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Hamdaoui Q, Zekri Y, Richard S, Aubert D, Guyot R, Markossian S, Gauthier K, Gaie-Levrel F, Bencsik A, Flamant F. Prenatal exposure to paraquat and nanoscaled TiO 2 aerosols alters the gene expression of the developing brain. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132253. [PMID: 34543901 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanopesticides are innovative pesticides involving engineered nanomaterials in their formulation to increase the efficiency of plant protection products, while mitigating their environmental impact. Despite the predicted growth of the nanopesticide use, no data is available on their inhalation toxicity and the potential cocktail effects between their components. In particular, the neurodevelopmental toxicity caused by prenatal exposures might have long lasting consequences. In the present study, we repeatedly exposed gestating mice in a whole-body exposure chamber to three aerosols, involving the paraquat herbicide, nanoscaled titanium dioxide particles (nTiO2), or a mixture of both. Particle number concentrations and total mass concentrations were followed to enable a metrological follow-up of the exposure sessions. Based on the aerosols characteristics, the alveolar deposited dose in mice was then estimated. RNA-seq was used to highlight dysregulations in the striatum of pups in response to the in utero exposure. Modifications in gene expression were identified at post-natal day 14, which might reflect neurodevelopmental alterations in this key brain area. The data suggest an alteration in the mitochondrial function following paraquat exposure, which is reminiscent of the pathological process leading to Parkinson disease. Markers of different cell lineages were dysregulated, showing effects, which were not limited to dopaminergic neurons. Exposure to the nTiO2 aerosol modulated the regulation of cytokines and neurotransmitters pathways, perhaps reflecting a minor neuroinflammation. No synergy was found between paraquat and nTiO2. Instead, the neurodevelopmental effects were surprisingly lower than the one measured for each substance separately.
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- Quentin Hamdaoui
- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France; Laboratoire National de Métrologie et D'essais (LNE), Paris, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France
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- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, ANSES, Laboratoire de Lyon, France
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- IGFL, Functional Genomics of Thyroid Hormone Signaling Group, Lyon, France.
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Singh G, Ramadass K, Sooriyakumar P, Hettithanthri O, Vithange M, Bolan N, Tavakkoli E, Van Zwieten L, Vinu A. Nanoporous materials for pesticide formulation and delivery in the agricultural sector. J Control Release 2022; 343:187-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Huang D, Dang F, Huang Y, Chen N, Zhou D. Uptake, translocation, and transformation of silver nanoparticles in plants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: NANO 2022; 9:12-39. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1039/d1en00870f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This article reviews the plant uptake of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) that occurred in soil systems and the in planta fate of Ag.
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- Danyu Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu Province, P.R. China
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Badawy MT, Mostafa M, Khalil MS, Abd-Elsalam KA. Agri-food and environmental applications of bionanomaterials produced from agri-waste and microbes. AGRI-WASTE AND MICROBES FOR PRODUCTION OF SUSTAINABLE NANOMATERIALS 2022:441-463. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-823575-1.00024-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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CHEN TC, YU SY. Research on food safety sampling inspection system based on deep learning. FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/fst.29121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chattha MU, Amjad T, Khan I, Nawaz M, Ali M, Chattha MB, Ali HM, Ghareeb RY, Abdelsalam NR, Azmat S, Barbanti L, Hassan MU. Mulberry based zinc nano-particles mitigate salinity induced toxic effects and improve the grain yield and zinc bio-fortification of wheat by improving antioxidant activities, photosynthetic performance, and accumulation of osmolytes and hormones. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:920570. [PMID: 36237512 PMCID: PMC9551613 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.920570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Salinity stress (SS) is a challenging abiotic stress that limits crop growth and productivity. Sustainable and cost effective methods are needed to improve crop production and decrease the deleterious impacts of SS. Zinc (Zn) nano-particles (NPs) have emerged as an important approach to regulating plant tolerance against SS. However, the mechanisms of SS tolerance mediated by Zn-NPs are not fully explained. Thus, this study was performed to explore the role of Zn-NPs (seed priming and foliar spray) in reducing the deleterious impacts of SS on wheat plants. The study comprised different SS levels: control, 6 and 12 dS m-1, and different Zn-NPs treatments: control, seed priming (40 ppm), foliar spray (20 ppm), and their combination. Salinity stress markedly reduced plant growth, biomass, and grain yield. This was associated with enhanced electrolyte leakage (EL), malondialdehyde (MDA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), sodium (Na), chloride (Cl) accumulation, reduced photosynthetic pigments, relative water contents (RWC), photosynthetic rate (Pn), transpiration rate (Tr), stomata conductance (Gs), water use efficiency (WUE), free amino acids (FAA), total soluble protein (TSP), indole acetic acid (IAA), gibberellic acid (GA), and nutrients (Ca, Mg, K, N, and P). However, the application of Zn-NPs significantly improved the yield of the wheat crop, which was associated with reduced abscisic acid (ABA), MDA, H2O2 concentration, and EL, owing to improved antioxidant activities, and an increase in RWC, Pn, Tr, WUE, and the accumulation of osmoregulating compounds (proline, soluble sugars, TSP, and FAA) and hormones (GA and IAA). Furthermore, Zn-NPs contrasted the salinity-induced uptake of toxic ions (Na and Cl) and increased the uptake of Ca, K, Mg, N, and P. Additionally, Zn-NPs application substantially increased the wheat grain Zn bio-fortification. Our results support previous findings on the role of Zn-NPs in wheat growth, yield, and grain Zn bio-fortification, demonstrating that beneficial effects are obtained under normal as well as adverse conditions, thanks to improved physiological activity and the accumulation of useful compounds. This sets the premise for general use of Zn-NPs in wheat, to which aim more experimental evidence is intensively being sought. Further studies are needed at the genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomic level to better acknowledge the mechanisms of general physiological enhancement observed with Zn-NPs application.
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
- *Correspondence: Muhammad Nawaz,
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- Department of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Plant Protection and Biomolecular Diagnosis, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, The City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, New Borg El Arab, Egypt
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- Department of Agricultural Botany, Faculty of Agriculture, Saba Basha, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Agriculture Extension and Adaptive Research, Department of Agriculture, Government of the Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Research Center Ecological Sciences, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang, China
- Muhammad Umair Hassan,
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Zhang Q, Ying Y, Ping J. Recent Advances in Plant Nanoscience. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2022; 9:e2103414. [PMID: 34761568 PMCID: PMC8805591 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202103414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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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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- Qi Zhang
- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Information Intelligent Sensing, College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, P. R. China
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Banerjee A, Roychoudhury A. Explicating the cross-talks between nanoparticles, signaling pathways and nutrient homeostasis during environmental stresses and xenobiotic toxicity for sustainable cultivation of cereals. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131827. [PMID: 34403897 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Precision farming using nanoparticles is a cutting-edge technology for safe cultivation of crop plants in marginal areas afflicted with environmental/climatic stresses like salinity, drought, extremes of temperature, ultraviolet B stress or polluted with xenobiotics like toxic heavy metals and fluoride. Major cereal crops like rice, wheat, maize, barley, sorghum and millets which provide the staple food for the entire global population are mainly glycophytes and are extremely susceptible to abiotic stress-induced oxidative injuries. Nanofertilization/exogenous spraying of beneficial nanoparticles alleviates the oxidative damages in cereals by altering the homeostasis of phytohormones like abscisic acid, gibberellins, cytokinins, auxins, salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and melatonin and by triggering the synthesis of gasotransmitter nitric oxide. Signaling cross-talks of nanoparticles with plant growth regulators enable activation of the defence machinery, comprising of antioxidants, thiol-rich compounds and glyoxalases and restrict xenobiotic mobilization by suppressing the expression of associated transporters. Accelerated nutrient uptake and grain biofortification under the influence of nanoparticles result in optimum crop productivity under sub-optimal conditions. However, over-dosing of even beneficial nanoparticles promotes severe phytotoxicity. Hence, the concentration of nanoparticles and mode of administering need to be thoroughly standardized before large-scale field applications, to ensure sustainable cereal cultivation with minimum ecological imbalance.
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- Aditya Banerjee
- Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India
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- Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), 30, Mother Teresa Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, West Bengal, India.
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Zhou YH, Mujumdar AS, Vidyarthi SK, Zielinska M, Liu H, Deng LZ, Xiao HW. Nanotechnology for Food Safety and Security: A Comprehensive Review. FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/87559129.2021.2013872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- Yu-Hao Zhou
- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Bioresource Engineering, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Systems Engineering, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Food Nutrition and Human Health, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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- College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Adeel M, Shakoor N, Shafiq M, Pavlicek A, Part F, Zafiu C, Raza A, Ahmad MA, Jilani G, White JC, Ehmoser EK, Lynch I, Ming X, Rui Y. A critical review of the environmental impacts of manufactured nano-objects on earthworm species. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 290:118041. [PMID: 34523513 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The presence of manufactured nano-objects (MNOs) in various consumer or their (future large-scale) use as nanoagrochemical have increased with the rapid development of nanotechnology and therefore, concerns associated with its possible ecotoxicological effects are also arising. MNOs are releasing along the product life cycle, consequently accumulating in soils and other environmental matrices, and potentially leading to adverse effects on soil biota and their associated processes. Earthworms, of the group of Oligochaetes, are an ecologically significant group of organisms and play an important role in soil remediation, as well as acting as a potential vector for trophic transfer of MNOs through the food chain. This review presents a comprehensive and critical overview of toxic effects of MNOs on earthworms in soil system. We reviewed pathways of MNOs in agriculture soil environment with its expected production, release, and bioaccumulation. Furthermore, we thoroughly examined scientific literature from last ten years and critically evaluated the potential ecotoxicity of 16 different metal oxide or carbon-based MNO types. Various adverse effects on the different earthworm life stages have been reported, including reduction in growth rate, changes in biochemical and molecular markers, reproduction and survival rate. Importantly, this literature review reveals the scarcity of long-term toxicological data needed to actually characterize MNOs risks, as well as an understanding of mechanisms causing toxicity to earthworm species. This review sheds light on this knowledge gap as investigating bio-nano interplay in soil environment improves our major understanding for safer applications of MNOs in the agriculture environment.
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- Muhammad Adeel
- BNU-HKUST Laboratory of Green Innovation, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Subcampus, 18 Jinfeng Road, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai, Guangdong, PR China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China
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- University of Guadalajara-University Center for Biological and Agricultural Sciences, Camino Ing. Ramón Padilla Sánchez núm. 2100, La Venta del Astillero, Zapopan, Jalisco, CP. 45110, Mexico
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- Department of Water-Atmosphere-Environment, Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 107, 1190, Vienna, Austria; Department of Nanobiotechnology, Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11/II, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Water-Atmosphere-Environment, Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 107, 1190, Vienna, Austria; Department of Nanobiotechnology, Institute for Synthetic Bioarchitectures, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11/II, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Water-Atmosphere-Environment, Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 107, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-Environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, PMAS Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, USA
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- Department of Water-Atmosphere-Environment, Institute of Waste Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 107, 1190, Vienna, Austria
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK
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- BNU-HKUST Laboratory of Green Innovation, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University Zhuhai Subcampus, 18 Jinfeng Road, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai, Guangdong, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, PR China.
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Lv Z, Sun H, Du W, Li R, Mao H, Kopittke PM. Interaction of different-sized ZnO nanoparticles with maize (Zea mays): Accumulation, biotransformation and phytotoxicity. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 796:148927. [PMID: 34271385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 07/01/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the biotransformation of ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) in maize grown in hydroponics for ecotoxicity assessment. Maize seedlings grown for 14 days were exposed to a solution of 9 nm ZnO NPs, 40 nm ZnO NPs, and ZnSO4 at a Zn concentration of 300 mg L-1 for 1, 3, and 7 days, respectively. The results of in-situ Zn distribution in maize (Zea mays) showed that 9 nm ZnO NPs could quickly enter the roots of maize and reach the center column transport system of the stem. The results of transmission electron microscopy combined with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy revealed that ZnO NPs were accumulated in the vacuoles of the roots, and then transformed and transported through vesicles. Simulated studies showed that low pH (5.6) played a critical role in the transformation of ZnO NPs, and organic acids (Kf = 1011.4) could promote particle dissolution. Visual MINTEQ software simulated the species of Zn after the entry of ZnO NPs or Zn2+ into plants and found that the species of Zn was mainly Zn2+ when the Zn content of plants reached 200-300 ppm. Considering that the lowest Zn content of the roots in treatments was 1920 mg kg-1, combination of the result analysis of root effects showed that the toxicity of roots in most treatments had a direct relationship with Zn2+. However, treatment with 9 nm ZnO NPs exhibited significantly higher toxicity than ZnSO4 treatment on day 1 when the Zn2+ concentration difference was not significant, which was mainly due to the large amount of ZnO NPs deposited in the roots. To the authors' knowledge, this study was the first to confirm the process of biotransformation and explore the factors affecting the toxicity of ZnO NPs in depth.
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- Zhiyuan Lv
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China; Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
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- School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Wang C, Liu X, Li J, Yue L, Yang H, Zou H, Wang Z, Xing B. Copper nanoclusters promote tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) yield and quality through improving photosynthesis and roots growth. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117912. [PMID: 34365243 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The innovative and sustainable technologies are highly needed to decrease serious environmental problems from current agriculture. Herein, the green and biosafe copper-based nano-agriculture was described for tomato production. Prepared Cu nanoclusters (NCs) showed small size (3.0 ± 0.5 nm) and high bioavailability. At low concentration (1 mg kg-1) in soil, Cu NCs improved the activities of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, catalase and peroxidase) in the tomato plants, which could help to slow down leaf aging, increase photosynthesis and carbohydrates content by 19.4 % and 14.9 %, respectively. Cu NCs promoted the roots' growth, especially increasing the root tip' number, which might contribute to the increase in absorption of macronutrients (K, Mg and P) and micronutrients (B, Mn, Cu and Zn). The Cu NCs (1 mg kg-1) promoted tomato growth and increased the tomato fruit yields by 12.2 % compared to the control. Moreover, the tomato fruit qualities had been improved meanwhile the accumulation of Cu in fruits was not observed. These findings indicate that the Cu NCs have potential to be safely applied for tomato production.
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- Chuanxi Wang
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, And School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214122, China.
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Li N, Sun C, Jiang J, Wang A, Wang C, Shen Y, Huang B, An C, Cui B, Zhao X, Wang C, Gao F, Zhan S, Guo L, Zeng Z, Zhang L, Cui H, Wang Y. Advances in Controlled-Release Pesticide Formulations with Improved Efficacy and Targetability. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:12579-12597. [PMID: 34672558 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.0c05431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Pesticides are commonly used in modern agriculture and are important for global food security. However, postapplication losses due to degradation, photolysis, evaporation, leaching, surface runoff, and other processes may substantially reduce their efficacy. Controlled-release formulations can achieve the permeation-regulated transfer of an active ingredient from a reservoir to a target surface. Thus, they can maintain an active ingredient at a predetermined concentration for a specified period. This can reduce degradation and dissipation and other losses and has the potential to improve efficacy. Recent developments in controlled-release technology have adapted the concepts of intelligence and precision from the pharmaceutical industry. In this review, we present recent advances in the development of controlled-release formulations and discuss details of the preparation methods, material improvements, and application technologies.
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- Ningjun Li
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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Munir N, Hanif M, Dias DA, Abideen Z. The role of halophytic nanoparticles towards the remediation of degraded and saline agricultural lands. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:60383-60405. [PMID: 34532807 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16139-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Salinity is one of the major causes of abiotic stress that leads to a reduction in crop yield. One strategy to alleviate and improve crop yield is to use halophytes. These types of plants naturally produce bioactive secondary metabolites, proteins, carbohydrates, and biopolymers that are involved in specialized physiological adaptation mechanisms to alleviate soil salinity. These traits could be leveraged and, in turn, be the focus of future breeding programs aimed to improve salinity resistance in traditional crops. Recently, the field of nanotechnology has gained the attention of researchers involved in agricultural science and associated disciplines. However, information on salinity tolerance mechanisms of halophytes, based on nanoparticles in agricultural crop plants, is limited. Recently, the use of selected halophytic-based nanoparticles has shown to improve crop performance by enhancing the plants' ion flux, improving water efficiency, root hydraulic movement in the favor of plant photosynthesis, the production of proteins involved in oxidation-reduction reactions, reactive oxygen species (ROS) detoxification, and hormonal signaling pathways under stress. Therefore, the aim of this review is to highlight the application of halophytic nanoparticles in alleviating salt stress in plants by understanding the mechanisms of plant growth, water relation, ion flux, photosynthesis, and the antioxidant defense system. This review also addresses uncertainties, ecotoxicological concerns, and associated drawbacks of nanoparticles on the environment. Future research perspectives with respect to the sustainable usage of nanoparticles in saline agriculture have also been presented.
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- Neelma Munir
- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Health and Biomedical Sciences, Discipline of Laboratory Medicine, RMIT University, PO Box 71, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia
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- Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Khan Institute of Sustainable Halophyte Utilization, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan.
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Ali SS, Al-Tohamy R, Koutra E, Moawad MS, Kornaros M, Mustafa AM, Mahmoud YAG, Badr A, Osman MEH, Elsamahy T, Jiao H, Sun J. Nanobiotechnological advancements in agriculture and food industry: Applications, nanotoxicity, and future perspectives. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 792:148359. [PMID: 34147795 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The high demand for sufficient and safe food, and continuous damage of environment by conventional agriculture are major challenges facing the globe. The necessity of smart alternatives and more sustainable practices in food production is crucial to confront the steady increase in human population and careless depletion of global resources. Nanotechnology implementation in agriculture offers smart delivery systems of nutrients, pesticides, and genetic materials for enhanced soil fertility and protection, along with improved traits for better stress tolerance. Additionally, nano-based sensors are the ideal approach towards precision farming for monitoring all factors that impact on agricultural productivity. Furthermore, nanotechnology can play a significant role in post-harvest food processing and packaging to reduce food contamination and wastage. In this review, nanotechnology applications in the agriculture and food sector are reviewed. Implementations of nanotechnology in agriculture have included nano- remediation of wastewater for land irrigation, nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, and nanosensors, while the beneficial effects of nanomaterials (NMs) in promoting genetic traits, germination, and stress tolerance of plants are discussed. Furthermore, the article highlights the efficiency of nanoparticles (NPs) and nanozymes in food processing and packaging. To this end, the potential risks and impacts of NMs on soil, plants, and human tissues and organs are emphasized in order to unravel the complex bio-nano interactions. Finally, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of nanotechnology are evaluated and discussed to provide a broad and clear view of the nanotechnology potentials, as well as future directions for nano-based agri-food applications towards sustainability.
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- Sameh S Ali
- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering & Environmental Technology (LBEET), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 1 Karatheodori Str., University Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece; INVALOR: Research Infrastructure for Waste Valorization and Sustainable Management, University Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Department of Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12211, Egypt; Nanoscience Program, Zewail City of Science and Technology, 6th of October, Giza 12588, Egypt
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- Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering & Environmental Technology (LBEET), Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, 1 Karatheodori Str., University Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece; INVALOR: Research Infrastructure for Waste Valorization and Sustainable Management, University Campus, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resourses Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Ain Helwan, Cairo, Egypt
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- Biofuels Institute, School of the Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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Yang G, Nabi F, Sajid S, Kaleri AR, Jakhar AM, Cheng L, Raspor M, Muhammad N, Ma J, Hu Y. Response of root development and nutrient uptake of two chinese cultivars of hybrid rice to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization in Sichuan Province, China. Mol Biol Rep 2021; 48:8009-8021. [PMID: 34665398 PMCID: PMC8604849 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-021-06835-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Background Chemical fertilization helped modern agriculture in grain yield improvement to ensure food security. The response of chemical fertilization for higher hybrid rice production is highly dependent on optimal fertilization management in paddy fields. To assess such responses, in the current work we examine the yield, root growth, and expression of related genes responsible for stress metabolism of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in two hybrid-rice cultivars Deyou4727 (D47) and Yixiangyou2115 (Y21). Methods and results The experiment followed four nitrogen (N) (N0, N60, N120, and N180 kg/ha) and phosphorus (P) (P0, P60, P90, and P120 kg/ha) fertilizer levels. The grain yield in D47 was more sensitive to nitrogen application, while Y21 was more sensitive to phosphorus application, which resulted in comparatively higher biomass and yield. Our findings were corroborated by gene expression studies of glutamine synthetase OsGS1;1 and OsGS1;2 and phosphate starvation-related genes PHR1 and SPX, confirming sensitivity to N and P application. The number of roots was less sensitive to nitrogen application in D47 between N0 and N60, but the overall nutrient response difference was significantly higher due to the deep rooting system as compared to Y21. Conclusions The higher yield, high N and P use efficiency, and versatile root growth of D47 make it suitable to reduce unproductive usage of N and P from paddy fields, improving hybrid rice productivity, and environmental safety in the Sichuan basin area of China. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11033-021-06835-7.
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- Guotao Yang
- Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.,College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China.,Institute of Plant Sciences, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, 76080, Pakistan
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- Institute for Biological Research Siniša Stanković-National Institute of Republic of Serbia,, University of Belgrade, 11060, Belgrade, Serbia
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China
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- Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang, 621010, Sichuan, China.
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Ma C, Li Q, Jia W, Shang H, Zhao J, Hao Y, Li C, Tomko M, Zuverza-Mena N, Elmer W, White JC, Xing B. Role of Nanoscale Hydroxyapatite in Disease Suppression of Fusarium-Infected Tomato. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13465-13476. [PMID: 34078076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present study investigated the mechanisms by which large- and small-sized nanoscale hydroxyapatite (nHA) suppressed Fusarium-induced wilt disease in tomato. Both nHA sizes at 9.3 mg/L (low) and 46.5 mg/L (high dose) phosphorus (P) were foliar-sprayed on Fusarium-infected tomato leaf surfaces three times. Diseased shoot mass was increased by 40% upon exposure to the low dose of large-sized nHA compared to disease controls. Exposure to both nHA sizes significantly elevated phenylalanine ammonialyase activity and total phenolic content in Fusarium-infected shoots by 30-80% and 40-68%, respectively. Shoot salicylic acid content was also increased by 10-45%, suggesting the potential relationship between antioxidant and phytohormone pathways in nHA-promoted defense against fungal infection. Exposure to the high dose of both nHA sizes increased the root P content by 27-46%. A constrained analysis of principal coordinates suggests that high dose of both nHA sizes significantly altered the fatty acid profile in diseased tomato. Particularly, the diseased root C18:3 content was increased by 28-31% in the large-sized nHA treatments, indicating that nHA remodeled the cell membrane as part of defense against Fusarium infection. Taken together, our findings demonstrate the important role of nHA in promoting disease suppression for the sustainable use of nHA in nanoenabled agriculture.
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- Chuanxin Ma
- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- SCNU Environmental Research Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Pollution and Environmental Safety & MOE Key Laboratory of Theoretical Chemistry of Environment, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Kang H, Elmer W, Shen Y, Zuverza-Mena N, Ma C, Botella P, White JC, Haynes CL. Silica Nanoparticle Dissolution Rate Controls the Suppression of Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon ( Citrullus lanatus). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13513-13522. [PMID: 33683110 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Projected population increases over the next 30 years have elevated the need to develop novel agricultural technologies to dramatically increase crop yield, particularly under conditions of high pathogen pressure. In this study, silica nanoparticles (NPs) with tunable dissolution rates were synthesized and applied to watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) to enhance plant growth while mitigating development of the Fusarium wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. niveum. The hydrolysis rates of the silica particles were controlled by the degree of condensation or the catalytic activity of aminosilane. The results demonstrate that the plants treated with fast dissolving NPs maintained or increased biomass whereas the particle-free plants had a 34% decrease in biomass. Further, higher silicon concentrations were measured in root parts when the plants were treated with fast dissolving NPs, indicating effective silicic acid delivery. In a follow-up field study over 2.5 months, the fast dissolving NP treatment enhanced fruit yield by 81.5% in comparison to untreated plants. These findings indicate that the colloidal behavior of designed nanoparticles can be critical to nanoparticle-plant interactions, leading to disease suppression and plant health as part of a novel strategy for nanoenabled agriculture.
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- Hyunho Kang
- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Instituto de Tecnología Química, Universitat Politècnica de València-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Avenida de los Naranjos s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- NSF Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street S.E., Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Majumdar S, Long RW, Kirkwood JS, Minakova AS, Keller AA. Unraveling Metabolic and Proteomic Features in Soybean Plants in Response to Copper Hydroxide Nanowires Compared to a Commercial Fertilizer. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13477-13489. [PMID: 34240865 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Mechanistic understanding of the interaction of copper-based nanomaterials with crops is crucial for exploring their application in precision agriculture and their implications on plant health. We investigated the biological response of soybean (Glycine max) plants to the foliar application of copper hydroxide nanowires (CNWs) at realistic exposure concentrations. A commercial copper based-fungicide (Kocide), dissolved copper ions, and untreated controls were used for comparison to identify unique features at physiological, cellular, and molecular levels. After 32 d of exposure to CNW (0.36, 1.8, and 9 mg CNW/plant), the newly developed tissues accumulated significantly high levels of Cu (18-60 μg/g) compared to Kocide (10 μg/g); however, the rate of Cu translocation from the site of CNW treatment to other tissues was slower compared to other Cu treatments. Like Kocide, CNW exposure at medium and high doses altered Co, Mn, Zn, and Fe accumulation in the tissues and enhanced photosynthetic activities. The proteomic and metabolomic analyses of leaves from CNW-treated soybean plants suggest a dose-dependent response, resulting in the activation of major biological processes, including photosynthesis, energy production, fatty acid metabolism, lignin biosynthesis, and carbohydrate metabolism. In contrast to CNW treatments, Kocide exposure resulted in increased oxidative stress response and amino acid metabolism activation.
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- Sanghamitra Majumdar
- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
- University of California Center for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology (UC CEIN), Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Shang H, Ma C, Li C, Zhao J, Elmer W, White JC, Xing B. Copper Oxide Nanoparticle-Embedded Hydrogels Enhance Nutrient Supply and Growth of Lettuce ( Lactuca sativa) Infected with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13432-13442. [PMID: 34236843 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c00777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The use of nanotechnology to suppress crop diseases has attracted increasing attention in agriculture. The present work investigated the antifungal efficacy of copper oxide nanoparticle (CuO NP)-embedded hydrogels, which were synthesized by loading CuO nanoparticles (NPs) in hydrogels formed from cross-linked interaction between chitosan and acrylic acid, against Fusarium wilt of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae. In comparison with CuO NPs, 7-day Cu dissolution from CuO NP-embedded hydrogels was 34.2-94.8% slower regardless of media type, including water, potato dextrose broth, or a soil extract. In a greenhouse study, upon exposure to CuO NP-embedded hydrogels, CuO NPs, or Kocide 3000 with equivalent amounts of Cu (31 mg/kg), the fresh shoot biomass was significantly increased by 40.5, 26.1 and 27.2%, respectively, as compared to that of the infected control. Notably, CuO NP-embedded hydrogels enhanced uptake of P, Mn, Zn, and Mg and increased the levels of organic acids as compared to the diseased control. Increased salicylic acid (SA) and decreased jasmonic acid (JA) and abscisic acid (ABA) levels with the addition of different forms of Cu may have enhanced disease resistance. Taken together, our findings provide useful information and approach for improving the delivery efficiency of agrichemicals via nanoenabled strategies and an advanced understanding of plant defense mechanisms triggered by Cu-based NPs.
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- Heping Shang
- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- IInstitute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, and Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology and Ecology, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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White JC, Gardea-Torresdey J. Nanoscale Agrochemicals for Crop Health: A Key Line of Attack in the Battle for Global Food Security. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:13413-13416. [PMID: 34663071 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c06042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Jason C White
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven Connecticut 06504, United States
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- University of Texas at El Paso, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, El Paso Texas 79968, United States
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Kumar A, Choudhary A, Kaur H, Mehta S, Husen A. Smart nanomaterial and nanocomposite with advanced agrochemical activities. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2021; 16:156. [PMID: 34664133 PMCID: PMC8523620 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-021-03612-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Conventional agriculture solely depends upon highly chemical compounds that have negatively ill-affected the health of every living being and the entire ecosystem. Thus, the smart delivery of desired components in a sustainable manner to crop plants is the primary need to maintain soil health in the upcoming years. The premature loss of growth-promoting ingredients and their extended degradation in the soil increases the demand for reliable novel techniques. In this regard, nanotechnology has offered to revolutionize the agrotechnological area that has the imminent potential over conventional agriculture and helps to reform resilient cropping systems withholding prominent food security for the ever-growing world population. Further, in-depth investigation on plant-nanoparticles interactions creates new avenues toward crop improvement via enhanced crop yield, disease resistance, and efficient nutrient utilization. The incorporation of nanomaterial with smart agrochemical activities and establishing a new framework relevant to enhance efficacy ultimately help to address the social acceptance, potential hazards, and management issues in the future. Here, we highlight the role of nanomaterial or nanocomposite as a sustainable as well stable alternative in crop protection and production. Additionally, the information on the controlled released system, role in interaction with soil and microbiome, the promising role of nanocomposite as nanopesticide, nanoherbicide, nanofertilizer, and their limitations in agrochemical activities are discussed in the present review.
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- Antul Kumar
- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004 India
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- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004 India
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- Department of Botany, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004 India
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- International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi, 110067 India
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Pan SH, Cao HC, Li BX, Zhang DX, Mu W, Liu F. Improving the efficacy against crop foliage disease by regulating fungicide adhesion on leaves with soft microcapsules. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2021; 77:4418-4424. [PMID: 33991053 DOI: 10.1002/ps.6476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increasing pesticide retention on crop leaves is a key approach for guaranteeing efficacy when products are applied to foliage. Evidently, the formulation plays an important role in this process. Microcapsules (MCs) are a promising formulation, but whether and how their adhesion to the leaf surface affects retention and efficacy is not well understood. RESULTS In this study, we found that the incorporation of polyethylene glycol (PEG) with different molecular weights into the MC shell affects the release profile of MCs and the contact area of these MCs to leaves by changing their softness. The cumulative release rates of pyraclostrobin (Pyr) MCs fabricated with PEG200, PEG400, PEG800 and PEG1500 were 80.61%, 90.98%, 94.07% and 97.40%, respectively. Scanning electron microscopy observations showed that the flexibility of the MCs increased with increasing PEG molecular weight. The median lethal concentration (LC50 ) of the MCs with different PEG to the zebrafish were 12.10, 8.10, 3.90 and 1.46 mg L-1 , respectively, which also indirectly reflected their release rate. Rainwater had less influence on the retention of the MCs prepared with PEG1500 than with the other PEG, which indicates a better adhesion to the target leave surfaces. MCs with the highest residual efficacy had better control efficacy on peanut leaf spot in field trials. CONCLUSION Overall, adding PEG with an appropriate molecular weight to the MC shell can regulate the structure of the MC shell to improve the affinity between the MCs and leaves, which further improves the utilization of pesticides and reduces the environmental risks of pesticides. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Shou-He Pan
- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
- Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ecological Pest Control for Fujian and Taiwan Crops, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
- Research Center of Pesticide Environmental Toxicology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Pesticide Toxicology & Application Technique, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory for Biology of Vegetable Diseases and Insect Pests, College of Plant Protection, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an, P. R. China
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El-Ramady H, Abdalla N, Elbasiouny H, Elbehiry F, Elsakhawy T, Omara AED, Amer M, Bayoumi Y, Shalaby TA, Eid Y, Zia-Ur-Rehman M. Nano-biofortification of different crops to immune against COVID-19: A review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 222:112500. [PMID: 34274837 PMCID: PMC8270734 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/30/2021] [Accepted: 07/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Human health and its improvement are the main target of several studies related to medical, agricultural and industrial sciences. The human health is the primary conclusion of many studies. The improving of human health may include supplying the people with enough and safe nutrients against malnutrition to fight against multiple diseases like COVID-19. Biofortification is a process by which the edible plants can be enriched with essential nutrients for human health against malnutrition. After the great success of biofortification approach in the human struggle against malnutrition, a new biotechnological tool in enriching the crops with essential nutrients in the form of nanoparticles to supplement human diet with balanced diet is called nano-biofortification. Nano biofortification can be achieved by applying the nano particles of essential nutrients (e.g., Cu, Fe, Se and Zn) foliar or their nano-fertilizers in soils or waters. Not all essential nutrients for human nutrition can be biofortified in the nano-form using all edible plants but there are several obstacles prevent this approach. These stumbling blocks are increased due to COVID-19 and its problems including the global trade, global breakdown between countries, and global crisis of food production. The main target of this review was to evaluate the nano-biofortification process and its using against malnutrition as a new approach in the era of COVID-19. This review also opens many questions, which are needed to be answered like is nano-biofortification a promising solution against malnutrition? Is COVID-19 will increase the global crisis of malnutrition? What is the best method of applied nano-nutrients to achieve nano-biofortification? What are the challenges of nano-biofortification during and post of the COVID-19?
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- Hassan El-Ramady
- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Plant Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Division, National Research Center, 12622 Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Home Economy faculty, Al-Azhar University, 31732 Tanta, Egypt.
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- Central Laboratory of Environmental Studies, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), 33717 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), 33717 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Soils Improvement Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Sakha Station, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), 33717 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, 33516 Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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Wang C, Cheng B, Yue L, Chen F, Cao X, Liu Y, Wang Z, Lyu J, Xing B. Fluorescent g-C 3N 4 nanosheets enhanced photosynthetic efficiency in maize. NANOIMPACT 2021; 24:100363. [PMID: 35559822 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nano-enabled agriculture becomes a new and rapidly evolving area of research, particularly, nanomaterials (NMs) with light-harvesting capacities for enhancing photosynthesis. However, mechanisms for the interactions between these NMs and plants are not fully understood. Herein, fluorescent and water-soluble graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets were prepared and used as artificial antenna to amplify light harvesting ability and enhance photosynthesis in maize. Upon root exposure to 10 mg·L-1 g-C3N4 nanosheets, the g-C3N4 can be taken up and distributed in leaves. Also, the nutrients (Mg, P, Fe, and Mn), chlorophyll content, electron transfer rate, net photosynthetic rate, and carbohydrates content in maize were increased significantly by 1.1%, 51.8%, 44.6%, 121.8%, 12.1%, 44.5%, 30.0% and 32.3%, respectively. In addition, the gene expressions of psbA (photosystem II reaction center protein A) and psaA (photosystem I P700 chlorophyll A apoprotein A1) were up-regulated by 56.3% and 26.8%, respectively. Moreover, the activities of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC) and ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) were significantly increased by 242.3% and 156.3%, respectively. This study provides a new perspective on the use of g-C3N4 nanosheets to promote plant growth and develop nano-enabled agricultural technology.
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- Chuanxi Wang
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Anaerobic Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China.
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, Jiangsu 214122, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Ji Y, Ma S, Lv S, Wang Y, Lü S, Liu M. Nanomaterials for Targeted Delivery of Agrochemicals by an All-in-One Combination Strategy and Deep Learning. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:43374-43386. [PMID: 34469104 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c11914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The development of modern agriculture has prompted the greater input of herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizers. However, precision release and targeted delivery of these agrochemicals still remain a challenge. Here, a pesticide-fertilizer all-in-one combination (PFAC) strategy and deep learning are employed to form a system for controlled and targeted delivery of agrochemicals. This system mainly consists of three components: (1) hollow mesoporous silica (HMS), to encapsulate herbicides and phase-change material; (2) polydopamine (PDA) coating, to provide a photothermal effect; and (3) a zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF8), to provide micronutrient Zn2+ and encapsulate insecticides. Results show that the PFAC at concentration of 5 mg mL-1 reaches the phase transition temperature of 1-tetradecanol (37.5 °C) after 5 min of near-infrared (NIR) irradiation (800 nm, 0.5 W cm-2). The data of corn and weed are collected and relayed to deep learning algorithms for model building to realize object detection and further targeted weeding. In-field treatment results indicated that the growth of chicory herb was significantly inhibited when treated with the PFAC compared with the blank group after 24 h under NIR irradiation for 2 h. This system combines agrochemical innovation and artificial intelligence technology, achieves synergistic effects of weeding and insecticide and nutrient supply, and will potentially achieve precision and sustainable agriculture.
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- Yanzheng Ji
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- School of Communication and Information Engineering, Xi'an University of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi'an 710121, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization of Gansu Province, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Shelar A, Singh AV, Maharjan RS, Laux P, Luch A, Gemmati D, Tisato V, Singh SP, Santilli MF, Shelar A, Chaskar M, Patil R. Sustainable Agriculture through Multidisciplinary Seed Nanopriming: Prospects of Opportunities and Challenges. Cells 2021; 10:2428. [PMID: 34572078 PMCID: PMC8472472 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The global community decided in 2015 to improve people's lives by 2030 by setting 17 global goals for sustainable development. The second goal of this community was to end hunger. Plant seeds are an essential input in agriculture; however, during their developmental stages, seeds can be negatively affected by environmental stresses, which can adversely affect seed vigor, seedling establishment, and crop production. Seeds resistant to high salinity, droughts and climate change can result in higher crop yield. The major findings suggested in this review refer nanopriming as an emerging seed technology towards sustainable food amid growing demand with the increasing world population. This novel growing technology could influence the crop yield and ensure the quality and safety of seeds, in a sustainable way. When nanoprimed seeds are germinated, they undergo a series of synergistic events as a result of enhanced metabolism: modulating biochemical signaling pathways, trigger hormone secretion, reduce reactive oxygen species leading to improved disease resistance. In addition to providing an overview of the challenges and limitations of seed nanopriming technology, this review also describes some of the emerging nano-seed priming methods for sustainable agriculture, and other technological developments using cold plasma technology and machine learning.
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- Amruta Shelar
- Department of Technology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India;
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (R.S.M.); (P.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (R.S.M.); (P.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (R.S.M.); (P.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Max-Dohrn-Strasse 8-10, 10589 Berlin, Germany; (R.S.M.); (P.L.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (D.G.); (V.T.)
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- Department of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, 44121 Ferrara, Italy; (D.G.); (V.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India;
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- Ramkrishna More Arts, Commerce and Science College, Pune 411044, India;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune 411007, India
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Fincheira P, Tortella G, Seabra AB, Quiroz A, Diez MC, Rubilar O. Nanotechnology advances for sustainable agriculture: current knowledge and prospects in plant growth modulation and nutrition. PLANTA 2021; 254:66. [PMID: 34491441 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03714-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Advances in nanotechnology make it an important tool for improving agricultural production. Strong evidence supports the role of nanomaterials as nutrients or nanocarriers for the controlled release of fertilizers to improve plant growth. Scientific research shows that nanotechnology applied in plant sciences is smart technology. Excessive application of mineral fertilizers has produced a harmful impact on the ecosystem. Furthermore, the projected increase in the human population by 2050 has led to the search for alternatives to ensure food security. Nanotechnology is a promising strategy to enhance crop productivity while minimizing fertilizer inputs. Nanofertilizers can contribute to the slow and sustainable release of nutrients to improve the efficiency of nutrient use in plants. Nanomaterial properties (i.e., size, morphology and charge) and plant physiology are crucial factors that influence the impact on plant growth. An important body of scientific research highlights the role of carbon nanomaterials, metal nanoparticles and metal oxide nanoparticles to improve plant development through the modulation of physiological and metabolic processes. Modulating nutrient concentrations, photosynthesis processes and antioxidant enzyme activities have led to increases in shoot length, root development, photosynthetic pigments and fruit yield. In parallel, nanocarriers (nanoclays, nanoparticles of hydroxyapatite, mesoporous silica and chitosan) have been shown to be an important tool for the controlled and sustainable release of conventional fertilizers to improve plant nutrition; however, the technical advances in nanofertilizers need to be accompanied by modernization of the regulations and legal frameworks to allow wider commercialization of these elements. Nanofertilizers are a promising strategy to improve plant development and nutrition, but their application in sustainable agriculture remains a great challenge. The present review summarizes the current advance of research into nanofertilizers, and their future prospects.
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- Paola Fincheira
- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco, Chile.
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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- Center for Natural and Human Sciences, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas y Recursos Naturales, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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- Centro de Excelencia en Investigación Biotecnológica Aplicada al Medio Ambiente (CIBAMA-BIOREN), Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Universidad de La Frontera, Avenida Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco, Chile
- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de La Frontera, Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Casilla 54-D, Temuco, Chile
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Kah M, Johnston LJ, Kookana RS, Bruce W, Haase A, Ritz V, Dinglasan J, Doak S, Garelick H, Gubala V. Comprehensive framework for human health risk assessment of nanopesticides. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 16:955-964. [PMID: 34518657 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-021-00964-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nanopesticides are not only in an advanced state of research and development but have started to appear on the market. Industry and regulatory agencies need a consolidated and comprehensive framework and guidance for human health risk assessments. In this perspective we develop such a comprehensive framework by exploring two case studies from relevant product types: an active ingredient delivered with a nanocarrier system, and a nanoparticle as an active ingredient. For a nanocarrier system, three entities are tracked during the assessment: the nanocarrier-active ingredient complex, the empty nanocarrier remaining after the complete release of the active ingredient, and the released active ingredient. For the nanoparticle of pure active ingredient, only two entities are relevant: the nanoparticle and the released ions. We suggest important adaptations of the existing pesticide framework to determine the relevant nanopesticide entities and their concentrations for toxicity testing. Depending on the nature of the nanopesticides, additional data requirements, such as those pertaining to durability in biological media and potential for crossing biological barriers, have also been identified. Overall, our framework suggests a tiered approach for human health risk assessment, which is applicable for a range of nanopesticide products to support regulators and industry in making informed decisions on nanopesticide submissions. Brief summaries of suitable methods including references to existing standards (if available) have been included together with an analysis of current knowledge gaps. Our study is an important step towards a harmonized approach accepted by regulatory agencies for assessing nanopesticides.
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- Melanie Kah
- School of Environment, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Metrology Research Centre, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- CSIRO, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
- University of Adelaide, Glen Osmond, South Australia, Australia
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- Health Evaluation Directorate, Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pesticides Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Natural Science, Faculty of Technology, Middlesex University, London, UK
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- Medway School of Pharmacy, University of Kent, Chatham Maritime, UK
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Current and emergent analytical methods for monitoring the behavior of agricultural functional nanoparticles in relevant matrices: a review. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2021.100706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhou Z, Gao Y, Chen X, Li Y, Tian Y, Wang H, Li X, Yu X, Cao Y. One-Pot Facile Synthesis of Double-Shelled Mesoporous Silica Microcapsules with an Improved Soft-Template Method for Sustainable Pest Management. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2021; 13:39066-39075. [PMID: 34387079 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c10135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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A controlled release formulation based on silica microcapsules is an ideal selection to improve both the effective utilization and duration of pesticides to decrease ecological damage. Herein, a simple and green method for preparing double-shelled microcapsules was developed using a newly prepared quaternary ammonium ionic liquid (IL) as the functional additive to entrap avermectin (Ave) in mesoporous silica nanospheres (MSNs) and tannic acid-Cu (TA-Cu) complex as the sealing agent to form the core-shell structure (Ave-IL@MSN@TA-Cu). The obtained microcapsules with an average size of 538 nm had pH-responsive release property and good stability in soil. The half-life of microcapsules (34.66 days) was 3 times that of Ave emulsifiable concentrate (EC) (11.55 days) in a test soil, which illustrated that microcapsules could protect Ave from rapid degradation by microorganisms by releasing TA, copper, and quaternary ammonium in the soil. Ave-IL@MSN@TA-Cu microcapsules had better nematicidal activity and antibacterial activity than Ave EC due to the synergistic effect of Ave, IL, and copper incorporated in the microcapsules. Pot experiments showed that the control efficacy of microcapsules was 87.10% against Meloidogyne incognita, which is better than that of Ave EC (41.94%) at the concentration of 1.0 mg/plant by the root-irrigation method after 60 days of treatment owing to the extended duration of Ave in microcapsules. The simple and green method for the preparation of double-shelled microcapsules based on natural quaternary ammonium IL would have tremendous potential for the extensive development of controlled release pesticide formulations.
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- Zhiyuan Zhou
- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, No. 2 Yuanmingyuan West Road, Beijing 100193, China
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Bamal D, Singh A, Chaudhary G, Kumar M, Singh M, Rani N, Mundlia P, Sehrawat AR. Silver Nanoparticles Biosynthesis, Characterization, Antimicrobial Activities, Applications, Cytotoxicity and Safety Issues: An Updated Review. NANOMATERIALS 2021; 11:nano11082086. [PMID: 34443916 PMCID: PMC8402060 DOI: 10.3390/nano11082086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Rapid advances in nanotechnology have led to its emergence as a tool for the development of green synthesized noble metal nanoparticles, especially silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), for applications in diverse fields such as human health, the environment and industry. The importance of AgNPs is because of their unique physicochemical and antimicrobial properties, with a myriad of activities that are applicable in various fields, including the pharmaceutical industry. Countries with high biodiversity require the collection and transformation of information about biological assets into processes, associations, methods and tools that must be combined with the sustainable utilization of biological diversity. Therefore, this review paper discusses the applicable studies of the biosynthesis of AgNPs and their antimicrobial activities towards microorganisms in different areas viz. medicine and agriculture. The confirmed antiviral properties of AgNPs promote their applicability for SARS-CoV-2 treatment, based on assimilating the virus’ activities with those of similar viruses via in vivo studies. In this review, an insight into the cytotoxicity and safety issues of AgNPs, along with their future prospects, is also provided.
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- Deepak Bamal
- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India; (D.B.); (A.S.); (G.C.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India; (D.B.); (A.S.); (G.C.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India; (D.B.); (A.S.); (G.C.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India; (D.B.); (A.S.); (G.C.); (M.K.)
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Oilseeds Section, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India;
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- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India;
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- Department of Biochemistry, Punjab University, Chandigarh 160014, India;
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- Department of Botany, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124001, India; (D.B.); (A.S.); (G.C.); (M.K.)
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Xia X, Shi B, Wang L, Liu Y, Zou Y, Zhou Y, Chen Y, Zheng M, Zhu Y, Duan J, Guo S, Jang HW, Miao Y, Fan K, Bai F, Tao W, Zhao Y, Yan Q, Cheng G, Liu H, Jiao Y, Liu S, Huang Y, Ling D, Kang W, Xue X, Cui D, Huang Y, Cui Z, Sun X, Qian Z, Gu Z, Han G, Yang Z, Leong DT, Wu A, Liu G, Qu X, Shen Y, Wang Q, Lowry GV, Wang E, Liang X, Gardea‐Torresdey J, Chen G, Parak WJ, Weiss PS, Zhang L, Stenzel MM, Fan C, Bush AI, Zhang G, Grof CPL, Wang X, Galbraith DW, Tang BZ, Offler CE, Patrick JW, Song C. From mouse to mouse‐ear cress: Nanomaterials as vehicles in plant biotechnology. EXPLORATION 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/exp.20210002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Xue Xia
- Henan‐Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle Callaghan New South Wales Australia
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- Henan‐Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Henan‐Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Henan‐Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Macquarie University Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Materdicine Lab, School of Life Sciences Shanghai University Shanghai China
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- Henan‐Macquarie University Joint Centre for Biomedical Innovation, School of Life Sciences Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- School of Energy and Power Engineering Nanjing University of Science and Technology Nanjing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Department of Material Science and Engineering, Research Institute of Advanced Materials Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Engineering Laboratory for Nanozyme, Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High‐efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Center for Nanomedicine and Department of Anesthesiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School Boston Massachusetts USA
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High‐efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University Singapore Singapore
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- Key Laboratory for Special Functional Materials of Ministry of Education, National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for High‐efficiency Display and Lighting Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Collaborative Innovation Center of Nano Functional Materials and Applications Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Centre for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Organic‐Inorganic Composites, Bionanomaterials & Translational Engineering Laboratory, Beijing Laboratory of Biomedical Materials Beijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- Centre for Materials in Energy and Catalysis (CMEC), School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials The University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Science, School of Life Science, Institute of Engineering Medicine, Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Biotherapy Beijing Institute of Technology Beijing China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutics, Zhejiang Province Key Laboratory of Anti‐Cancer Drug Research, Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Brain Targeted Bio‐nanomedicine, School of Life Sciences & School of Pharmacy Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, College of Pharmacy Nankai University Tianjin China
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
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- Laboratory for NanoMedical Photonics, School of Basic Medical Science Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Virology, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega‐Science Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester Massachusetts USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Key Laboratory of Bioactive Materials, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences Nankai University Tianjin China
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering National University of Singapore Singapore Singapore
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering, International Cooperation Base of Biomedical Materials Technology and Application, CAS Key Laboratory of Magnetic Materials and Devices, Zhejiang Engineering Research Center for Biomedical Materials, Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering Chinese Academy of Sciences Ningbo China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Vaccinology and Molecular Diagnostics & Center for Molecular Imaging and Translational Medicine, School of Public Health Xiamen University Xiamen China
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- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin China
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- Key Laboratory of Biomass Chemical Engineering of Ministry of Education, Center for Bionanoengineering, and Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Zhejiang University Hangzhou China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Nano‐Bio Interface, Division of Nanobiomedicine and i‐Lab, Suzhou Institute of Nano‐Tech and Nano‐Bionics Chinese Academy of Sciences Suzhou China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Center for Environmental Implications of Nano Technology (CEINT) Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China
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- Laboratory of Controllable Nanopharmaceuticals, Center for Excellence in Nanoscience and CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Texas USA
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- Research Center for Functional Materials National Institute for Materials Science Tsukuba Ibaraki Japan
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- Institute of Nano Biomedicine and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication Technology of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment Instrument, Department of Instrument Science & Engineering, School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
- Fachbereich Physik, CHyN University of Hamburg Hamburg Germany
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- California NanoSystems Institute, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Bioengineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of California Los Angeles California USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- School of Chemistry University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia
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- Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai China
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- The Florey Department of Neuroscience and Mental Health The University of Melbourne Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Zhengzhou China
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle Callaghan New South Wales Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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- School of Plant Sciences and Bio5 Institute University of Arizona Tucson Arizona USA
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- Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, School of Science and Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen China
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle Callaghan New South Wales Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, College of Engineering, Science and Environment University of Newcastle Callaghan New South Wales Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Adaptation and Improvement Henan University Kaifeng Henan China
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Marmiroli M, Pagano L, Rossi R, De La Torre-Roche R, Lepore GO, Ruotolo R, Gariani G, Bonanni V, Pollastri S, Puri A, Gianoncelli A, Aquilanti G, d'Acapito F, White JC, Marmiroli N. Copper Oxide Nanomaterial Fate in Plant Tissue: Nanoscale Impacts on Reproductive Tissues. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:10769-10783. [PMID: 34308629 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c01123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A thorough understanding of the implications of chronic low-dose exposure to engineered nanomaterials through the food chain is lacking. The present study aimed to characterize such a response in Cucurbita pepo L. (zucchini) upon exposure to a potential nanoscale fertilizer: copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles. Zucchini was grown in soil amended with nano-CuO, bulk CuO (100 mg Kg-1), and CuSO4 (320 mg Kg-1) from germination to flowering (60 days). Nano-CuO treatment had no impact on plant morphology or growth nor pollen formation and viability. The uptake of Cu was comparable in the plant tissues under all treatments. RNA-seq analyses on vegetative and reproductive tissues highlighted common and nanoscale-specific components of the response. Mitochondrial and chloroplast functions were uniquely modulated in response to nanomaterial exposure as compared with conventional bulk and salt forms. X-ray absorption spectroscopy showed that the Cu local structure changed upon nano-CuO internalization, suggesting potential nanoparticle biotransformation within the plant tissues. These findings demonstrate the potential positive physiological, cellular, and molecular response related to nano-CuO application as a plant fertilizer, highlighting the differential mechanisms involved in the exposure to Cu in nanoscale, bulk, or salt forms. Nano-CuO uniquely stimulates plant response in a way that can minimize agrochemical inputs to the environment and therefore could be an important strategy in nanoenabled agriculture.
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- Marta Marmiroli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, Parma 43124, Italy
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- Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 1635 in AREA Science Park, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 1635 in AREA Science Park, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 1635 in AREA Science Park, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- CNR-IOM-OGG c/o ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 40220, Grenoble Cédex 9 F-38043, France
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- Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 1635 in AREA Science Park, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- Elettra, Sincrotrone Trieste, Strada Statale 14 km 1635 in AREA Science Park, Trieste 34149, Italy
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- CNR-IOM-OGG c/o ESRF-The European Synchrotron, 71 Avenue des Martyrs CS 40220, Grenoble Cédex 9 F-38043, France
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, 123 Huntington Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, Parma 43124, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per le Scienze Ambientali (CINSA), University of Parma, Parma 43124, Italy
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Liu Y, Xiao Z, Chen F, Yue L, Zou H, Lyu J, Wang Z. Metallic oxide nanomaterials act as antioxidant nanozymes in higher plants: Trends, meta-analysis, and prospect. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 780:146578. [PMID: 34030327 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Improving plant resistance against various environmental stresses is crucial to gain higher agricultural productivity for meeting future food demands of the fast-growing global population. Nanozymes, nanomaterials (NMs) with enzyme-like activity, have shown the potential to defend environmental stresses via scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS) and augmenting the inherent antioxidant functions of plants. However, several studies confirmed that NMs could cause oxidative damage triggered by excessive ROS. In this study, the conversion mechanism between antioxidant and oxidant activities of metallic oxidative nanozymes was systematically reviewed and evaluated using meta-analysis approach. Moreover, our work attempts to seek the optimal dose and physicochemical property of antioxidant-functionalized NMs and put forward future research directions. The meta-analysis results indicated that NMs at a low dose (below 20 ppm) exhibited antioxidant activity which could scavenge ROS and alleviate their deleterious impacts. Conversely, their oxidant activity was activated at the exposure dose above 200 ppm which might induce ROS overproduction and lead to oxidative stress. Further, root exposure tends to stimulate the oxidant activity of NMs, and the NMs modification is highly promising for improving their bioavailability. A SWOT analysis was conducted to evaluate the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of agro-applied nanozymes. Therefore, the rational design and development of nanozymes for better antioxidant potential will be beneficial to their applications in agriculture.
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- Yinglin Liu
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China.
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Bueno V, Bosi A, Tosco T, Ghoshal S. Mobility of solid and porous hollow SiO 2 nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Impacts of surface and particle structure. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 606:480-490. [PMID: 34399364 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Silica nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) are of increasing interest in nano-enabled agriculture, particularly as nanocarriers for the targeted delivery of agrochemicals. Their direct application in agricultural soils may lead to the release of SiO2 NPs in the environment. Although some studies have investigated transport of solid SiO2 NPs in porous media, there is a knowledge gap on how different SiO2 NP structures incorporating significant porosities can affect the mobility of such particles under different conditions. Herein, we investigated the effect of pH and ionic strength (IS) on the transport of two distinct structures of SiO2 NPs, namely solid SiO2 NPs (SSNs) and porous hollow SiO2 NPs (PHSNs), of comparable sizes (~200 nm). Decreasing pH and increasing ionic strength reduced the mobility of PHSNs in sand-packed columns more significantly than for SSNs. The deposition of PHSNs was approximately 3 times greater than that of SSNs at pH 4.5 and IS 100 mM. The results are non-intuitive given that PHSNs have a lower density and the same chemical composition of SSNs but can be explained by the greater surface roughness and ten-fold greater specific surface area of PHSNs, and their impacts on van der Waals and electrostatic interaction energies.
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- Vinicius Bueno
- Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C3, Canada
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI), Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy
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- Department of Civil Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C3, Canada.
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Cao X, Wang C, Luo X, Yue L, White JC, Elmer W, Dhankher OP, Wang Z, Xing B. Elemental Sulfur Nanoparticles Enhance Disease Resistance in Tomatoes. ACS NANO 2021; 15:11817-11827. [PMID: 34148346 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c02917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In agriculture, loss of crop yield to pathogen damage seriously threatens efforts to achieve global food security. In the present work, "organic" elemental sulfur nanoparticles (SNPs) were investigated for management of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici on tomatoes. Foliar application and seed treatment with SNPs (30-100 mg/L, 30 and 100 nm) suppressed pathogen infection in tomatoes, in a concentration- and size-dependent fashion in a greenhouse experiment. Foliar application with 1 mg/plant of 30 nm SNPs (30-SNPs) exhibited the best performance for disease suppression, significantly decreasing disease incidence by 47.6% and increasing tomato shoot biomass by 55.6% after 10 weeks application. Importantly, the disease control efficacy with 30-SNPs was 1.43-fold greater than the commercially available fungicide hymexazol. Mechanistically, 30-SNPs activated the salicylic acid-dependent systemic acquired resistance pathway in tomato shoots and roots, with subsequent upregulation of the expression of pathogenesis-related and antioxidase-related genes (upregulated by 11-352%) and enhancement of the activity and content of disease-related biomolecules (enhanced by 5-49%). In addition, transmission electron microscopy imaging shows that SNPs were distributed in the tomato stem and directly inactivated in vivo pathogens. The oxidative stress in tomato shoots and roots, the root plasma membrane damage, and the growth of the pathogen in stem were all significantly decreased by SNPs. The findings highlight the significant potential of SNPs as an eco-friendly and sustainable crop protection strategy.
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- Xuesong Cao
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, Connecticut 06504, United States
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Wang Z, Zhu W, Chen F, Yue L, Ding Y, Xu H, Rasmann S, Xiao Z. Nanosilicon enhances maize resistance against oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata) by activating the biosynthesis of chemical defenses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 778:146378. [PMID: 33725595 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Silicon, in its nanoscale form, has shown plant-promoting and insecticidal properties. To date, however, we lack mechanistic evidence for how nanoscale silicon influences the regulation of plant chemical defenses against herbivore attacks. To address this gap, we compared the effect of Si nanodots (NDs) and sodium silicate, a conventional silicate fertilizer, on maize (Zea mays L.) chemical defenses against the oriental armyworm (Mythimna separata, Walker) caterpillars. We found that Si NDs and sodium silicate additions, at the dose of 50 mg/L, significantly inhibited the growth of caterpillars by 53.5% and 34.2%, respectively. This increased plant resistance was associated with a 44.2% increase in the production of chlorogenic acid, as well as the expression of PAL, C4H, 4CL, C3H and HCT, core genes involved in the biosynthesis of chlorogenic acid, by 1.7, 2.4, 1.9, 1.8 and 4.5 folds, respectively. Particularly, in the presence of M. separata, physiological changes in maize plants treated with 50 mg/L Si NDs, including changes in shoot biomass, leaf nutrients (e.g., K, P, Si), and chemical defense compounds (e.g., chlorogenic acid, total phenolics), were higher than those of plants added with equivalent concentrations of conventional silicate fertilizer. Taken together, our findings indicate that Si, in nanoscale form, could replace synthetic pesticides, and be implemented for a more effective and ecologically-sound management of insect pests in maize crop farming.
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- Zhenyu Wang
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Rue-Emile-Argand 11, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214122, Jiangsu, China.
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Fischer S, Jain R, Krause T, Jain P, Tsushima S, Shevchenko A, Hübner R, Jordan N. Impact of the Microbial Origin and Active Microenvironment on the Shape of Biogenic Elemental Selenium Nanomaterials. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:9161-9171. [PMID: 34019408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c07217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The shape of nanomaterials affects their colloidal properties, cellular uptake, and fate in the environment. The microbial origin and microenvironment can play a role in altering the shape of the nanomaterial. However, such studies have never been conducted. Here, we demonstrate that the selenium nanomaterials produced by Escherichia coli K-12 are stable and remain as BioSe-Nanospheres under thermophilic conditions, while those produced by anaerobic granular sludge transform to BioSe-Nanorods, due to a lower quantity of proteins coating these nanoparticles, which has been verified by proteomics analysis as well as using chemically synthesized selenium nanomaterials. Furthermore, the presence of Bacillus safensis JG-B5T transform the purified BioSe-Nanospheres produced by E. coli K-12 to BioSe-Nanorods, though they are not transformed in the absence of B. safensis JG-B5T. This is due to the production of peptidases by B. safensis JG-B5T that cleaves the protein coating the BioSe-Nanospheres produced by E. coli K-12, leading to their transformation to trigonal BioSe-Nanorods, which is the thermodynamically more stable state. These findings suggest that the fate of selenium and probably other redox-active elements released from the biological wastewater treatment units needs to be reevaluated and improved by including microbial criteria for better accuracy.
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- Sarah Fischer
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Waste Treatment Laboratory, Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Technische Universität Dresden, Institute of Microbiology, Chair of Molecular Biotechnology, 01062 Dresden, Germany
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- Waste Treatment Laboratory, Department of Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Helmholtz Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
- World Research Hub Initiative (WRHI), Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1, O-okayama, Meguro, 152-8550 Tokyo, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Pfotenhauerstrasse 108, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Ion Beam Physics and Materials Research, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden - Rossendorf, Institute of Resource Ecology, Bautzner Landstrasse 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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Zhang J, Liu S, Wang X, Yao J, Zhai M, Liu B, Liang C, Shi H. Highly efficient Ti 3+ self-doped TiO 2 co-modified with carbon dots and palladium nanocomposites for disinfection of bacterial and fungi. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 413:125318. [PMID: 33578094 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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High efficiency photocatalysts capable of disinfecting a broad-spectrum microorganisms are needed for the practical application of photodisinfection technology. Herein, we synthesized a highly efficient photodisinfection catalyst composed of Ti3+ self-doped TiO2 decorated with carbon dots (CDs) and palladium nano-photocatalyst, designated as Pd/CDs/Ti3+-TiO2, via a facile hydrothermal-calcination approach. XPS and ESR analyses were performed to verify that the composite contained Ti3+, while TEM imaging and FTIR confirmed that the samples contained CDs. The as synthesized photocatalysts, particularly the 1% Pd/CDs/Ti3+-TiO2 sample, exhibited superior photocatalyzed antibacterial activity to pure TiO2 against E. coli (~6.5 orders of magnitude increase at 30 min). The 1% Pd/CDs/Ti3+-TiO2 photocatalyst also exhibited efficient photodisinfection of five pathogenic agricultural fungi. The dark cytotoxicity of the 1% Pd/CDs/Ti3+-TiO2 nanocomposites was evaluated on HepG2 and Chinese hamster lung (V79) cells via Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) and found to be minimal. Lastly, the recycling capacity for the photodisinfective activity of the nanocomposites was evaluated and found to be unchanged after five cycles. Four active species were identified as contributing to the photoinduced antimicrobial activity of the catalyst: h+, •O2-, •OH, and e-. Together, our results indicate that Pd/CDs/Ti3+-TiO2 nanocomposites have great potential in agricultural plant pathogen disinfection.
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- Jingtao Zhang
- School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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- School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Food and Bioengineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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- School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, China.
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Wang Y, Chen S, Deng C, Shi X, Cota-Ruiz K, White JC, Zhao L, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Metabolomic analysis reveals dose-dependent alteration of maize (Zea mays L.) metabolites and mineral nutrient profiles upon exposure to zerovalent iron nanoparticles. NANOIMPACT 2021; 23:100336. [PMID: 35559837 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 05/09/2021] [Accepted: 06/14/2021] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) has been widely applied in the environmental field to degrade organic pollutants. The potential risk posed from nZVI on crop species is not well understood and is critical for sustainable application in the future. In this study, maize (Zea mays L.) plants were cultivated in field soils mixed with nZVI at 0, 50, and 500 mg/kg soil for four weeks. Upon exposure to 500 mg/kg nZVI, ICP-MS results showed that Fe accumulated by roots and translocated to leaves was increased by 36% relative to untreated controls. At 50 mg/kg, root elongation was enhanced by 150-200%; at 500 mg/kg, pigments, lipid peroxidation, and polyphenolic levels in leaves were increased by 12, 87 and 23%, respectively, whereas the accumulation of Al, Ca, and P were decreased by 62.2%, 19.7%, and 13.3%, respectively. A gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based metabolomics analysis of maize roots revealed that antioxidants and stress signaling-associated metabolites were downregulated at 50 mg/kg, but were upregulated at 500 mg/kg. At 50 mg/kg, the content of glutamate was increased by 11-fold, whereas glutamine was decreased by 99% with respect to controls. Interestingly, eight metabolic pathways were disturbed at 50 mg/kg, but none at 500 mg/kg. This metabolic reprogramming at the lower dose represented potential risks to the health of exposed plants, which could be particularly important although no phenotypic impacts were noted. Overall, metabolites analysis provides a deeper understanding at the molecular level of plant response to nZVI and is a powerful tool for full characterization of risk posed to crop species as part of food safety assessment.
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- Yi Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States; The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06504, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06504, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, United States.
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Zhang P, Guo Z, Ullah S, Melagraki G, Afantitis A, Lynch I. Nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to enable sustainable and precision agriculture. NATURE PLANTS 2021; 7:864-876. [PMID: 34168318 DOI: 10.1038/s41477-021-00946-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Climate change, increasing populations, competing demands on land for production of biofuels and declining soil quality are challenging global food security. Finding sustainable solutions requires bold new approaches and integration of knowledge from diverse fields, such as materials science and informatics. The convergence of precision agriculture, in which farmers respond in real time to changes in crop growth with nanotechnology and artificial intelligence, offers exciting opportunities for sustainable food production. Coupling existing models for nutrient cycling and crop productivity with nanoinformatics approaches to optimize targeting, uptake, delivery, nutrient capture and long-term impacts on soil microbial communities will enable design of nanoscale agrochemicals that combine optimal safety and functionality profiles.
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- Peng Zhang
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Physical Sciences and Applications, Hellenic Military Academy, Vari, Greece
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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Sheteiwy MS, Shaghaleh H, Hamoud YA, Holford P, Shao H, Qi W, Hashmi MZ, Wu T. Zinc oxide nanoparticles: potential effects on soil properties, crop production, food processing, and food quality. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:36942-36966. [PMID: 34043175 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14542-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The use of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) is expected to increase soil fertility, crop productivity, and food quality. However, the potential effects of ZnO NP utilization should be deeply understood. This review highlights the behavior of ZnO NPs in soil and their interactions with the soil components. The review discusses the potential effects of ZnO NPs on plants and their mechanisms of action on plants and how these mechanisms are related to their physicochemical properties. The impact of current applications of ZnO NPs in the food industry is also discussed. Based on the literature reviewed, soil properties play a vital role in dispersing, aggregation, stability, bioavailability, and transport of ZnO NPs and their release into the soil. The transfer of ZnO NPs into the soil can affect the soil components, and subsequently, the structure of plants. The toxic effects of ZnO NPs on plants and microbes are caused by various mechanisms, mainly through the generation of reactive oxygen species, lysosomal destabilization, DNA damage, and the reduction of oxidative stress through direct penetration/liberation of Zn2+ ions in plant/microbe cells. The integration of ZnO NPs in food processing improves the properties of the relative ZnO NP-based nano-sensing, active packing, and food/feed bioactive ingredients delivery systems, leading to better food quality and safety. The unregulated/unsafe discharge concentrations of ZnO NPs into the soil, edible plant tissues, and processed foods raise environmental/safety concerns and adverse effects. Therefore, the safety issues related to ZnO NP applications in the soil, plants, and food are also discussed.
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- Mohamed Salah Sheteiwy
- Salt-Soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agriculture Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agriculture Science (JAAS), Nanjing, 210014, China
- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China.
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- School of Science, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, NSW, 2751, Penrith, Australia
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- Salt-Soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agriculture Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agriculture Science (JAAS), Nanjing, 210014, China.
- College of Environment and Safety Engineering, Qingdao University of Science & Technology, Qingdao, China.
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioresources of Saline Soils, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, China.
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- Salt-Soil Agricultural Center, Institute of Agriculture Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agriculture Science (JAAS), Nanjing, 210014, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Liu E, Zhao S, Li X, Meng X, Liu B. Preparation, characterization of PLGA/chitosan nanoparticles as a delivery system for controlled release of DHA. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 185:782-791. [PMID: 34216672 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.06.190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In this work, a novel DHA-loaded nanoparticle with PLGA and chitosan (PCSDNP) was successfully prepared. The structure of PCSDNP and DHA-loaded PLGA nanoparticles was measured by transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope, and differential scanning calorimeter. The interaction strength between DHA, PLGA, and chitosan was evaluated through Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The curves of controlled DHA release and stabilities for different environmental factors of two NPs were evaluated. Importantly, two NPs were almost regularly spherical and the interactions were hydrogen bonds and electrostatic interactions between PLGA and chitosan. These NPs had a good encapsulation rate (80.45%) and high-water solubility than the free DHA molecule. In simulated gastrointestinal fluid, two NPs showed a controlled-release pattern. Overall, PCSDNP had better stability and controlled-release effect with the synergy between CS and PLGA under the conditions of pH (2- 7), ionic strength (0- 500 mM), storage time (0- 42 d), and temperature (30- 80 °C).
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- Enchao Liu
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Santana I, Hu P, Jeon SJ, Castillo C, Tu H, Giraldo JP. Peptide-mediated Targeting of Nanoparticles with Chemical Cargoes to Chloroplasts in Arabidopsis Plants. Bio Protoc 2021; 11:e4060. [PMID: 34263003 DOI: 10.21769/bioprotoc.4060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Plant nanobiotechnology is a flourishing field that uses nanomaterials to study and engineer plant function. Applications of nanotechnology in plants have great potential as tools for improving crop yield, tolerance to disease and environmental stress, agrochemical delivery of pesticides and fertilizers, and genetic modification and transformation of crop plants. Previous studies have used nanomaterials functionalized with chemicals, including biocompatible polymers with charged, neutral, or hydrophobic functional groups, to improve nanomaterial uptake and localization in plant cells. Recently, the use of biorecognition motifs such as peptides has been demonstrated to enable the targeted delivery of nanoparticles in plants ( Santana et al., 2020 ). Herein, we describe a bio-protocol to target nanoparticles with chemical cargoes to chloroplasts in plant leaves and assess targeting efficiency using advanced analytical tools, including confocal microscopy and elemental analysis. We also describe the use of isothermal titration calorimetry to determine the affinity of nanomaterials for their chemical cargoes. Nanotechnology-based methods for targeted delivery guided by conserved plant molecular recognition mechanisms will provide more robust plant bioengineering tools across diverse plant species. Graphic abstract: Targeted delivery of nanomaterials with chemical cargoes to chloroplasts enabled by plant biorecognition.
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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Wang Y, Deng C, Cota-Ruiz K, Peralta-Videa JR, Hernandez-Viezcas JA, Gardea-Torresdey JL. Soil-aged nano titanium dioxide effects on full-grown carrot: Dose and surface-coating dependent improvements on growth and nutrient quality. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 774:145699. [PMID: 33609834 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Rutile titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nTiO2) were weathered in field soil at 0, 100, 200, and 400 mg Ti/kg soil for four months. Two types of nTiO2 with different surface coatings (hydrophilic and hydrophobic), uncoated nTiO2 (pristine), and the untreated control were included. Thereafter, carrot seeds (Daucus carota L.) were sown in those soils and grown in a growth chamber for 115 days until full maturity. A comparison was made between this and our previous unaged study, where carrots were treated in the same way in soil with freshly amended nTiO2. The responses of plants depended on the nTiO2 surface coating and concentration. The aged hydrophobic and hydrophilic-coated nTiO2 induced more positive effects on plant development at 400 and 100 mg Ti/kg soil, respectively, compared with control and pristine treatments. Taproot and leaf fresh biomass and plant height were improved by up to 64%, 40%, and 40% compared with control, respectively. Meanwhile, nutrient elements such as Fe in leaves, Mg in taproots, and Ca, Zn, and K in roots were enhanced by up to 66%, 64%, 41, 143% and 46%, respectively. However, the contents of sugar, starch, and some other metal elements in taproots were negatively affected, which may compromise their nutritional quality. Taken together, the overall growth of carrots was benefited by the aged nTiO2 depending on coating and concentration. The aging process served as a potential sustainable strategy to alleviate the phytotoxicity of unweathered nanoparticles.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; Environmental Science and Engineering PhD Program, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA; University of California Centre for Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology, The University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, TX 79968, USA.
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Waste-Derived NPK Nanofertilizer Enhances Growth and Productivity of Capsicum annuum L. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061144. [PMID: 34199718 PMCID: PMC8227464 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Waste generation is a global issue that necessitates effective management for both human and animal health as well as environment. There are several ways to reduce waste, but recycling appears to be the best choice. By recycling, not only will the problem of pollution be resolved, but valuable compounds could be generated to be used as nutrients for plants. In this study, eco-friendly methods were established to produce α- and β-chitosan (CS) (as a source of nitrogen) with different degrees of deacetylation from shrimp shells and squid pin waste, phosphorous through degreasing and calcination of bovine bone and potassium from evaporation of banana peels Kolakhar. The waste bulk products were physically characterized and dry-milled into nano-powders. Different concentrations of the produced nano-NPK fertilizer (10%, 25%, 50% and 100%) were foliar-applied to Capsicum annum L. cv. Cordoba plants and compared to commercial chemical fertilizer and untreated control plants. The obtained results revealed that the nano-composite NPK with 25% concentration significantly promoted growth, yield and harvest of C. annuum as compared with the control and chemical fertilizer-treated plants. This study demonstrated that the use of an eco-friendly preparation of waste NPK composites, with a low concentration, could be applied as foliar fertilizer over chemical fertilizer to enhance the growth and productivity of Capsicum.
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Yang G, Yuan H, Ji H, Liu H, Zhang Y, Wang G, Chen L, Guo Z. Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on the productivity, Zn biofortification, and nutritional quality of rice in a life cycle study. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2021; 163:87-94. [PMID: 33823360 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2021.03.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), have been commonly used in agriculture, and have attracted more attention for researchers. In this study, a 2-year experiment was conducted involving two Zn types (ZnO NPs and ZnSO4), two concentrations of Zn (25 and 100 mg kg-1), and three Zn application stages (basal stage, tillering stage, and panicle stage). This study comprehensively evaluated the effects of ZnO NPs on rice yield, nutrient uptake, Zn biofortification and grain nutritional quality. Our results showed that both ZnO NPs and Zn salt increased grain yield, NPK uptake, and grain Zn concentration. ZnO NPs application enhanced NPK content in rice, with subsequence increasing panicle number (3.8-10.3%), spikelet number per panicle (2.2-4.7%), and total biomass (6.8-7.6%), thereby promoting the rice yield. Compared with conventional fertilization, ZnO NPs enhanced Zn concentration of brown rice by 13.5-39.4%, this had no negative impact on human health. ZnO NPs application at panicle stage have a higher effectiveness in improving Zn concentration of brown rice than at basal and tillering stage. Furthermore, the application of ZnO NPs at panicle stage was more efficient in increasing Zn concentration of brown rice than for Zn salt. ZnO NPs application slightly altered the amino acids content of rice grains, but had no significant impact on total amino acids content. This study highlights that ZnO NPs could be used as a high performance and safe Zn fertilizer in rice production ecosystem.
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- Guoying Yang
- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences/Jiangsu Provincial Platform for Conservation and Utilization of Agricultural Germplasm, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Hilly Area, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory for Crop and Animal Integrated Farming of Ministry of Rural Agriculture, Nanjing, 210014, China.
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Ahmar S, Mahmood T, Fiaz S, Mora-Poblete F, Shafique MS, Chattha MS, Jung KH. Advantage of Nanotechnology-Based Genome Editing System and Its Application in Crop Improvement. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:663849. [PMID: 34122485 PMCID: PMC8194497 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.663849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Agriculture is an important source of human food. However, current agricultural practices need modernizing and strengthening to fulfill the increasing food requirements of the growing worldwide population. Genome editing (GE) technology has been used to produce plants with improved yields and nutritional value as well as with higher resilience to herbicides, insects, and diseases. Several GE tools have been developed recently, including clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) with nucleases, a customizable and successful method. The main steps of the GE process involve introducing transgenes or CRISPR into plants via specific gene delivery systems. However, GE tools have certain limitations, including time-consuming and complicated protocols, potential tissue damage, DNA incorporation in the host genome, and low transformation efficiency. To overcome these issues, nanotechnology has emerged as a groundbreaking and modern technique. Nanoparticle-mediated gene delivery is superior to conventional biomolecular approaches because it enhances the transformation efficiency for both temporal (transient) and permanent (stable) genetic modifications in various plant species. However, with the discoveries of various advanced technologies, certain challenges in developing a short-term breeding strategy in plants remain. Thus, in this review, nanobased delivery systems and plant genetic engineering challenges are discussed in detail. Moreover, we have suggested an effective method to hasten crop improvement programs by combining current technologies, such as speed breeding and CRISPR/Cas, with nanotechnology. The overall aim of this review is to provide a detailed overview of nanotechnology-based CRISPR techniques for plant transformation and suggest applications for possible crop enhancement.
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- Sunny Ahmar
- Institute of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile
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- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, The University of Haripur, Haripur, Pakistan
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- Graduate School of Biotechnology & Crop Biotech Institute, Kyung Hee University, Yongin, South Korea
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