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 …

Nanofertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture: current state and future perspectives

R Raliya, V Saharan, C Dimkpa… - Journal of agricultural …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The increasing food demand as a result of the rising global population has prompted the
large-scale use of fertilizers. As a result of resource constraints and low use efficiency of …

Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: a review

X Tan, Y Liu, Y Gu, Y Xu, G Zeng, X Hu, S Liu… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Synthesizing biochar-based nano-composites can obtain new composites and combine the
advantages of biochar with nano-materials. The resulting composites usually exhibit great …

Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles: plants, animals and microbial aspects

RK Das, VL Pachapur, L Lonappan, M Naghdi… - Nanotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
The green synthesis (GS) of different metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) has re-evaluated plants,
animals and microorganisms for their natural potential to reduce metallic ions into neutral …

[HTML][HTML] Zinc oxide nanoparticles for water disinfection

EAS Dimapilis, CS Hsu, RMO Mendoza… - Sustainable Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
The world faces a growing challenge for adequate clean water due to threats coming from
increasing demand and decreasing supply. Although there are existing technologies for …

Effects of foliar applications of zinc and boron nano-fertilizers on pomegranate (Punica granatum cv. Ardestani) fruit yield and quality

S Davarpanah, A Tehranifar, G Davarynejad… - Scientia horticulturae, 2016 - Elsevier
This study was carried out to assess the effects of the foliar application of nano-fertilizers of
zinc (Zn) and boron (B) on pomegranate (Punica granatum cv. Ardestani) fruit yield and …

Total value of phosphorus recovery

BK Mayer, LA Baker, TH Boyer… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Phosphorus (P) is a critical, geographically concentrated, nonrenewable resource
necessary to support global food production. In excess (eg, due to runoff or wastewater …

Toxicity of nanomaterials: exposure, pathways, assessment, and recent advances

P Ganguly, A Breen, SC Pillai - ACS Biomaterials Science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Growth in production of manufactured goods and the use of nanomaterials in consumer
products has mounted in the past few decades. Nanotoxicology or toxicity assessment of …

Effect of copper oxide nanoparticles on growth, morphology, photosynthesis, and antioxidant response in Oryza sativa

MVJ Da Costa, PK Sharma - Photosynthetica, 2016 - Springer
The physiological and biochemical behaviour of rice (Oryza sativa, var. Jyoti) treated with
copper (II) oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) was studied. Germination rate, root and shoot …