropogenic activities and finally Cd enters in food chain …

The dichotomy of nanotechnology as the cutting edge of agriculture: Nano-farming as an asset versus nanotoxicity

T Behl, I Kaur, A Sehgal, S Singh, N Sharma, S Bhatia… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The unprecedented setbacks and environmental complications, faced by global agro-
farming industry, have led to the advent of nanotechnology in agriculture, which has been …

Uptake, translocation, and transformation of silver nanoparticles in plants

D Huang, F Dang, Y Huang, N Chen… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been globally applied in consumer products because of
their antimicrobial properties. Broad applications inevitably release AgNPs into the natural …