Nano-enabled agrochemicals: mitigating heavy metal toxicity and enhancing crop adaptability for sustainable crop production

A Ghorbani, A Emamverdian, N Pehlivan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
The primary factors that restrict agricultural productivity and jeopardize human and food
safety are heavy metals (HMs), including arsenic, cadmium, lead, and aluminum, which …

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 …

Iron oxide nanoparticles: green synthesis and their antimicrobial activity

J Zúñiga-Miranda, J Guerra, A Mueller… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rise of antimicrobial resistance caused by inappropriate use of these agents in various
settings has become a global health threat. Nanotechnology offers the potential for the …

Effect of iron nanoparticles and conventional sources of Fe on growth, physiology and nutrient accumulation in wheat plants grown on normal and salt-affected soils

M Zia-ur-Rehman, MFB Mfarrej, M Usman… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salt stress is becoming a serious problem for the global environment and agricultural sector.
Different sources of iron (Fe) can provide an eco-friendly solution to remediate salt-affected …

Deciphering the role of zinc oxide nanoparticles on physiochemical attributes of Zea mays exposed to saline conditions through modulation in antioxidant enzyme …

I Naseer, S Javad, S Iqbal, AA Shah, K Alwutayd… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnOsingle bondNPs) has the potential to increase the plant
growth and development in agricultural sectors. Mode of application of NPs to plants is also …

Management of Botrytis Grey mold of tomato using bio-fabricated silver nanoparticles

F Anum, K Jabeen, S Javad, S Iqbal, AA Shah… - South African Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lycopersicum esculentum Mill. commonly known as tomato is an important crop grown all
over the world. Tomato crops are badly affected by various abiotic and biotic stresses and …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of chitosan loaded zinc oxide nanoparticles in alleviating the drastic effects of drought from corn crop

A Inam, S Javad, I Naseer, P Alam, ZM Almutairi… - Plant Stress, 2024 - Elsevier
Water stress significantly impedes the normal growth and development of crops. Water
scarcity profoundly affects crop growth and productivity, notably impacting vital crops like …

[HTML][HTML] Green synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles for mitigation of chromium stress and anti-oxidative potential in Triticum aestivum

S Zafar, A Farooq, S Batool, T Tariq, M Hasan… - Hybrid Advances, 2024 - Elsevier
With rapid growth of population, global food demand and environmental stressors such as
heavy metal contamination are threatening task for researchers. However, advent of …

[HTML][HTML] Green Synthesis of Zinc and Iron Nanoparticles Using Psidium guajava Leaf Extract Stimulates Cowpea Growth, Yield, and Tolerance to Saline Water …

MH Sheta, AHM Abd El-Wahed, MA Elshaer… - Horticulturae, 2024 - mdpi.com
Plants use a variety of physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms to mitigate
salt stress impacts. Many techniques, including the application of nanoparticles (NPs), are …

Copper oxide nanoparticles mitigate cadmium toxicity in rice seedlings through multiple physiological mechanisms

X Jia, J He, T Yan, D Lu, H Xu, K Li, Y Ren - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Springer
Heavy metal pollution poses a serious threat to crops growth and yield. Recently,
nanoparticles (NPs) have emerged as a promising strategy to mitigate the negative effect of …