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] 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 …

Advances in controlled-release pesticide formulations with improved efficacy and targetability

N Li, C Sun, J Jiang, A Wang, C Wang… - Journal of agricultural …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pesticides are commonly used in modern agriculture and are important for global food
security. However, postapplication losses due to degradation, photolysis, evaporation …

[HTML][HTML] Small tech, big impact: Agri-nanotechnology journey to optimize crop protection and production for sustainable agriculture

A Singh, VD Rajput, A Varshney, K Ghazaryan… - Plant Stress, 2023 - Elsevier
The world's climate shifts rapidly, leading to increasingly severe and volatile weather,
negatively impacting crop yields. To produce long-lasting crops, cutting-edge …

Advancements of nanotechnologies in crop promotion and soil fertility: Benefits, life cycle assessment, and legislation policies

SA Younis, KH Kim, SM Shaheen, V Antoniadis… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing agricultural production has become one of the key components to bridge the gap
between securing food resources and sustainable development goals (SDGs), namely, no …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging frontiers in nanotechnology for precision agriculture: advancements, hurdles and prospects

A Yadav, K Yadav, R Ahmad, KA Abd-Elsalam - Agrochemicals, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review article provides an extensive overview of the emerging frontiers of
nanotechnology in precision agriculture, highlighting recent advancements, hurdles, and …

Copper ions chelated mesoporous silica nanoparticles via dopamine chemistry for controlled pesticide release regulated by coordination bonding

C Xu, Y Shan, M Bilal, B Xu, L Cao, Q Huang - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Controlled release of pesticide is highly desirable for improving efficacy and reducing side
effects. Hydrophobic, hydrogen bonding, and ionic interactions have been widely …

Evaluating critical causal factors for post-harvest losses (PHL) in the fruit and vegetables supply chain in India using the DEMATEL approach

BB Gardas, RD Raut, B Narkhede - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
The post-harvest and marketing system is a chain of interlinked activities starting after the
harvest time and continuing until the delivery of the food product to the consumers. An …

Facile, Smart, and Degradable Metal–Organic Framework Nanopesticides Gated with FeIII-Tannic Acid Networks in Response to Seven Biological and Environmental …

J Dong, W Chen, J Feng, X Liu, Y Xu… - … Applied Materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanopesticides were selected as one of the top 10 emerging technologies in chemistry that
will change our world in 2019. Facile, smart, and degradable metal–organic framework MIL …

Recent advances in plant nanoscience

Q Zhang, Y Ying, J Ping - Advanced Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Plants have complex internal signaling pathways to quickly adjust to environmental changes
and harvest energy from the environment. Facing the growing population, there is an urgent …