Tools for nano-enabled agriculture: Fertilizers based on calcium phosphate, silicon, and chitosan nanostructures

G Fellet, L Pilotto, L Marchiol, E Braidot - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
The Green New Deal requires a profound transformation of the agricultural sector, which will
have to become more sustainable and ensure universal access to healthy food. Thus, it will …

Nano-enabled agrochemicals/materials: Potential human health impact, risk assessment, management strategies and future prospects

ES Okeke, TPC Ezeorba, G Mao, Y Chen, W Feng… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanotechnology is a rapidly developing technology that will have a significant impact on
product development in the next few years. The technology is already being employed in …

Structure, function, regulation and phylogenetic relationship of ZIP family transporters of plants

TP Ajeesh Krishna, T Maharajan… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans. Nearly 50% of the agriculture
soils of world are Zn-deficient. The low availability of Zn reduces the yield and quality of the …

Recent applications of chitin-and chitosan-based polymers in plants

M Malerba, R Cerana - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
In recent years, the use of complex molecules based on the natural biopolymer chitin and/or
on its deacetylated derivative chitosan has resulted in great advantages for many users. In …

Zinc use efficiency is enhanced in wheat through nanofertilization

A Dapkekar, P Deshpande, MD Oak, KM Paknikar… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Ferti-fortification of wheat with zinc, an essential micronutrient is one of the strategies for
combating 'hidden hunger'in a large proportion of people all over the world. During …

Finger Millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn): Nutritional Importance and Nutrient Transporters

T Maharajan, SA Ceasar… - Critical Reviews in Plant …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Finger millet is a nutri-rich cereal crop of poor people living in the developing countries of
Asia and Africa. Finger millet grains contain high amounts of potassium, phosphorus …

Cross talk between zinc-solubilizing bacteria and plants: A short tale of bacterial-assisted zinc biofortification

VK Upadhayay, AV Singh, A Khan - Frontiers in Soil Science, 2022 - frontiersin.org
A contemporary approach to bacterially mediated zinc (Zn) biofortification offers a new
dimension in the crop improvement program with better Zn uptake in plants to curb Zn …

Nano-enabled agriculture: from nanoparticles to smart nanodelivery systems

X Xin, JD Judy, BB Sumerlin, Z He - Environmental Chemistry, 2020 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context Nano-enabled agriculture holds the promise of enhancing crop
production while reducing the environmental impacts of agrochemicals. We review recent …

Insight into the prospects for nanotechnology in wheat biofortification

MK Khan, A Pandey, M Hamurcu, S Gezgin, T Athar… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Wheat is a major crop consumed by a large population of the world.
Hence, increasing its nutritional value can largely handle the malnutrition issues of the …

Climate–nutrient–crop model: novel insights into grain-based food quality

X Zhang, A Blennow, M Jekle… - Journal of Agricultural and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Mineral nutrients spatiotemporally participate in the biosynthesis and accumulation of
storage biopolymers, which directly determines the harvested grain yield and quality …