Nanoparticles in agriculture: balancing food security and environmental sustainability DOI Creative Commons
S. A. Atanda, Rafiu O. Shaibu, Foluso O. Agunbiade

et al.

Discover Agriculture, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 3(1)

Published: Feb. 18, 2025

Language: Английский

Green synthesis of metal nanoparticles using microorganisms and their application in the agrifood sector DOI Creative Commons
Howra Bahrulolum,

Saghi Nooraei,

Nahid Javanshir

et al.

Journal of Nanobiotechnology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 19(1)

Published: March 26, 2021

The agricultural sector is currently facing many global challenges, such as climate change, and environmental problems the release of pesticides fertilizers, which will be exacerbated in face population growth food shortages. Therefore, need to change traditional farming methods replace them with new technologies essential, application nanotechnology, especially green technology offers considerable promise alleviating these problems. Nanotechnology has led changes advances potential transform various fields sector, including biosensors, pesticides, packaging other areas industry. Due their unique properties, nanomaterials are considered suitable carriers for stabilizing fertilizers well facilitating controlled nutrient transfer increasing crop protection. production nanoparticles by physical chemical requires use hazardous materials, advanced equipment, a negative impact on environment. Thus, over last decade, research activities context nanotechnology have shifted towards environmentally friendly economically viable 'green' synthesis support industries. Green synthesis, part bio-inspired protocols, provides reliable sustainable biosynthesis wide range microorganisms rather than current synthetic processes. this field developing rapidly constantly being invented improve properties nanoparticles. In review, we consider latest innovations metal using different groups sectors achieve security, reduce pesticides. addition, mechanism advantages disadvantages compared common presented.

Language: Английский

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427

Fusarium as a Novel Fungus for the Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Mechanism and Applications DOI Creative Commons
Mahendra Rai,

Shital Bonde,

Patrycja Golińska

et al.

Journal of Fungi, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 7(2), P. 139 - 139

Published: Feb. 15, 2021

Nanotechnology is a new and developing branch that has revolutionized the world by its applications in various fields including medicine agriculture. In nanotechnology, nanoparticles play an important role diagnostics, drug delivery, therapy. The synthesis of fungi novel, cost-effective eco-friendly approach. Among fungi, Fusarium spp. can be considered as nanofactory for fabrication nanoparticles. silver (AgNPs) from Fusarium, mechanism are discussed this review. biogenic green Fusaria found to versatile biological system with ability synthesize extracellularly. Different species have potential synthesise these, F. oxysporum demonstrated high AgNPs. It hypothesised NADH-dependent nitrate reductase enzyme secreted responsible reduction aqueous ions into toxicity depends upon shape, size, surface charge, concentration used. synthesised different used

Language: Английский

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155

Nanobiotechnological advancements in agriculture and food industry: Applications, nanotoxicity, and future perspectives DOI
Sameh S. Ali,

Rania Al-Tohamy,

Eleni Koutra

et al.

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 792, P. 148359 - 148359

Published: June 8, 2021

Language: Английский

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152

Metal/Metalloid-Based Nanomaterials for Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Overview of the Mechanisms DOI Creative Commons
Mohammad Sarraf, Kanchan Vishwakarma, Vinod Kumar

et al.

Plants, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 11(3), P. 316 - 316

Published: Jan. 25, 2022

In agriculture, abiotic stress is one of the critical issues impacting crop productivity and yield. Such factors lead to generation reactive oxygen species, membrane damage, other plant metabolic activities. To neutralize harmful effects stress, several strategies have been employed that include utilization nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are now gaining attention worldwide protect growth against stresses such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, extreme temperatures, flooding, etc. However, their behavior significantly impacted by dose in which they being used agriculture. Furthermore, action nanomaterials plants under various still require understanding. Hence, with this background, present review envisages highlight beneficial role plants, mode action, mechanism overcoming stresses. It also emphasizes upon antioxidant activities different dose-dependent variability plants' stress. Nevertheless, limitations using agriculture presented review.

Language: Английский

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148

Chitosan Nanoparticles-Based Ionic Gelation Method: A Promising Candidate for Plant Disease Management DOI Open Access
Nguyen Huy Hoang,

Toan Le Thanh,

Rungthip Sangpueak

et al.

Polymers, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 14(4), P. 662 - 662

Published: Feb. 9, 2022

By 2050, population growth and climate change will lead to increased demand for food water. Nanoparticles (NPs), an advanced technology, can be applied many areas of agriculture, including crop protection enhancement, build sustainable agricultural production. Ionic gelation method is a synthesis microparticles or NPs, based on electrostatic interaction between opposite charge types that contains at least one polymer under mechanical stirring conditions. which are commonly chitosan (CS), have been fields, nanopesticides, nanofertilizers, nanoherbicides. The CS-NP CS-NPs-loaded active ingredients (Cu, saponin, harpin, Zn, hexaconazole, salicylic acid (SA), NPK, thiamine, silicon, silver (Ag)) effective in controlling plant diseases enhancing growth, depending the concentration application by direct indirect mechanisms, attracted much attention last five years. Many crops evaluated vivo greenhouse conditions but only maize (CS-NP-loaded Cu, SA, silicon) soybean Cu) were tested manage post flowering stalk rot, Curvularia leaf spot, bacterial pustule disease field condition. Since 2019, eight studies performed shown interest CS-NPs synthesized ionic method. In this review, we summarized current state research provided forward-looking view use management.

Language: Английский

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140

Zinc oxide nanoparticles alleviates the adverse effects of cadmium stress on Oryza sativa via modulation of the photosynthesis and antioxidant defense system DOI Creative Commons
Mohammad Faizan, Javaid Akhter Bhat, Kamel Hessini

et al.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 220, P. 112401 - 112401

Published: June 9, 2021

Cadmium (Cd) is a trace element causing severe toxicity symptoms in plants, besides posing hazardous fitness issue due to its buildup the human body through food chain. Nanoparticles (NPs) are recently employed as novel strategy directly ameliorate Cd stress and acted nano-fertilizers. The intend of current study was explore effects zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs; 50 mg/L) on plant growth, photosynthetic activity, elemental status antioxidant activity Oryza sativa (rice) under (0.8 mM) stress. To this end, rice plants treated by at 15 days after sowing (DAS), treatment given into soil. Supply ZnO-NPs foliar spray for five consecutive from 30 35 DAS, sampling done 45 DAS. However, supplemented with revealed significantly increased shoot length (SL; 34.0%), root fresh weight (RFW; 30.0%), dry (SDW; 23.07%), (RDW; 12.24%). Moreover, supplement has also positive photosynthesis related parameters, SPAD value (40%), chloroplast structure, qualitatively high fluorescence observed confocal microscopy even substantially prevented increases hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) malondialdehyde (MDA) triggered Cd. Physiological biochemical analysis showed that enzymatic activities superoxide dismutase (SOD; 59%), catalase (CAT; 52%), proline (17%) metabolize reactive oxygen species (ROS); these coincided changes H2O2 MDA accumulation application. In conclusion, application foliage great efficiency improve biomass, photosynthesis, protein, enzymes mineral nutrient contents reducing levels rice. This can be attributed mainly reduced oxidative damage resulted

Language: Английский

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139

Nanotechnology - Big impact: How nanotechnology is changing the future of agriculture? DOI Creative Commons

Golla Nagaraju Gari Saritha,

Thattantavide Anju,

Ajay Kumar

et al.

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 10, P. 100457 - 100457

Published: Nov. 19, 2022

The global climate change and rapid population increase are raising challenges for food security, it demands efficient crop improvement methods that ensure superior quality quantity of the crops. advancements in nanotechnology can be explored to enhance sustainable improvement. Recently, has made massive revolutions solving various problems faced by human population, including agriculture, environment sectors. In implications on every stage farming, seed germination, growth, harvest, processing, storage transport agricultural products. Nano fertilisers, nano herbicides, nano-fungicides, biosensors, nanoscale genetic carriers, nano-bioremediating agents nanocomposites packing novel applications area. Nanotechnology ensures site-specific delivery nutrients plant's target region, which minimises loss increases efficiency. reduced size nanomaterials offers a broader surface area pesticides drastically escalating disease pest control crops as they promise overcome shortcomings caused traditional pesticide application. advancement is rapidly contributing digitalization agriculture also. For example, widens horizons high-tech farms with aid biosensors. synthesis enzymes also revolutionized stress-tolerant mechanism plants acting an antioxidant enzyme, been widely used against salinity tolerance recently. contribution effective transfer material gene editing engineering techniques significantly contributed towards Nanobioremediation nanophotocatalysis remove toxic substances from environment. It clear that, driven agri-food sector expected bloom near future. This review article summarizes potential benefits related fields, industry. Although lot betterment world ways, face several limitations. Despite being frontier scientific modern era, negative impacts cannot sidelined. Therefore, this discusses limitations last section.

Language: Английский

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134

Role of Nanoparticles in Enhancing Crop Tolerance to Abiotic Stress: A Comprehensive Review DOI Creative Commons
Mohamed T. El‐Saadony, Ahmed M. Saad, Soliman M. Soliman

et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Nov. 2, 2022

Plants are subjected to a wide range of abiotic stresses, such as heat, cold, drought, salinity, flooding, and heavy metals. Generally, stresses have adverse impacts on plant growth development which affects agricultural productivity, causing food security problems, resulting in economic losses. To reduce the negative effects environmental stress crop plants, novel technologies, nanotechnology, emerged. Implementing nanotechnology modern agriculture can also help improve efficiency water usage, prevent diseases, ensure security, pollution, enhance sustainability. In this regard, nanoparticles (NPs) combat nutrient deficiencies, promote tolerance, yield quality crops. This be achieved by stimulating activity certain enzymes, increasing contents (e.g., chlorophyll) photosynthesis, controlling pathogens. The use nanoscale agrochemicals, including nanopesticides, nanoherbicides, nanofertilizers, has recently acquired interest potential plant-enhancing technologies. review acknowledges positive NPs sustainable agriculture, highlights their environment, health, chain. Here, role scope practical tool mitigate detrimental crops described. future perspective been discussed.

Language: Английский

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130

The role of nanoparticles in plant biochemical, physiological, and molecular responses under drought stress: A review DOI Creative Commons
Adnan Rasheed, Huijie Li,

Majid M. Tahir

et al.

Frontiers in Plant Science, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Nov. 24, 2022

Drought stress (DS) is a serious challenge for sustaining global crop production and food security. Nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as an excellent tool to enhance under current rapid climate change increasing drought intensity. DS negatively affects plant growth, physiological metabolic processes, disturbs cellular membranes, nutrient water uptake, photosynthetic apparatus, antioxidant activities. The application of NPs protects the maintains relationship, enhances leading appreciable increase in growth DS. protect apparatus improve efficiency, accumulation osmolytes, hormones, phenolics, activities, gene expression, thus providing better resistance plants against In this review, we discuss role different metal-based mitigate plants. We also highlighted various research gaps that should be filled future studies. This detailed review will source information researchers adopt nanotechnology eco-friendly technique tolerance.

Language: Английский

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117

Interactions of nanoparticles and salinity stress at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels in plants: A review DOI Creative Commons
Hassan Etesami, Hamideh Fatemi, Muhammad Rizwan

et al.

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 225, P. 112769 - 112769

Published: Sept. 9, 2021

Salinity stress is one of the most destructive non-biological stresses in plants that has adversely affected many agricultural lands world. causes morphological, physiological, epigenetic and genetic changes by increasing sodium chlorine ions plant cells. The can alleviate this disorder to some extent through various mechanisms return cell its original state, but if salt dose high, may not be able provide a proper response die due stress. Nowadays, scientists have offered solutions problem. Nanotechnology emerging efficient technologies been entered field recorded very brilliant results. Although studies confirmed positive effects nontechnology on under salinity stress, there no complete understanding relationship interaction nanoparticles intracellular plants. In review paper, we tried reach conclusion from latest articles how NPs could help salt-stressed recover their cells so take step towards clearing existing ambiguities for researchers field.

Language: Английский

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115