Green Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(6), P. 3378 - 3387
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Pyrethrins
are
effective
agents
against
mosquito
larvae,
but
their
rapid
degradation
rate
in
water
reduces
deinsectization
efficiency
and
increases
the
cost
of
deinsectization.
Eco-Environment & Health,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
2(3), P. 161 - 175
Published: July 23, 2023
Nanotechnology-enabled
fertilizers
and
pesticides,
especially
those
capable
of
releasing
plant
nutrients
or
pesticide
active
ingredients
(AIs)
in
a
controlled
manner,
can
effectively
enhance
crop
nutrition
protection
while
minimizing
the
environmental
impacts
agricultural
activities.
Herein,
we
review
fundamentals
recent
advances
nanofertilizers
nanopesticides
with
controlled-release
properties,
enabled
by
nanocarriers
responsive
to
biological
stimuli,
including
pH
change,
temperature,
light,
redox
conditions,
presence
enzymes.
For
pH-responsive
nanocarriers,
change
induce
structural
changes
degradation
cleave
bonding
between
nutrients/pesticide
AIs
nanocarriers.
Similarly,
temperature
response
typically
involves
higher
temperatures
accelerate
release
diffusion
promoting
bond
breaking.
Photothermal
materials
enable
responses
infrared
photolabile
moieties
(e.g.,
o-nitrobenzyl
azobenzene)
are
required
for
achieving
ultraviolet
light
responses.
Redox-responsive
contain
disulfide
bonds
ferric
iron,
whereas
enzyme-responsive
enzyme's
substrate
as
building
block.
fabricating
nanofertilizers,
have
been
well
explored,
but
only
few
studies
reported
temperature-
In
comparison,
there
more
reports
on
nanopesticides,
which
range
many
dual-
triple-responsiveness.
Nano-enabled
pesticides
show
tremendous
potential
enhancing
utilization
efficiency
AIs.
However,
expand
their
practical
applications,
future
research
should
focus
optimizing
performance
under
realistic
lowering
costs,
addressing
regulatory
public
concerns
over
safety
risks.
Frontiers in Plant Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: March 28, 2024
Silicon
(Si)
is
a
widely
recognized
beneficial
element
in
plants.
With
the
emergence
of
nanotechnology
agriculture,
silicon
nanoparticles
(SiNPs)
demonstrate
promising
applicability
sustainable
agriculture.
Particularly,
application
SiNPs
has
proven
to
be
high-efficiency
and
cost-effective
strategy
for
protecting
plant
against
various
biotic
abiotic
stresses
such
as
insect
pests,
pathogen
diseases,
metal
stress,
drought
salt
stress.
To
date,
rapid
progress
been
made
unveiling
multiple
functions
related
mechanisms
promoting
sustainability
agricultural
production
recent
decade,
while
comprehensive
summary
still
lacking.
Here,
review
provides
an
up-to-date
overview
synthesis,
uptake
translocation,
alleviating
aiming
reasonable
usage
nano-enabled
The
major
points
are
listed
following:
(1)
can
synthesized
by
using
physical,
chemical,
biological
(green
synthesis)
approaches,
green
synthesis
wastes
raw
materials
more
suitable
large-scale
recycling
(2)
translocation
plants
differs
significantly
from
that
Si,
which
determined
factors
properties
SiNPs.
(3)
Under
stressful
conditions,
regulate
stress
acclimation
at
morphological,
physiological,
molecular
levels
growth
stimulator;
well
deliver
pesticides
regulating
chemicals
nanocarrier,
thereby
enhancing
yield.
(4)
Several
key
issues
deserve
further
investigation
including
effective
approaches
modification,
basis
SiNPs-induced
resistance,
systematic
effects
on
ecosystem.
ACS Nano,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
18(21), P. 13781 - 13793
Published: May 16, 2024
Pine
wood
nematode
(PWN)
disease
is
a
globally
devastating
forest
caused
by
infestation
with
PWN,
Bursaphelenchus
xylophilus,
which
mainly
occurs
through
the
vector
insect
Japanese
pine
sawyer
(JPS),
Monochamus
alternatus.
PWN
notoriously
difficult
to
manage
effectively
and
known
as
"cancer
of
trees."
In
this
study,
dual
enzyme-responsive
nanopesticides
(AVM@EC@Pectin)
were
prepared
using
nanocoating
avermectin
(AVM)
after
modification
natural
polymers.
The
proposed
treatment
can
respond
cell
wall-degrading
enzymes
secreted
PWNs
insects
during
tree
intelligently
release
pesticides
cut
off
transmission
pathways
realize
integrated
control
disease.
LC50
value
AVM@EC@Pectin
was
11.19
mg/L
for
26.31
JPS.
insecticidal
activity
higher
than
that
commercial
emulsifiable
concentrate
(AVM-EC),
photostability,
adhesion,
target
penetration
improved.
half-life
(t1/2)
133.7
min,
approximately
twice
AVM-EC
(68.2
min).
Sprayed
injected
applications
showed
had
superior
bidirectional
transportation,
five-times
AVM
contents
detected
in
roots
relative
those
when
sprayed
at
top.
safety
experiment
lower
toxicity
nontarget
organisms
application
environment
human
cells.
This
study
presents
green,
safe,
effective
strategy
management