Nano-fertilizers: A sustainable technology for improving crop nutrition and food security

AM Jakhar, I Aziz, AR Kaleri, M Hasnain, G Haider… - NanoImpact, 2022 - Elsevier
Excessive use of synthetic fertilizers cause economic burdens, increasing soil, water and
atmospheric pollution. Nano-fertilizers have shown great potential for their sustainable uses …

Interactions of metal‐based engineered nanoparticles with plants: an overview of the state of current knowledge, research progress, and prospects

A Wahab, A Munir, MH Saleem… - Journal of Plant Growth …, 2023 - Springer
Nanotechnology is a potential technique for increasing agricultural output by producing
nano-fertilizers, improving herbicide and pesticide efficacy, regulating soil fertility, managing …

Strategic applications of nano-fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Benefits and bottlenecks

GD Avila-Quezada, AP Ingle, P Golińska… - Nanotechnology …, 2022 - degruyter.com
The application of nano-fertilizers (NFs) is an emerging research field in agriculture. These
are materials in the size range of 1–100 nm that support the nutrition of the plants. It is a …

Gold nanoparticles as exquisite colorimetric transducers for water pollutant detection

HH Cho, DH Jung, JH Heo, CY Lee… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are useful nanomaterials as transducers for colorimetric
sensors because of their high extinction coefficient and ability to change color depending on …

Smart nanomaterial and nanocomposite with advanced agrochemical activities

A Kumar, A Choudhary, H Kaur, S Mehta… - Nanoscale Research …, 2021 - Springer
Conventional agriculture solely depends upon highly chemical compounds that have
negatively ill-affected the health of every living being and the entire ecosystem. Thus, the …

Major contaminants of emerging concern in soils: a perspective on potential health risks

NR Maddela, B Ramakrishnan, D Kakarla… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Soil pollution by the contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) or emerging contaminants
deserves attention worldwide because of their toxic health effects and the need for …

Nanofertilizers: A review on synthesis and impact of their use on crop yield and environment

B Toksha, VAM Sonawale, A Vanarase… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The largest and oldest agricultural industry at present is facing multifold problems. There are
expectations of the ever-increasing food and grains stipulate due to the rising universal …

Applications of nanotechnology on vegetable crops

DM Salama, ME Abd El-Aziz, FA Rizk… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Agriculture is the backbone of most developing countries, and most of their people depend
on it for their livelihood. The world population is increased by approximately 83 million …

Nano-technological interventions in crop production—A review

J Gangwar, J Kadanthottu Sebastian… - … and Molecular Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Agricultural industry is facing huge crisis due to fast changing climate, decreased soil fertility,
macro and micronutrient insufficiency, misuse of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and …

Endophytic nanotechnology: an approach to study scope and potential applications

M Meena, A Zehra, P Swapnil, Harish, A Marwal… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology has become a very advanced and popular form of technology with huge
potentials. Nanotechnology has been very well explored in the fields of electronics …