Potential use of nanotechnology in sustainable and ‘smart’ agriculture: advancements made in the last decade

Moulick, Ranjita Ghosh; Das, Sujit; Debnath, Nitai; Bandyopadhyay, Kaustav

doi:10.1007/s11816-020-00636-3

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“…Though the yield of crops has remarkably increased since the use of chemical fertilizers in the early 1960s, the NUE values of these fertilizers are low, which commonly results in the application of supra-optimum rates to achieve higher yields and, consequently, greater nutrient losses to the environment. Therefore, sustainable efforts are being made to synchronize nutrient availability and improve NUE values in agricultural systems without a further deterioration of surrounding environments [ 196 ]. The use of smart fertilizers like NFs has been proposed as a way to increase the overall NUE values of fertilizers through a more controlled, and slower nutrient release that could better match the sustained nutrient needs of crops across time [ 24 , 197 ].…”

Section: Nfs For Developing Smart Agriculturementioning

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Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

Seleiman

Almutairi

Alotaibi

et al. 2020

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There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this article, we reviewed the recent development and potential benefits derived from the use of nanofertilizers (NFs) in modern agriculture. NFs have the potential to promote sustainable agriculture and increase overall crop productivity, mainly by increasing the nutrient use efficiency (NUE) of field and greenhouse crops. NFs can release their nutrients at a slow and steady pace, either when applied alone or in combination with synthetic or organic fertilizers. They can release their nutrients in 40–50 days, while synthetic fertilizers do the same in 4–10 days. Moreover, NFs can increase the tolerance of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, the advantages of NFs over synthetic fertilizers, as well as the different types of macro and micro NFs, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the application of NFs in smart sustainable agriculture and the role of NFs in the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stress on plants is presented. Though NF applications may have many benefits for sustainable agriculture, there are some concerns related to the release of nanoparticles (NPs) from NFs into the environment, with the subsequent detrimental effects that this could have on both human and animal health. Future research should explore green synthesized and biosynthesized NFs, their safe use, bioavailability, and toxicity concerns.

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Section: Nfs For Developing Smart Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

Seleiman

Almutairi

Alotaibi

et al. 2020

Plants

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“…The decline in agricultural productivity has been reported since the green revolution which needs another revolution in agricultural technology ( Ghidan and Al Antary, 2019 ). Nanotechnology is a quickly emerging field with the possibility to advance forward the agriculture and food industry with new devices and tools which guarantee to increase food production in a sustainable manner and to protect crops from various diseases ( Moulick et al, 2020 ). The management of the primary production of crops highly depends on two main fundamental aspects: increased crop production and nutrient use efficiency ( Usman et al, 2020 ).…”

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Endophytic Nanotechnology: An Approach to Study Scope and Potential Applications

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Nanotechnology has become a very advanced and popular form of technology with huge potentials. Nanotechnology has been very well explored in the fields of electronics, automobiles, construction, medicine, and cosmetics, but the exploration of nanotecnology’s use in agriculture is still limited. Due to climate change, each year around 40% of crops face abiotic and biotic stress; with the global demand for food increasing, nanotechnology is seen as the best method to mitigate challenges in disease management in crops by reducing the use of chemical inputs such as herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides. The use of these toxic chemicals is potentially harmful to humans and the environment. Therefore, using NPs as fungicides/ bactericides or as nanofertilizers, due to their small size and high surface area with high reactivity, reduces the problems in plant disease management. There are several methods that have been used to synthesize NPs, such as physical and chemical methods. Specially, we need ecofriendly and nontoxic methods for the synthesis of NPs. Some biological organisms like plants, algae, yeast, bacteria, actinomycetes, and fungi have emerged as superlative candidates for the biological synthesis of NPs (also considered as green synthesis). Among these biological methods, endophytic microorganisms have been widely used to synthesize NPs with low metallic ions, which opens a new possibility on the edge of biological nanotechnology. In this review, we will have discussed the different methods of synthesis of NPs, such as top-down, bottom-up, and green synthesis (specially including endophytic microorganisms) methods, their mechanisms, different forms of NPs, such as magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO-NPs), copper nanoparticles (Cu-NPs), chitosan nanoparticles (CS-NPs), β-d-glucan nanoparticles (GNPs), and engineered nanoparticles (quantum dots, metalloids, nonmetals, carbon nanomaterials, dendrimers, and liposomes), and their molecular approaches in various aspects. At the molecular level, nanoparticles, such as mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSN) and RNA-interference molecules, can also be used as molecular tools to carry genetic material during genetic engineering of plants. In plant disease management, NPs can be used as biosensors to diagnose the disease.

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“…[5] Among them, nanotechnology, a fast-growing field for processing materials at the DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103414 nanoscale, stands out. [3,[6][7][8][9][10] With the gradual penetration of nanotechnology in the field of plants, the combination of plants and nanotechnology may give birth to a new field of research, which can be called "plant nanoscience" here.…”

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Recent Advances in Plant Nanoscience

Zhang

Ping

2021

Advanced Science

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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 need for plant transformation and precise monitoring of plant growth to improve crop yields. Nanotechnology, an interdisciplinary research field, has recently been boosting plant yields and meeting global energy needs. In this context, a new field, "plant nanoscience," which describes the interaction between plants and nanotechnology, emerges as the times require. Nanosensors, nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, and nano-plant genetic engineering are of great help in increasing crop yields. Nanogenerators are helping to develop the potential of plants in the field of energy harvesting. Furthermore, the uptake and internalization of nanomaterials in plants and the possible effects are also worthy of attention. In this review, a forward-looking perspective on the plant nanoscience is presented and feasible solutions for future food shortages and energy crises are provided.

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Potential use of nanotechnology in sustainable and ‘smart’ agriculture: advancements made in the last decade

Cited by 35 publications

References 68 publications

Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

Endophytic Nanotechnology: An Approach to Study Scope and Potential Applications

Recent Advances in Plant Nanoscience

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