Nanotechnology in food and plant science: challenges and future prospects

MA Ansari - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Globally, food safety and security are receiving a lot of attention to ensure a steady supply of
nutrient-rich and safe food. Nanotechnology is used in a wide range of technical processes …

[HTML][HTML] Silicon nanoparticles: Synthesis, uptake and their role in mitigation of biotic stress

S Naidu, J Pandey, LC Mishra, A Chakraborty… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the current scenario of global warming and climate change, plants face many biotic
stresses, which restrain growth, development and productivity. Nanotechnology is gaining …

Nanofertilizers for agricultural and environmental sustainability

S Babu, R Singh, D Yadav, SS Rathore, R Raj… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers in the agricultural production systems to keep pace
with the food and nutritional demand of the galloping population had an adverse impact on …

Melatonin: a vital pro-tectant for crops against heat stress: mechanisms and prospects

MU Hassan, RY Ghareeb, M Nawaz, A Mahmood… - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Heat stress (HS) is a serious environmental stress that negatively affects crop growth and
productivity across the globe. The recent increase in atmospheric temperature caused by …

Nanomaterials for postharvest management of insect pests: Current state and future perspectives

P Jasrotia, M Nagpal, CN Mishra… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Globally, between one quarter and one-third of total grains produced each year are lost
during storage mainly through infestation of insect pests. Among the available control …

Unveiling the combined effect of nano fertilizers and conventional fertilizers on crop productivity, profitability, and soil well-being

PK Upadhyay, VK Singh, GA Rajanna… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
It is widely accepted that deficiency of macro (nitrogen) and micronutrients (zinc, copper etc.)
affects the plant growth and development which cause a significant threat to crop production …

Recent advances in nano-fertilizers: synthesis, crop yield impact, and economic analysis

BE Channab, AEL Idrissi, A Ammar, O Dardari… - Nanoscale, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The escalating global demand for food production has predominantly relied on the extensive
application of conventional fertilizers (CFs). However, the increased use of CFs has raised …

[HTML][HTML] Silver Nanoparticles in Therapeutics and Beyond: A Review of Mechanism Insights and Applications

F Eker, H Duman, E Akdaşçi, AM Witkowska… - Nanomaterials, 2024 - mdpi.com
Silver nanoparticles (NPs) have become highly promising agents in the field of biomedical
science, offering wide therapeutic potential due to their unique physicochemical properties …

Post-Harvest Enhancing and Botrytis cinerea Control of Strawberry Fruits Using Low Cost and Eco-Friendly Natural Oils

DY Abd-Elkader, MZM Salem, DA Komeil, AA Al-Huqail… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
This work investigates an experimental study for using low-cost and eco-friendly oils to
increase the shelf life of strawberry fruit. Three natural oils were used:(i) Eucalyptus …

Impact of Foliar Application of ZnO and Fe3O4 Nanoparticles on Seed Yield and Physio-Biochemical Parameters of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) Seed under Open Field …

N Gupta, SK Jain, BS Tomar, A Anand, J Singh… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nutritionally rich cucumber seeds remain in demand in the agricultural, health and cosmetic
sectors as they are essential for a successful crop stand establishment and seed-based …