Nano-based smart pesticide formulations: Emerging opportunities for agriculture

S Kumar, M Nehra, N Dilbaghi, G Marrazza… - Journal of Controlled …, 2019 - Elsevier
The incorporation of nanotechnology as a means for nanopesticides is in the early stage of
development. The main idea behind this incorporation is to lower the indiscriminate use of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in nano-enabled seed treatment strategies for sustainable agriculture: challenges, risk assessment, and future perspectives

A Shelar, SH Nile, AV Singh, D Rothenstein, J Bill… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2023 - Springer
Agro seeds are vulnerable to environmental stressors, adversely affecting seed vigor, crop
growth, and crop productivity. Different agrochemical-based seed treatments enhance seed …

A critical evaluation of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers against their conventional analogues

M Kah, RS Kookana, A Gogos, TD Bucheli - Nature nanotechnology, 2018 - nature.com
Among a wide range of possible applications of nanotechnology in agriculture, there has
been a particular interest in developing novel nanoagrochemicals. While some concerns …

Advances in controlled release pesticide formulations: Prospects to safer integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture

A Singh, N Dhiman, AK Kar, D Singh, MP Purohit… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
As the world is striving hard towards sustainable agricultural practices for a better tomorrow,
one of the primary focuses is on effective pest management for enhanced crop productivity …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture: recent developments, challenges, and perspectives

R Prasad, A Bhattacharyya, QD Nguyen - Frontiers in microbiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Nanotechnology monitors a leading agricultural controlling process, especially by its
miniature dimension. Additionally, many potential benefits such as enhancement of food …

[HTML][HTML] Nanotechnology for plant disease management

EA Worrall, A Hamid, KT Mody, N Mitter, HR Pappu - Agronomy, 2018 - mdpi.com
Each year, 20%–40% of crops are lost due to plant pests and pathogens. Existing plant
disease management relies predominantly on toxic pesticides that are potentially harmful to …

Nanoencapsulation, nano-guard for pesticides: a new window for safe application

MD Nuruzzaman, MM Rahman, Y Liu… - Journal of agricultural …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The application of nanotechnology in pesticide delivery is relatively new and in the early
stages of development. This technology aims to reduce the indiscriminate use of …

Recent advances in the design of controlled-and sustained-release micro/nanocarriers of pesticide

R Tao, C You, Q Qu, X Zhang, Y Deng, W Ma… - Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
To meet the increasing demand for food, pesticides must be overused to protect crops from
pests and diseases. However, the chronic use of excessive pesticides poses a risk to human …

A pH/cellulase dual stimuli-responsive cellulose-coated metal–organic framework for eco-friendly fungicide delivery

Y Ma, M Yu, Y Wang, S Pan, X Sun, R Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart pesticides that respond to environmental stimuli can achieve the on-demand release
of pesticides to control pests and diseases, thereby reducing the amount of pesticides used …

Pectinase-responsive carriers based on mesoporous silica nanoparticles for improving the translocation and fungicidal activity of prochloraz in rice plants

TM Abdelrahman, X Qin, D Li, IA Senosy… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive carriers as delivery systems of agrochemicals into plants can increase
the utilization efficiency of pesticides against target pests and reduce hazards on nontarget …