Nanoparticle-based sustainable agriculture and food science: Recent advances and future outlook

D Mittal, G Kaur, P Singh, K Yadav… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In the current scenario, it is an urgent requirement to satisfy the nutritional demands of the
rapidly growing global population. Using conventional farming, nearly one third of crops get …

[HTML][HTML] Uptake and transport of micro/nanoplastics in terrestrial plants: Detection, mechanisms, and influencing factors

Z Yu, X Xu, L Guo, R **, Y Lu - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The pervasive dispersion of micro/nanoplastics in various environmental matrices has
raised concerns regarding their potential intrusion into terrestrial ecosystems and, notably …

Differentially charged nanoplastics demonstrate distinct accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana

XD Sun, XZ Yuan, Y Jia, LJ Feng, FP Zhu… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Although the fates of microplastics (0.1–5 mm in size) and nanoplastics (< 100 nm) in marine
environments are being increasingly well studied,, little is known about the behaviour of …

Nanofertilizers for agricultural and environmental sustainability

S Babu, R Singh, D Yadav, SS Rathore, R Raj… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in the agricultural production systems to keep pace
with the food and nutritional demand of the gallo** population had an adverse impact on …

Nanoparticles in sustainable agriculture: An emerging opportunity

RP Singh, R Handa, G Manchanda - Journal of controlled release, 2021 - Elsevier
Conventional agriculture often relies on bulky doses of fertilizers and pesticides that have
adversely affected the living beings as well as the ecosystems. As a basic tenet of …

Nano-fertilization as an emerging fertilization technique: Why can modern agriculture benefit from its use?

MF Seleiman, KF Almutairi, M Alotaibi, A Shami… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of
agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this …

Recent trends in nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture under climate change for global food security

KK Verma, XP Song, A Joshi, DD Tian, VD Rajput… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nano-fertilizers (NFs) significantly improve soil quality and plant growth performance and
enhance crop production with quality fruits/grains. The management of macro-micronutrients …

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 …

Foliar uptake and leaf-to-root translocation of nanoplastics with different coating charge in maize plants

H Sun, C Lei, J Xu, R Li - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Foliar uptake of nanoplastics could represent a pathway responsible for pollutant loads in
crop plants, thereby posing risks to human health. To evaluate the foliar uptake, leaf-to-root …

Nano-enabled strategies to enhance crop nutrition and protection

M Kah, N Tufenkji, JC White - Nature nanotechnology, 2019 - nature.com
Various nano-enabled strategies are proposed to improve crop production and meet the
growing global demands for food, feed and fuel while practising sustainable agriculture …