[HTML][HTML] Revisiting fertilisers and fertilisation strategies for improved nutrient uptake by plants

PS Bindraban, C Dimkpa, L Nagarajan, A Roy… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2015 - Springer
Meeting human needs within the ecological limits of our planet calls for continuous reflection
on, and redesigning of, agricultural technologies and practices. Such technologies include …

Fortification of micronutrients for efficient agronomic production: a review

CO Dimkpa, PS Bindraban - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2016 - Springer
Micronutrients are essential mineral elements required for both plant and human
development. However, micronutrients are often lacking in soils, crop, and food …

Nanofertilizers: new products for the industry?

CO Dimkpa, PS Bindraban - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Mineral fertilizers are key to food production, despite plant low nutrient uptake efficiencies
and high losses. However, nanotechnology can both enhance crop productivity and reduce …

Copper-based nanoparticles in the soil-plant environment: Assessing their applications, interactions, fate and toxicity

M Bakshi, A Kumar - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Copper-based nanoparticles (Cu-based NPs) have been gaining wide attention in
agricultural applications due to their diverse characteristics and multipurpose properties …

Finding the conditions for the beneficial use of ZnO nanoparticles towards plants-A review

VLR Pullagurala, IO Adisa, S Rawat, B Kim… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) have a wide range of applications in cosmetics,
electrical, and optical industries. The wide range of applications of ZnO NPs, especially in …

Survival mechanisms of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) under saline conditions

S Mehrotra, CO Dimkpa, V Goyal - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Salinity is a significant abiotic stress that is steadily increasing in intensity globally. Salinity is
caused by various factors such as use of poor-quality water for irrigation, poor drainage …

Zinc oxide nanoparticles: potential effects on soil properties, crop production, food processing, and food quality

MS Sheteiwy, H Shaghaleh, YA Hamoud… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
The use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) is expected to increase soil fertility, crop
productivity, and food quality. However, the potential effects of ZnO NP utilization should be …

Efficacy of ZnO nanoparticles in Zn fortification and partitioning of wheat and rice grains under salt stress

Z Mazhar, J Akhtar, A Alhodaib, T Naz, MI Zafar… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is a major health concern in developing countries due to dependency
on cereal based diet. Cereals are inherently low in Zn and inevitable use of stressed land …

Fertilizers for food and nutrition security in sub-Saharan Africa: an overview of soil health implications

C Dimkpa, W Adzawla, R Pandey, WK Atakora… - Frontiers in Soil …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) faces chronic food insecurity associated with soil degradation
and the peculiar aftermath of climate change and exacerbated by rising population and …

Addition-omission of zinc, copper, and boron nano and bulk oxide particles demonstrate element and size-specific response of soybean to micronutrients exposure

CO Dimkpa, U Singh, PS Bindraban, IO Adisa… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Plant response to microelements exposure can be modulated based on particle size.
However, studies are lacking on the roles of particle size and specific microelements in …