Nano-priming is an innovative seed priming technology that helps to improve seed
germination, seed growth, and yield by providing resistance to various stresses in plants …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and there has been growing concern regarding
their impacts on aquatic and terrestrial environments. This review provides a comprehensive …

In the current scenario, it is an urgent requirement to satisfy the nutritional demands of the
rapidly growing global population. Using conventional farming, nearly one third of crops get …

The ubiquitous presence of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in the environment
is an undeniable and serious concern due to their higher persistence and extensive use in …

Microplastics are emerging contaminants and their presence in water and soil ecosystems
has recently drawn considerable attention because they pose a great threat to entire …

Currently, metal nanoparticles have varied uses for different medical, pharmaceutical, and
agricultural applications. Nanobiotechnology, combined with green chemistry, has great …

The unregulated deposition of metal-based nanoparticles in terrestrial ecosystems
particularly in agricultural systems has alarmingly threatened the sustainability of the …

Foliar uptake of nanoplastics could represent a pathway responsible for pollutant loads in
crop plants, thereby posing risks to human health. To evaluate the foliar uptake, leaf-to-root …

Nano-and microplastics have been widely spread in environmental matrices, especially in
marine and terrestrial systems. In this study, higher plant Vicia faba root tips were exposed to …

The impacts of nano-and microplastics (< 100 nm and< 5 mm, respectively) on terrestrial
systems is to the present largely unexplored. Plastic particles are likely to accumulate in …