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Hanif S, Farooq S, Kiani MZ, Zia M. Surface modified ZnO NPs by betaine and proline build up tomato plants against drought stress and increase fruit nutritional quality. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 362:142671. [PMID: 38906183 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2024] [Revised: 06/08/2024] [Accepted: 06/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Drought stress is a serious challenge for global food production. Nanofertilizers and nanocomposites cope with such environmental stresses and also increase nutritional contents of fruits. An in vitro experiment was designed to use Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) primed with Proline and Betaine (ZnOP and ZnOBt NPs) at 50 and 100 mg/kg soil against drought stress in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants. Plant morphological, biochemical, and fruit nutritional quality were accessed. Maximum plant height was observed under the treatment of ZnOP50 (1.09 m) and ZnO 100 (1.06 m). ZnOP and ZnOBt also improved the chlorophyll content up to 86% and 87.16%, respectively. Application of ZnOP NPs also demonstrated maximum tomato yield (204 g tomato/plant) followed by ZnO NPs and ZnOBt NPs. Nanocomposites decreased phenolics and flavonoids contents in drought stressed plants demonstrating the mitigation of oxidative stress. Nanofertilizer also increased the concentration of phenolics and flavonoids in fruits that increased the nutritional contents. Furthermore a significant accumulation of betaine, proline, and lycopene in fruits on nanocomposite treatment made it nutritional and healthy. Lycopene content increased up to 2.01% and 1.23% in presence of ZnOP50 and ZnOP100, respectively. These outcomes validate that drought stress in plant can be reduced by accumulation of different phytochemicals and quenching oxidative stress. The study deems that nano zinc carrying osmoregulators can greatly reduce the negative effects of drought stress and increase nutritional quality of tomato fruits.
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- Saad Hanif
- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, 45320, Pakistan
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- Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad Pakistan, 45320, Pakistan.
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Beig B, Niazi MBK, Sher F, Jahan Z, Zia M, Shah GA, Ghfar AA, Iqbal Z. Development and testing of environment friendly nanohybrid coatings for sustainable agriculture technologies. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 240:117546. [PMID: 37914011 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117546] [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: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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Less than 50% of the applied urea fertilizer is taken up by plants due to poor nitrogen (N) use efficiency which affects overall agricultural productivity and leads to serious environmental and economic problems. Additionally, soils with high salinity might limit zinc (Zn) availability. Low Zn use efficiency (<30%) when applied as synthetic salts, e.g., zinc sulfate has therefore minimized their applicability. Within the past two decades, nanotechnology has gained a lot of interest in the development of effective nano fertilizers with high nutrient use efficiency (NUE). In this perspective, the approach of coating conventional fertilizers with nano materials especially, the ones which are essential nutrients has researched because of their high use efficiency and reduced losses. In this work, a novel and innovative formulation of hybrid nano fertilizer has been prepared for the sustainable release of nutrients. Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs <50 nm) were incorporated into the biodegradable polymer (gelatin) and coated on urea using a fluidized bed coater. Among all the formulations, GZnSNPs (1.5% gelatin+0.5% elemental Zn as ZnO-NPs) showed a significant delay in urea release (<80 %) after 120 min). The sand column experiment showed sustainable Zn release for GZnSNPs i.e., 2.7 ppm vs. 3.5 ppm (GZnS) after the 6th day. Moreover, a substantial increase in wheat grain yield (6500 kg/ha), N uptake (46.5 kg/ha) and Zn uptake (21.64 g/ha) were observed for fields amended with GZnSNPs. The composition of GZnSNPs was valuable since this attracted the highest return relative to the other treatments. Gelatin supplied small N-containing molecules, resulting in extra value addition with ZnO-NPs thus increasing yield and fertilizer properties more relative to the same amount of elemental Zn given via bulk salt. Therefore, the findings of the current study recommend the use of ZnO-NPs in the agricultural sector without any negative effects on yield and NUE.
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- Bilal Beig
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Engineering, School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, NG11 8NS, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Research and Development Department, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Head Office 156-The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab, 10370, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46300, Pakistan
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Zhao W, Wu Z, Amde M, Zhu G, Wei Y, Zhou P, Zhang Q, Song M, Tan Z, Zhang P, Rui Y, Lynch I. Nanoenabled Enhancement of Plant Tolerance to Heat and Drought Stress on Molecular Response. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:20405-20418. [PMID: 38032362 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c04838] [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: 12/01/2023]
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Global warming has posed significant pressure on agricultural productivity. The resulting abiotic stresses from high temperatures and drought have become serious threats to plants and subsequent global food security. Applying nanomaterials in agriculture can balance the plant's oxidant level and can also regulate phytohormone levels and thus maintain normal plant growth under heat and drought stresses. Nanomaterials can activate and regulate specific stress-related genes, which in turn increase the activity of heat shock protein and aquaporin to enable plants' resistance against abiotic stresses. This review aims to provide a current understanding of nanotechnology-enhanced plant tolerance to heat and drought stress. Molecular mechanisms are explored to see how nanomaterials can alleviate abiotic stresses on plants. In comparison with organic molecules, nanomaterials offer the advantages of targeted transportation and slow release. These advantages help the nanomaterials in mitigating drought and heat stress in plants.
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- Weichen Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Haramaya University, Oromia 103, Ethiopia
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K
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Khan AR, Azhar W, Fan X, Ulhassan Z, Salam A, Ashraf M, Liu Y, Gan Y. Efficacy of zinc-based nanoparticles in alleviating the abiotic stress in plants: current knowledge and future perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:110047-110068. [PMID: 37807024 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29993-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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Due to sessile, plants are unable to avoid unfavorable environmental conditions which leads to inducing serious negative effects on plant growth, crop yield, and food safety. Instead, various approaches were employed to mitigate the phytotoxicity of these emerging contaminants from the soil-plant system. However, recent studies based on the exogenous application of ZnO NPs approve of their important positive potential for alleviating abiotic stress-induced phytotoxicity leads to ensuring global food security. In this review, we have comprehensively discussed the promising role of ZnO NPs as alone or in synergistic interactions with other plant growth regulators (PGRs) in the mitigation of various abiotic stresses, i.e., heavy metals (HMs), drought, salinity, cold and high temperatures from different crops. ZnO NPs have stress-alleviating effects by regulating various functionalities by improving plant growth and development. ZnO NPs are reported to improve plant growth by stimulating diverse alterations at morphological, physiological, biochemical, and ultrastructural levels under abiotic stress factors. We have explained the recent advances and pointed out research gaps in studies conducted in earlier years with future recommendations. Thus, in this review, we have also addressed the opportunities and challenges together with aims to uplift future studies toward effective applications of ZnO NPs in stress management.
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- Ali Raza Khan
- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Institute of Food Crops, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 65020, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- College of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Linyi University, Linyi, 276000, China
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- Zhejiang Key Lab of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
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Baral K, Shivay YS, Prasanna R, Kumar D, Srinivasarao C, Mandi S, Nayak S, Reddy KS. Enhancing physiological metrics, yield, zinc bioavailability, and economic viability of Basmati rice through nano zinc fertilization and summer green manuring in semi-arid South Asian ecosystem. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1283588. [PMID: 38023846 PMCID: PMC10644410 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1283588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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During the summer and rainy seasons (April-October) of 2020 and 2021, two consecutive field experiments were conducted at the research farm of the ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. In this study, we examined the effects of summer green manuring crops (GM) and a variety of zinc fertilizers (ZnF) on Basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth, physiological development, yield response, zinc nutrition and economic returns. A combination of GM residues and nano zinc fertilization helped significantly enhancing Basmati rice's growth and its physiological development. Following the incorporation of Sesbania aculeata (Sesbania), successive Basmati rice physiological parameters were significantly improved, as well as grain, straw, biological yields, harvest index and economic returns. The highest Zn content of 15.1 mg kg -1 and the lowest of 11.8 mg kg -1 in milled rice grain were recorded in Sesbania green manuring (G2) and control i.e., in the fallow (G1), respectively. Coating onto urea with 0.2% nano zinc oxide (NZnCU) was observed to be more effective than other zinc sources in terms of growth parameters, yield attributes, zinc nutrition, grain and straw yields for succeeding Basmati rice crop; however, the effects were comparable to those of bulk zinc oxide-coated urea (BZnCU) of 1%. The highest Zn content of 15.1 mg kg -1 was recorded with the application of 1% BZnCU and the lowest of 11.96 mg kg -1 with the soil application of 5 kg Zn ha -1 through bulk ZnO in the milled rice grain. Application of 1% BZnCU led to a 26.25% increase in Zn content of milled rice grain compared to soil application of 5 kg Zn ha -1 through bulk ZnO. As a result, the combination of inclusion of Sesbania aculeata (Sesbania) residue and 0.2% NZnCU was identified as the most effective treatment, for Basmati rice growth and physiological development. A combination of nano Zn fertilization in conjunction with the incorporation of green manure can be advocated for better growth, physiological performance, zinc dense grains, and higher profitability of Basmati rice for farmers and consumers.
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- Kirttiranjan Baral
- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Microbiology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
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- Division of Natural Resource Management, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Dhemaji, Assam, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Agronomy, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Balusamy SR, Joshi AS, Perumalsamy H, Mijakovic I, Singh P. Advancing sustainable agriculture: a critical review of smart and eco-friendly nanomaterial applications. J Nanobiotechnology 2023; 21:372. [PMID: 37821961 PMCID: PMC10568898 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-023-02135-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023] Open
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Undoubtedly, nanoparticles are one of the ideal choices for achieving challenges related to bio sensing, drug delivery, and biotechnological tools. After gaining success in biomedical research, scientists are exploring various types of nanoparticles for achieving sustainable agriculture. The active nanoparticles can be used as a direct source of micronutrients or as a delivery platform for delivering the bioactive agrochemicals to improve crop growth, crop yield, and crop quality. Till date, several reports have been published showing applications of nanotechnology in agriculture. For instance, several methods have been employed for application of nanoparticles; especially metal nanoparticles to improve agriculture. The physicochemical properties of nanoparticles such as core metal used to synthesize the nanoparticles, their size, shape, surface chemistry, and surface coatings affect crops, soil health, and crop-associated ecosystem. Therefore, selecting nanoparticles with appropriate physicochemical properties and applying them to agriculture via suitable method stands as smart option to achieve sustainable agriculture and improved plant performance. In presented review, we have compared various methods of nanoparticle application in plants and critically interpreted the significant differences to find out relatively safe and specific method for sustainable agricultural practice. Further, we have critically analyzed and discussed the different physicochemical properties of nanoparticles that have direct influence on plants in terms of nano safety and nanotoxicity. From literature review, we would like to point out that the implementation of smaller sized metal nanoparticles in low concentration via seed priming and foliar spray methods could be safer method for minimizing nanotoxicity, and for exhibiting better plant performance during stress and non-stressed conditions. Moreover, using nanomaterials for delivery of bioactive agrochemicals could pose as a smart alternative for conventional chemical fertilizers for achieving the safer and cleaner technology in sustainable agriculture. While reviewing all the available literature, we came across some serious drawbacks such as the lack of proper regulatory bodies to control the usage of nanomaterials and poor knowledge of the long-term impact on the ecosystem which need to be addressed in near future for comprehensive knowledge of applicability of green nanotechnology in agriculture.
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- Sri Renukadevi Balusamy
- Department of Food Science and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Gwangjin-Gu, Seoul, 05006 Republic of Korea
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Institute for Next Generation Material Design, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Center for Creative Convergence Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
- Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- Systems and Synthetic Biology Division, Department of Biology and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Wang S, Fang R, Yuan X, Chen J, Mi K, Wang R, Zhang H, Zhang H. Foliar Spraying of ZnO Nanoparticles Enhanced the Yield, Quality, and Zinc Enrichment of Rice Grains. Foods 2023; 12:3677. [PMID: 37835330 PMCID: PMC10572805 DOI: 10.3390/foods12193677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Zinc deficiency in rice can lead to reduced nutritional value and taste. This study investigates the potential of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) as a foliar fertilizer during the jointing stage to improve rice yield, quality, and grain zinc enrichment. Over a two-year field experiment (2019-2020), six doses of ZnO NPs (ranging from 0 to 12 kg hm-2) were applied during the jointing stage (46 days after transplanting). The results revealed that foliar spraying of ZnO NPs increased the number of spikelets per spike and the thousand-grain weight by 7.4% to 9.2% and 4.2% to 7.1%, respectively, resulting in a substantial increase in rice yield. Furthermore, it led to a reduction in chalky white and chalky whiteness by 6.23% to 23.6% and 2.2% to 27.9%. ZnO NPs effectively boosted zinc content in rice grains while decreasing the phytic acid to zinc ratio, indicating improved zinc enrichment. Remarkably, protein and amylose content remained unaffected. These findings underscore the potential of ZnO NPs as a foliar fertilizer to enhance rice production, quality, and zinc enrichment. Further research can explore optimal application strategies and long-term effects for sustainable rice production.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology/Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops/Innovation Center of Rice Cultivation Technology in Yangtze Valley, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Research Institute of Rice Industrial Engineering Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China; (S.W.); (R.F.); (X.Y.); (J.C.); (K.M.); (R.W.); (H.Z.)
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Chandrashekar HK, Singh G, Kaniyassery A, Thorat SA, Nayak R, Murali TS, Muthusamy A. Nanoparticle-mediated amelioration of drought stress in plants: a systematic review. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:336. [PMID: 37693636 PMCID: PMC10491566 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-023-03751-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023] Open
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Drought stress remains one of the most detrimental environmental constraints that hampers plant growth and development resulting in reduced yield and leading to economic losses. Studies have highlighted the beneficial role of carbon-based nanomaterials (NMs) such as multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), graphene, fullerene, and metal-based nanoparticles (NPs) (Ag, Au, Cu, Fe2O3, TiO2, and ZnO) in plants under unfavorable conditions such as drought. NPs help plants cope with drought by improving plant growth indices and enhancing biomass. It improves water and nutrient uptake and utilization. It helps retain water by altering the cell walls and regulating stomatal closure. The photosynthetic parameters in NP-treated plants reportedly improved with the increase in pigment content and rate of photosynthesis. Due to NP exposure, the activation of enzymatic and nonenzymatic antioxidants has reportedly improved. These antioxidants play a significant role in the defense system against stress. Studies have reported the accumulation of osmolytes and secondary metabolites. Osmolytes scavenge reactive oxygen species, which can cause oxidative stress in plants. Secondary metabolites are involved in the water retention process, thus improving plant coping strategies with stress. The deleterious effects of drought stress are alleviated by reducing malondialdehyde resulting from lipid peroxidation. Reactive oxygen species accumulation is also controlled with NP treatment. Furthermore, NPs have been reported to regulate the expression of drought-responsive genes and the biosynthesis of phytohormones such as abscisic acid, auxin, gibberellin, and cytokinin, which help plants defend against drought stress. This study reviewed 72 journal articles from 192 Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, and PubMed papers. In this review, we have discussed the impact of NP treatment on morphological, physio-biochemical, and molecular responses in monocot and dicot plants under drought conditions with an emphasis on NP uptake, transportation, and localization.
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- Harsha K. Chandrashekar
- Department of Plant Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Public Health Genomics, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, 576104 Karnataka India
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Ahmad MA, Adeel M, Shakoor N, Ali I, Ishfaq M, Haider FU, Deng X. Unraveling the roles of modified nanomaterials in nano enabled agriculture. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 202:107944. [PMID: 37579682 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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Nanotechnology has emerged as a key empowering technology for agriculture production due to its higher efficiency and accurate target delivery. However, the sustainable and effective application of nanotechnology requires nanomaterials (NMs) to have higher stability and less aggregation/coagulation at the reaction sites. This can ideally be achieved by modifying NMs with some surfactants or capping agents to ensure higher efficiency. These modified nanomaterials (MNMs) stabilize the interface where NMs interact with their medium of preparation and showed a significant improvement in mobility, reactivity, and controlled release of active ingredients for nano-enabled agriculture. Several environmental factors (e.g., pH, organic matter and the oxidation-reduction potential) could alter the interaction of MNMs with agricultural plants. Firstly, this novel review article introduces production technologies and a few frequently used modification agents in synthesizing MNMs. Next, we critically elaborate the leveraging progress in the modified nano-enabled agronomy and unveil their phytoremediation potential. Lastly, we propose a framework to overcome current challenges and develop a strategy for safe, effective and acceptable applications of MNMs in nano-enabled agriculture. However, the long-term effectiveness and reactivity of MNMs should be investigated to assess their technology effectiveness and optimize the process design to draw definite conclusions.
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- Muhammad Arslan Ahmad
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Marine Bioresource and Eco-environmental Science, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China; College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- BNU-HKUST Laboratory of Green Innovation, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 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, China
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- Department of Medical Cell Biology and Genetics, Health Science Center, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, 100193, Beijing, China
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- China Key Laboratory of Vegetation Restoration and Management of Degraded Ecosystems, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510650, China
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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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Pramanik B, Sar P, Bharti R, Gupta RK, Purkayastha S, Sinha S, Chattaraj S, Mitra D. Multifactorial role of nanoparticles in alleviating environmental stresses for sustainable crop production and protection. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107831. [PMID: 37418817 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107831] [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: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 04/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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In the era of dire environmental fluctuations, plants undergo several stressors during their life span, which severely impact their development and overall growth in negative aspects. Abiotic stress factors, especially moisture stress i.e shortage (drought) or excess (flooding), salinity, temperature divergence (i.e. heat and cold stress), heavy metal toxicity, etc. create osmotic and ionic imbalance inside the plant cells, which ultimately lead to devastating crop yield, sometimes crop failure. Apart from the array of abiotic stresses, various biotic stress caused by pathogens, insects, and nematodes also affect production. Therefore, to combat these major challenges in order to increase production, several novel strategies have been adapted, among which the use of nanoparticles (NPs) i.e. nanotechnology is becoming an emerging tool in various facets of the current agriculture system, nowadays. This present review will elaborately depict the deployment and mechanisms of different NPs to withstand these biotic and abiotic stresses, along with a brief overview and indication of the future research works to be oriented based on the steps provided for future research in advance NPs application through the sustainable way.
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- Biswajit Pramanik
- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, 731236, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, 731236, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Agronomy, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, 731236, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Agronomy, Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agriculture), Visva-Bharati, 731236, Sriniketan, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding and Seed Science and Technology, Centurion University of Technology and Management, Paralekhamundi, 761211, Odisha, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, 248 002, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733134, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Raiganj University, Raiganj, 733134, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, India.
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Sharma A, Kumar S, Singh R. Formulation of Zinc oxide/Gum acacia nanocomposite as a novel slow-release fertilizer for enhancing Zn uptake and growth performance of Spinacia oleracea L. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 201:107884. [PMID: 37451005 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Zinc (Zn) deficiency has caused nutritional disorders in 17% of the world's population; thus, producing Zn-enriched plants as a dietary source is necessary. Recently, nanofertilizers have gained much attention as a substitute for conventional fertilizers; however, soil application of polymer-coated Zn-based nanofertilizer has not been explored much. The present study depicts the green synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using Melia azedarach L. leaf extract, whose phytoconstituents have reducing abilities. The synthesized nanoparticles were combined with gum acacia (GA) to form a ZnOGA nanocomposite. The structural and morphological properties of ZnOGA were studied using XRD, FTIR, FESEM, and EDX. A pot experiment study was carried out with Spinacia oleracea L. at various doses (3, 5, and 10 mg/kg) of the synthesized ZnOGA to evaluate its effectiveness as a slow-release fertilizer and was compared with a commercial Zn fertilizer. The plant growth studies revealed a significant increase in the phyto-morphological traits of the plants fertilized with ZnOGA compared to commercial fertilizer. The plants also displayed significantly higher contents of protein (17-47%), phenols (25-60%), proline (82-94%), total soluble sugar (20-31%), DPPH activity (70-72%), and Zn uptake (91-106%). The doses of ZnOGA played an imperative role in determining the growth and productivity of the plant. Soil column studies showed that ZnOGA reduces Zn leaching by 52% compared to commercial Zn fertilizer. This study signifies the potential of ZnOGA to be applied as an eco-friendly and sustainable substitute for conventional Zn fertilizer minimizing Zn losses and Zn deficiency-related health problems in human populations.
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- Avimanu Sharma
- Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India
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- Department of Geology, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, 226025, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, School of Earth Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
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Ahmed R, Zia-Ur-Rehman M, Sabir M, Usman M, Rizwan M, Ahmad Z, Alharby HF, Al-Zahrani HS, Alsamadany H, Aldhebiani AY, Alzahrani YM, Bamagoos AA. Differential response of nano zinc sulphate with other conventional sources of Zn in mitigating salinity stress in rice grown on saline-sodic soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 327:138479. [PMID: 36965530 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Salinization causes the degradation of the soil and threatening the global food security but the application of essential micronutrients like zinc (Zn), improve the plant growth by stabilizing the plant cell and root development. Keeping in view the above-mentioned scenario, an experiment was conducted to compare the efficiency of conventional Zn fertilizers like zinc sulphate (ZnSO4), zinc ethylene diamine tetra acetic acid (Zn-EDTA) and advance nano Zn fertilizers such as zinc sulphate nanoparticles (ZnSO4NPs), and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) (applied at the rate of 5 and 10 mg/kg) in saline-sodic soil. Results revealed that the maximum plant height (67%), spike length (72%), root length (162%), number of tillers (71%), paddy weight (100%), shoot dry weight (158%), and root dry weight (119%) was found in ZnSO4NPs applied at the rate of 10 mg/kg (ZnSO4NPs-10) as compared to salt-affected control (SAC). Similarly, the plants physiological attributes like chlorophyll contents (91%), photosynthesis rate (113%), transpiration rate (106%), stomatal conductance (56%) and internal CO2 (11%) were increased by the application of ZnSO4NPs-10, as compared to SAC. The maximum Zn concentration in root (153%), shoot (205%) and paddy (167%) found in ZnSO4NPs-10, as compared to control. In the body of rice plants, other nutrients like phosphorus and potassium were also increased by the application of ZnSO4NPs-10 and soil chemical attributes such as sodium and sodium adsorption ratio were decreased. The current experiment concluded that the application of ZnSO4NPs at the rate of 10 mg/kg in salt-affected paddy soil increased the growth, physiology, up take of essential nutrients and yield of rice by balancing the cationic ratio under salt stress.
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- Rubaz Ahmed
- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, 38000, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, University of Central Punjab, Constituent College, Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Plant Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Plant Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Plant Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia; Plant Biology Research Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Yadav A, Yadav K, Ahmad R, Abd-Elsalam KA. Emerging Frontiers in Nanotechnology for Precision Agriculture: Advancements, Hurdles and Prospects. AGROCHEMICALS 2023; 2:220-256. [DOI: 10.3390/agrochemicals2020016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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This review article provides an extensive overview of the emerging frontiers of nanotechnology in precision agriculture, highlighting recent advancements, hurdles, and prospects. The benefits of nanotechnology in this field include the development of advanced nanomaterials for enhanced seed germination and micronutrient supply, along with the alleviation of biotic and abiotic stress. Further, nanotechnology-based fertilizers and pesticides can be delivered in lower dosages, which reduces environmental impacts and human health hazards. Another significant advantage lies in introducing cutting-edge nanodiagnostic systems and nanobiosensors that monitor soil quality parameters, plant diseases, and stress, all of which are critical for precision agriculture. Additionally, this technology has demonstrated potential in reducing agro-waste, synthesizing high-value products, and using methods and devices for tagging, monitoring, and tracking agroproducts. Alongside these developments, cloud computing and smartphone-based biosensors have emerged as crucial data collection and analysis tools. Finally, this review delves into the economic, legal, social, and risk implications of nanotechnology in agriculture, which must be thoroughly examined for the technology’s widespread adoption.
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- Anurag Yadav
- Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Sardarkrushinagar Dantiwada Agricultural University, Sardarkrushinagar, District Banaskantha, Gujarat 385506, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Lucknow, Lucknow 226007, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Era University, Lucknow 226003, India
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- Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza 12619, Egypt
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Bañuelos JL, Borguet E, Brown GE, Cygan RT, DeYoreo JJ, Dove PM, Gaigeot MP, Geiger FM, Gibbs JM, Grassian VH, Ilgen AG, Jun YS, Kabengi N, Katz L, Kubicki JD, Lützenkirchen J, Putnis CV, Remsing RC, Rosso KM, Rother G, Sulpizi M, Villalobos M, Zhang H. Oxide- and Silicate-Water Interfaces and Their Roles in Technology and the Environment. Chem Rev 2023; 123:6413-6544. [PMID: 37186959 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Interfacial reactions drive all elemental cycling on Earth and play pivotal roles in human activities such as agriculture, water purification, energy production and storage, environmental contaminant remediation, and nuclear waste repository management. The onset of the 21st century marked the beginning of a more detailed understanding of mineral aqueous interfaces enabled by advances in techniques that use tunable high-flux focused ultrafast laser and X-ray sources to provide near-atomic measurement resolution, as well as by nanofabrication approaches that enable transmission electron microscopy in a liquid cell. This leap into atomic- and nanometer-scale measurements has uncovered scale-dependent phenomena whose reaction thermodynamics, kinetics, and pathways deviate from previous observations made on larger systems. A second key advance is new experimental evidence for what scientists hypothesized but could not test previously, namely, interfacial chemical reactions are frequently driven by "anomalies" or "non-idealities" such as defects, nanoconfinement, and other nontypical chemical structures. Third, progress in computational chemistry has yielded new insights that allow a move beyond simple schematics, leading to a molecular model of these complex interfaces. In combination with surface-sensitive measurements, we have gained knowledge of the interfacial structure and dynamics, including the underlying solid surface and the immediately adjacent water and aqueous ions, enabling a better definition of what constitutes the oxide- and silicate-water interfaces. This critical review discusses how science progresses from understanding ideal solid-water interfaces to more realistic systems, focusing on accomplishments in the last 20 years and identifying challenges and future opportunities for the community to address. We anticipate that the next 20 years will focus on understanding and predicting dynamic transient and reactive structures over greater spatial and temporal ranges as well as systems of greater structural and chemical complexity. Closer collaborations of theoretical and experimental experts across disciplines will continue to be critical to achieving this great aspiration.
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- José Leobardo Bañuelos
- Department of Physics, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19122, United States
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, The Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, United States
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Geosciences, Department of Chemistry, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia 24060, United States
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- Université Paris-Saclay, Univ Evry, CNRS, LAMBE UMR8587, 91025 Evry-Courcouronnes, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2G2Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego, California 92093, United States
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- Geochemistry Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185, United States
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- Department of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia 30303, United States
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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- Department of Earth, Environmental & Resource Sciences, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung─INE, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen 76344, Germany
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- Institute for Mineralogy, University of Münster, Münster D-48149, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Physical Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, United States
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- Department of Physics, Ruhr Universität Bochum, NB6, 65, 44780, Bochum, Germany
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- Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y del Suelo, LANGEM, Instituto De Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 04510, Mexico
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, United States
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Yan Y, Cai S, Zhao Y, Zhang Y, Wang X, Zhou N. Development of a Fluorescent Biosensor Based on DNAzyme for Tracing the Release of Zinc in Maize Leaves. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:7131-7139. [PMID: 37125744 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c00508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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A fluorescent biosensor for real-time monitoring the release of Zn2+ in plants was constructed through immobilization of DNAzyme-containing hairpin DNA on nanofertilizer ZnO@Au nanoparticles (ZnO@Au NPs). A specially designed hairpin DNA containing both DNAzyme and its substrate sequence, which was also labeled with 5'-FAM and 3'-SH groups, was modified on ZnO@Au NPs through the Au-S bond. The fluorescent signal of FAM was initially quenched by AuNPs. When Zn2+ was released from ZnO@Au NPs, DNAzyme was activated and the substrate sequence in hairpin DNA was cleaved. The restored fluorescent signal in Tris-HCl buffer (pH 6.5) was correlated with the concentration of the released Zn2+. The performance of the biosensor was first demonstrated in the solution. The linear detection range was from 50 nM to 1.5 μM, with a detection limit of 30 nM. The biosensor system can penetrate into maize leaves with ZnO@Au NPs. With the release of Zn2+ in leaves, the restored fluorescence can be imaged by a confocal laser scanning microscope and used for monitoring the release and distribution of Zn2+. This work may provide a novel strategy for tracing and understanding the mechanism of nanofertilizers in organisms.
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- Yilin Yan
- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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Mathur P, Chakraborty R, Aftab T, Roy S. Engineered nanoparticles in plant growth: Phytotoxicity concerns and the strategies for their attenuation. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 199:107721. [PMID: 37156069 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.107721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In the agricultural sector, the use of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) has been acclaimed as the next big thing for sustaining and increasing crop productivity. A vast amount of literature is available regarding the growth-promoting attributes of different ENPs. In this context, it has been emphasized that the ENPs can bolster vegetative growth, leaf development, and seed setting and also help in mitigating the effects of abiotic and biotic stresses. At the same time, there have been a lot of speculations and concerns regarding the phytotoxicity of ENPs off-late. In this connection, many research articles have presented the negative effects of ENPs on plant systems. These studies have highlighted that almost all the ENPs impart a certain degree of phytotoxicity in terms of reduction in growth, biomass, impairment of photosynthesis, oxidative status of plant cells, etc. Mostly, the ENPs based on metal or metal oxides (Cd, Cr, Pb, Ag, Ce, etc.) and nonmetals (C) that are introduced into the environment are known to incite inhibitory effects. However, the phytotoxicity of ENPs are known to be determined mostly by the chemical nature of the element, size, surface charge, coating molecules, and abiotic factors like pH and light. This review article, therefore, elucidates the phytotoxic properties of different ENPs and the plant responses induced at the molecular level subjected to nanoparticle exposure. Moreover, the article highlights the probable strategies that may be adopted for the suppression of the phytotoxicity of ENPs to ensure the safe and sustainable application of ENPs in crop fields.
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- Piyush Mathur
- Microbiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, P.O. Raja Rammohumpur, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Botany, Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Government College, P.O. Matigara, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Plant Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal, P.O. Raja Rammohumpur, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India.
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Yue L, Xie B, Cao X, Chen F, Wang C, Xiao Z, Jiao L, Wang Z. The Mechanism of Manganese Ferrite Nanomaterials Promoting Drought Resistance in Rice. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:nano13091484. [PMID: 37177029 PMCID: PMC10180523 DOI: 10.3390/nano13091484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Strategies to reduce the risk of drought damage are urgently needed as intensified climate change threatens agricultural production. One potential strategy was using nanomaterials (NMs) to enhance plant resistance by regulating various physiological and biochemical processes. In the present study, 10 mg kg-1 manganese ferrite (MnFe2O4) NMs had the optimal enhancement to elevate the levels of biomass, photosynthesis, nutrient elements, and polysaccharide in rice by 10.9-525.0%, respectively, under drought stress. The MnFe2O4 NMs were internalized by rice plants, which provided the possibility for rice to better cope with drought. Furthermore, as compared with drought control and equivalent ion control, the introduction of MnFe2O4 NMs into the roots significantly upregulated the drought-sensing gene CLE25 (29.4%) and the receptor gene NCED3 (59.9%). This activation stimulated downstream abscisic acid, proline, malondialdehyde, and wax biosynthesis by 23.3%, 38.9%, 7.2%, and 26.2%, respectively. In addition, 10 mg·kg-1 MnFe2O4 NMs significantly upregulated the relative expressions of OR1, AUX2, AUX3, PIN1a, and PIN2, and increased IAA content significantly, resulting in an enlarged root angle and a deeper and denser root to help the plant withstand drought stresses. The nutritional quality of rice grains was also improved. Our study provides crucial insight for developing nano-enabled strategies to improve crop productivity and resilience to climate change.
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- Le Yue
- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control and School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, 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
- Jiangsu Engineering Laboratory for Biomass Energy and Carbon Reduction Technology, Wuxi 214122, China
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Gohari NR, Modiri S, Yari H, Saffari M, Baghizadeh A. The application of hydrophilic polyvinyl alcohol coatings filled with different loadings of zinc oxide nanoparticles to mitigate salinity stress of the wheat seeds. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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- Nazanin Rostami Gohari
- Polymer Engineering Group, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department Graduate University of Advanced Technology Kerman Iran
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- Polymer Engineering Group, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Department Graduate University of Advanced Technology Kerman Iran
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- Department of Surface Coatings and Corrosion Institute for Color Science and Technology (ICST) Tehran Iran
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- Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences Graduate University of Advanced Technology Kerman Iran
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- Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences Graduate University of Advanced Technology Kerman Iran
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Kausar A, Hussain S, Javed T, Zafar S, Anwar S, Hussain S, Zahra N, Saqib M. Zinc oxide nanoparticles as potential hallmarks for enhancing drought stress tolerance in wheat seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 195:341-350. [PMID: 36681064 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.01.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Drought is one of the major abiotic stresses which negatively affects plant growth and development. The current study evaluated the effects of drought on the growth, physiology, and biochemical attributes of wheat seedlings; and examined the role of foliar application of ZnO nanoparticles in alleviating drought-induced effects. Two wheat cultivars i.e., Anaj-2017 and FSD-2018 were grown in soil-filled pots and were subjected to 100% field capacity (FC) (well watered) and 50% of FC (drought stress). Whilst different treatments of ZnO nanoparticles spray included no spray, water spray, and 50, 100, and 150 ppm ZnO. Results demonstrated that drought caused a significant reduction in seedling fresh and dry weights, photosynthetic pigmentation, and antioxidant activities compared with a well-watered treatment. Nevertheless, the application of 100 and 150 ppm of ZnO nanoparticles effectively ameliorated the negative effects of drought and enhanced the performance of both cultivars under drought. Data revealed a significant increase in fresh and dry weight of shoot and root with the application of ZnO nanoparticles. A substantial increase of 73.68% and 28.51% in chlorophyll "a" and 26.15% and 50.02% in chlorophyll "b" was recorded with the application of 100 ppm of ZnO nanoparticles in Anaj-2017 and FSD-2018, respectively over control (0 ppm). The application of these nanoparticles also triggered the antioxidant defense system and protected the crop from oxidative damage. Averaged across different stress treatments, application of 150 and 100 ppm of ZnO nanoparticles increased the peroxidase activity by 60% and 72% in FSD-2018, and 15% and 23% in Anaj-2017, respectively compared with no spray. FSD-2018 outperformed Anaj-2017 regarding its overall performance under ZnO treatments and drought conditions. In a nutshell, it can be concluded that ZnO nanoparticles ameliorated the negative impacts of drought by improving the growth, physiology, and antioxidant defense of both wheat cultivars.
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- Abida Kausar
- Department of Botany, GC Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China.
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- College of Agriculture, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350003, China
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- Department of Botany, GC University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, GC Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, GC Women University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Agronomic Research Institute, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Beig B, Niazi MBK, Jahan Z, Haider G, Zia M, Shah GA, Iqbal Z, Hayat A. Development and testing of zinc sulfate and zinc oxide nanoparticle-coated urea fertilizer to improve N and Zn use efficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 13:1058219. [PMID: 36733597 PMCID: PMC9886897 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1058219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) losses from conventional fertilizers in agricultural systems are very high, which can lead to serious environmental pollution with economic loss. In this study, innovative slow-release fertilizers were prepared using zinc (Zn) [nanoparticles (NPs) or in bulk], using molasses as an environmentally friendly coating. Several treatments were prepared using Zn in different concentrations (i.e., 0.25%, 0.5%, and 4% elemental Zn). The zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) were prepared from zinc sulfate heptahydrate (ZnSO4·7H2O), and were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Furthermore, the Zn-loaded urea samples were tested for urea N release rate, leaching of water from soil, and crushing strength to assess the impact of coating on the final finished product. Pot experiments were conducted simultaneously to check the agronomic effects of Zn-coated slow-release urea on the growth and development of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The laboratory and pot results confirmed that the ZnO-NP treatments boost wheat growth and yield as a result of reduced N and Zn release. UZnNPs2 (urea coated with 0.5% ZnO-NPs and 5% molasses) demonstrated the best results among all the treatments in terms of slow nutrient release, N and Zn uptake, and grain yield. The UZnNPs2 treatment increased plant yield by 34% (i.e., 4,515 vs. 3,345 kg ha-1) relative to the uncoated prill-treated crop because of the slower release of Zn and N.
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- Bilal Beig
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Biotechnology, Atta-Ur-Rahman School of Applied Biosciences, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Research and Development Department, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Land Resources Research Institute (LRRI), National Agricultural Research Center, Islamabad, Pakistan
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El-Bialy SM, El-Mahrouk ME, Elesawy T, Omara AED, Elbehiry F, El-Ramady H, Áron B, Prokisch J, Brevik EC, Solberg SØ. Biological Nanofertilizers to Enhance Growth Potential of Strawberry Seedlings by Boosting Photosynthetic Pigments, Plant Enzymatic Antioxidants, and Nutritional Status. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:302. [PMID: 36679014 PMCID: PMC9865313 DOI: 10.3390/plants12020302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Strawberry production presents special challenges due the plants' shallow roots. The rooting stage of strawberry is a crucial period in the production of this important crop. Several amendments have been applied to support the growth and production of strawberry, particularly fertilizers, to overcome rooting problems. Therefore, the current investigation was carried out to evaluate the application of biological nanofertilizers in promoting strawberry rooting. The treatments included applying two different nanofertilizers produced biologically, nano-selenium (i.e., 25, 50, 75, and 100 mg L-1) and nano-copper (i.e., 50 and 100 mg L-1), plus a control (untreated seedlings). The rooting of strawberry seedlings was investigated by measuring the vegetative growth parameters (root weight, seedling weight, seedling length, and number of leaves), plant enzymatic antioxidants (catalase, peroxidase, and polyphenol oxidase activity), and chlorophyll content and its fluorescence and by evaluating the nutritional status (content of nutrients in the fruit and their uptake). The results showed that the applied nanofertilizers improved the growth, photosynthetic pigments, antioxidant content, and nutritional status of the seedlings compared to the control. A high significant increase in nutrient contents reached to more than 14-fold, 6-fold, 5-folf, and 4-fold for Cu, Mn, N, and Se contents, respectively, due to the applied nanofertilizers compared with the control. The result was related to the biological roles of both Se and CuO in activating the many plant enzymes. Comparing the Se with the CuO nanofertilizer, Cu had the strongest effect, which was shown in the higher values in all studied properties. This study showed that nanofertilizers are useful to stimulate strawberry seedling growth and most likely would also be beneficial for other horticultural crops. In general, the applied 100 ppm of biological nano-Se or nano-CuO might achieve the best growth of strawberry seedlings under growth conditions in greenhouses compared to the control. Along with the economic dimension, the ecological dimension of biological nanofertilizers still needs more investigation.
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- Said M. El-Bialy
- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
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- Agriculture Microbiology Department, Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Kafr El-Sheikh 33717, Egypt
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- Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Higher Institute for Agricultural Cooperation, Cairo 11241, Egypt
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- Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt
- Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, 138 Böszörményi Street, 4032 Debrecen, Hungary
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- College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA
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- Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, 2401 Elverum, Norway
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Su Y, Zhou X, Meng H, Xia T, Liu H, Rolshausen P, Roper C, McLean JE, Zhang Y, Keller AA, Jassby D. Cost-benefit analysis of nanofertilizers and nanopesticides emphasizes the need to improve the efficiency of nanoformulations for widescale adoption. NATURE FOOD 2022; 3:1020-1030. [PMID: 37118298 DOI: 10.1038/s43016-022-00647-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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Nanotechnology-based approaches have demonstrated encouraging results for sustainable agriculture production, particularly in the field of fertilizers and pesticide innovation. It is essential to evaluate the economic and environmental benefits of these nanoformulations. Here we estimate the potential revenue gain/loss associated with nanofertilizer and/or nanopesticide use, calculate the greenhouse gas emissions change from the use of nanofertilizer and identify feasible applications and critical issues. The cost-benefit analysis demonstrates that, while current nanoformulations show promise in increasing the net revenue from crops and lowering the environmental impact, further improving the efficiency of nanoformulations is necessary for their widescale adoption. Innovating nanoformulation for targeted delivery, lowering the greenhouse gas emissions associated with nanomaterials and minimizing the content of nanomaterials in the derived nanofertilizers or pesticides can substantially improve both economic and environmental benefits.
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- Yiming Su
- Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, National Facility Agriculture Engineering Technology Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety and CAS Center for Excellence in Nanoscience, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, Beijing, China
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, California NanoSystems Institute, David Geffen School of Medicine University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Utah Water Research Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, National Facility Agriculture Engineering Technology Research Center, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
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Novel coating films containing micronutrients for controlled-release urea fertilizer: release mechanisms and kinetics study. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-022-04529-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Zhao W, Liu Y, Zhang P, Zhou P, Wu Z, Lou B, Jiang Y, Shakoor N, Li M, Li Y, Lynch I, Rui Y, Tan Z. Engineered Zn-based nano-pesticides as an opportunity for treatment of phytopathogens in agriculture. NANOIMPACT 2022; 28:100420. [PMID: 36038133 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100420] [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: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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People's desire for food has never slowed, despite the deterioration of the global agricultural environment and the threat to food security. People rely on agrochemicals to ensure normal crop growth and to relieve the existing demand pressure. Phytopathogens have acquired resistance to traditional pesticides as a result of pesticdes' abuse. Compared with traditional formulations, nano-pesticides have superior antimicrobial performance and are environmentally friendly. Zn-based nanoparticles (NPs) have shown their potential as strong antipathogen activity. However, their full potential has not been demonstrated yet. Here, we analyzed the prerequisites for the use of Zn-based NPs as nano-pesticides in agriculture including both intrinsic properties of the materials and environmental conditions. We also summarized the mechanisms of Zn-based NPs against phytopathogens including direct and indirect strategies to alleviate plant disease stress. Finally, the current challenges and future directions are highlighted to advance our understanding of this field and guide future studies.
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- Weichen Zhao
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK; Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; China Agricultural University Professor Workstation of Yuhuangmiao Town, Shanghe County, Jinan, Shandong, China; China Agricultural University Professor Workstation of Sunji Town, Shanghe County, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Beig B, Niazi MBK, Jahan Z, Zia M, Shah GA, Iqbal Z, Douna I. Facile coating of micronutrient zinc for slow release urea and its agronomic effects on field grown wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:155965. [PMID: 35588805 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Slow release urea has been widely tested in recent past as an effective method to enhance the crop productivity with fewer environmental concerns. However, very few research studies have been performed using micronutrients as a source of slow release of urea nitrogen. A laboratory and field study were carried out to check the agronomic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles and its bulk salt coatings on urea prills on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Different concentrations of zinc oxide nanoparticles (0.25, 0.5 and 4% elemental zinc) were coated on urea prills to slow down the release rate. Bulk zinc oxide salt (ZnO) with similar concentrations was also used in parallel to make a comparison between nano and bulk salt. The SEM of zinc oxide nanoparticles clearly depicted zinc oxide nanoparticles size within a range of 50-90 nm. The XRD and FTIR spectrums also showed its characteristics peak at designated positions. Field study revealed than 0.5% zinc oxide nanoparticles coated urea boosted the crop growth and yield in comparison to the bulk zinc oxide coated urea having similar zinc concentrations, i.e., 0.25%, 0.5% and 4% elemental zinc. The plant parameters like plant height, root length, root volume, grain yield and dry matter weight were significantly increased due to application of zinc oxide nanoparticles.
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- Bilal Beig
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Research and Development Department, Fauji Fertilizer Company Limited, Head Office 156-The Mall, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Murree Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 10370, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakisatan
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Jariwala H, Santos RM, Lauzon JD, Dutta A, Wai Chiang Y. Controlled release fertilizers (CRFs) for climate-smart agriculture practices: a comprehensive review on release mechanism, materials, methods of preparation, and effect on environmental parameters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:53967-53995. [PMID: 35624378 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20890-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Fertilizers play an essential role in increasing crop yield, maintaining soil fertility, and provide a steady supply of nutrients for plant requirements. The excessive use of conventional fertilizers can cause environmental problems associated with nutrient loss through volatilization in the atmosphere, leaching to groundwater, surface run-off, and denitrification. To mitigate environmental issues and improve the longevity of fertilizer in soil, controlled release fertilizers (CRFs) have been developed. The application of CRFs can reduce the loss of nutrients, provide higher nutrient use efficiency, and improve soil health simultaneously to achieve the goals of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. The major findings of this review paper are (1) CRFs can prevent direct exposure of fertilizer granule to soil and prevent loss of nutrients such as nitrate and nitrous oxide emissions; (2) CRFs are less affected by the change in environmental parameters, and that can increase longevity in soil compared to conventional fertilizers; and (3) CRFs can maintain required soil nitrogen levels, increase water retention, reduce GHG emissions, lead to optimum pH for plant growth, and increase soil organic matter content. This paper could give good insights into the ongoing development and future perspectives of CRFs for CSA practices.
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- Hiral Jariwala
- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Environmental Science, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada
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- School of Engineering, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
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Kapoor P, Dhaka RK, Sihag P, Mehla S, Sagwal V, Singh Y, Langaya S, Balyan P, Singh KP, Xing B, White JC, Dhankher OP, Kumar U. Nanotechnology-enabled biofortification strategies for micronutrients enrichment of food crops: Current understanding and future scope. NANOIMPACT 2022; 26:100407. [PMID: 35594741 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Nutrient deficiency in food crops severely compromises human health, particularly in under privileged communities. Globally, billions of people, particularly in developing nations, have limited access to nutritional supplements and fortified foods, subsequently suffering from micronutrient deficiency leading to a range of health issues. The green revolution enhanced crop production and provided food to billions of people but often falls short with respect to the nutritional quality of that food. Plants may assimilate nutrients from synthetic chemical fertilizers, but this approach generally has low nutrient delivery and use efficiency. Further, the overexposure of chemical fertilizers may increase the risk of neoplastic diseases, render food crops unfit for consumption and cause environmental degradation. Therefore, to address these challenges, more research is needed for sustainable crop yield and quality enhancement with minimum use of chemical fertilizers. Complex nutritional disorders and 'hidden hunger' can be addressed through biofortification of food crops. Nanotechnology may help to improve food quality via biofortification as plants may readily acquire nanoparticle-based nutrients. Nanofertilizers are target specific, possess controlled release, and can be retained for relatively long time periods, thus prevent leaching or run-off from soil. This review evaluates the recent literature on the development and use of nanofertilizers, their effects on the environment, and benefits to food quality. Further, the review highlights the potential of nanomaterials on plant genetics in biofortification, as well as issues of affordability, sustainability, and toxicity.
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- Prexha Kapoor
- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Chemistry & Centre for Bio-Nanotechnology, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Genetics and Plant Breeding, College of Agriculture, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India
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- Department of Botany, Deva Nagri P.G. College, CCS University Meerut, 245206, India
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- Biophysics Unit, College of Basic Sciences & Humanities, GB Pant University of Agriculture & Technology, Pantnagar 263145, India; Vice-Chancellor's Secretariat, Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University, Bareilly 243001, India
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT 06504, USA
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Biotechnology & Bioinformatics, College of Biotechnology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar 125004, India.
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Wang D, Saleh NB, Byro A, Zepp R, Sahle-Demessie E, Luxton TP, Ho KT, Burgess RM, Flury M, White JC, Su C. Nano-enabled pesticides for sustainable agriculture and global food security. NATURE NANOTECHNOLOGY 2022; 17:347-360. [PMID: 35332293 PMCID: PMC9774002 DOI: 10.1038/s41565-022-01082-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Achieving sustainable agricultural productivity and global food security are two of the biggest challenges of the new millennium. Addressing these challenges requires innovative technologies that can uplift global food production, while minimizing collateral environmental damage and preserving the resilience of agroecosystems against a rapidly changing climate. Nanomaterials with the ability to encapsulate and deliver pesticidal active ingredients (AIs) in a responsive (for example, controlled, targeted and synchronized) manner offer new opportunities to increase pesticidal efficacy and efficiency when compared with conventional pesticides. Here, we provide a comprehensive analysis of the key properties of nanopesticides in controlling agricultural pests for crop enhancement compared with their non-nanoscale analogues. Our analysis shows that when compared with non-nanoscale pesticides, the overall efficacy of nanopesticides against target organisms is 31.5% higher, including an 18.9% increased efficacy in field trials. Notably, the toxicity of nanopesticides toward non-target organisms is 43.1% lower, highlighting a decrease in collateral damage to the environment. The premature loss of AIs prior to reaching target organisms is reduced by 41.4%, paired with a 22.1% lower leaching potential of AIs in soils. Nanopesticides also render other benefits, including enhanced foliar adhesion, improved crop yield and quality, and a responsive nanoscale delivery platform of AIs to mitigate various pressing biotic and abiotic stresses (for example, heat, drought and salinity). Nonetheless, the uncertainties associated with the adverse effects of some nanopesticides are not well-understood, requiring further investigations. Overall, our findings show that nanopesticides are potentially more efficient, sustainable and resilient with lower adverse environmental impacts than their conventional analogues. These benefits, if harnessed appropriately, can promote higher crop yields and thus contribute towards sustainable agriculture and global food security.
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- Dengjun Wang
- Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, US Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK, USA.
- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, USA.
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- Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
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- Antimicrobials Division, Office of Pesticide Programs, US Environmental Protection Agency, Arlington, VA, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, USA
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- Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI, USA
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- Center for Environmental Measurement and Modeling, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Narragansett, RI, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Washington State University, Puyallup and Pullman, WA, USA
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- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Center for Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response, Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Ada, OK, USA.
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Xu X, Zhao C, Qian K, Sun M, Hao Y, Han L, Wang C, Ma C, White JC, Xing B. Physiological responses of pumpkin to zinc oxide quantum dots and nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 296:118723. [PMID: 34952181 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The present study investigated that the potential of soil or foliar applied 15 mg/L zinc oxide quantum dots (ZnO QD, 11.7 nm) to enhance pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata Duch.) growth and biomass in comparison with the equivalent concentrations of other sizes of ZnO particles, ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs, 43.3 nm) and ZnO bulk particles (ZnO BPs, 496.7 nm). In addition, ZnSO4 was used to set a Zn2+ ionic control. For foliar exposure, ZnO QD increased dry mass by 56% relative to the controls and values were 17.3% greater than that of the ZnO NPs particles. The cumulative water loss in the ZnO QD treatment was 10% greater than with ZnO NPs, suggesting that QD could better enhance pumpkin growth. For the root exposure, biomass and accumulative water loss equivalent across all Zn treatments. No adverse effects in terms of pigment (chlorophyll and anthocyanin) contents were evident across all Zn types regardless exposure routes. Foliar exposure to ZnO QD caused 40% increases in shoot Zn content as compared to the control; the highest Zn content was evident in the Zn2+ ionic treatment, although this did not lead to growth enhancement. In addition, the shoot and root content of other macro- and micro-nutrients were largely equivalent across all the treatments. The contents of other nutritional compounds, including amino acids, total protein and sugar, were also significantly increased by foliar exposure of ZnO QD. The total protein in the ZnO QD was 53% higher than the ZnO particle treatments in the root exposure group. Taken together, our findings suggest that ZnO QDs have significant potential as a novel and sustainable nano-enabled agrichemical and strategies should be developed to optimize benefit conferred to amended crops.
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- Xinxin Xu
- 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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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, 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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- 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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- 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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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, 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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- The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, USA
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Kandhol N, Jain M, Tripathi DK. Nanoparticles as potential hallmarks of drought stress tolerance in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13665. [PMID: 35279848 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Plants are inevitably exposed to drought stress limiting their growth and causing yield loss, thus inciting food crises across the world. Nanoparticles (NPs) are regarded as effective and promising tools for modulation of crop yield to overcome current and future constraints in sustainable agricultural production by upgrading the plant tolerance mechanism under abiotic stress conditions, including drought. NPs exhibit alleviating effects against drought stress via induction of physiological and biochemical readjustments accompanied by modulation of gene expression involved in drought response/tolerance. NPs ameliorate drought-induced reduction in carbon assimilation via increasing the photosynthetic activity. The improved root growth, upregulation of aquaporins, modification of intracellular water metabolism, accumulation of compatible solutes and ion homeostasis are the major mechanisms used by NPs to mitigate the osmotic stress caused by water deficit. NPs reduce water loss from leaves through stomatal closure due to fostered abscisic acid (ABA) accumulation and ameliorate oxidative stress damage by reducing reactive oxygen species and activating the antioxidant defense system. This review provides an evolutionary foundation regarding drought stress in plant life and summarizes the interactions between NPs and plants under drought. The subsequent impact of NPs on plant development and productivity and recent nanobiotechnological approaches to improve drought stress resilience are presented. On the whole, this review highlights the significance of NPs in dealing with the global problem of water scarcity faced by farmers.
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- Nidhi Kandhol
- Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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- School of Computational & Integrative Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
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- Crop Nanobiology and Molecular Stress Physiology Lab, Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India
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Natasha N, Shahid M, Bibi I, Iqbal J, Khalid S, Murtaza B, Bakhat HF, Farooq ABU, Amjad M, Hammad HM, Niazi NK, Arshad M. Zinc in soil-plant-human system: A data-analysis review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 808:152024. [PMID: 34871690 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Zinc (Zn) plays an important role in the physiology and biochemistry of plants due to its established essentiality and toxicity for living beings at certain Zn concentration i.e., deficient or toxic over the optimum range. Being a vital cofactor of important enzymes, Zn participates in plant metabolic processes therefore, alters the biophysicochemical processes mediated by Zn-related enzymes/proteins. Excess Zn can provoke oxidative damage by enhancing the levels of reactive radicals. Hence, it is imperative to monitor Zn levels and associated biophysicochemical roles, essential or toxic, in the soil-plant interactions. This data-analysis review has critically summarized the recent literature of (i) Zn mobility/phytoavailability in soil (ii) molecular understanding of Zn phytouptake, (iii) uptake and distribution in the plants, (iv) essential roles in plants, (v) phyto-deficiency and phytotoxicity, (vi) detoxification processes to scavenge Zn phytotoxicity inside plants, and (vii) associated health hazards. The review especially compares the essential, deficient and toxic roles of Zn in biophysicochemical and detoxification processes inside the plants. To conclude, this review recommends some Zn-related research perspectives. Overall, this review reveals a thorough representation of Zn bio-geo-physicochemical interactions in soil-plant system using recent data.
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- Natasha Natasha
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan.
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Vehari 61100, Pakistan
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- Department of Agronomy, Muhammad Nawaz Shreef University of Agriculture, Multan 66000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad, 44000, Pakistan
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Sharma P, Urfan M, Anand R, Sangral M, Hakla HR, Sharma S, Das R, Pal S, Bhagat M. Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using Eucalyptus lanceolata leaf litter: characterization, antimicrobial and agricultural efficacy in maize. PHYSIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF PLANTS : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2022; 28:363-381. [PMID: 35400882 PMCID: PMC8943116 DOI: 10.1007/s12298-022-01136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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UNLABELLED In the present study, green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) using Eucalyptus lanceolatus (leaf litter) extract was explored after characterization with UV spectrophotometery, Fourier Transform Infrared analysis, X-ray diffraction and TEM studies. ZnO NPs stability was ensured with - 32.1 mV zeta potential, while TEM showed ZnO NP as hexagonal structure (100 nm). In vitro antimicrobial activity showed potential of ZnO NP against pathogens causing diseases in maize plants. Both in vitro and in vivo studies of ZnO NP and ZnSO4 (200 ppm and 400 ppm) over a two year period (2019, 2020) were conducted on Zea mays L. var. PG2458. ZnO NP seed priming improved seed vigor index, germination percentage, shoot and root length and fresh biomass. Foliar application improved stem diameter and leaf surface area. Physiological status was relatively better, while reproductive attributes got altered to guide resource allocation for better cob growth and biomass with ZnO NP. Leaf, cob, grain and total Zn was maximum for 200 ppm ZnO NP. Translocation of Zn from leaf to cob and cob to grain was faster for ZnO NP compared to ZnSO4. Higher concentration (400 ppm) of ZnO NPs and ZnSO4 proved phytotoxic for plant growth attributes. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12298-022-01136-0.
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- Pooja Sharma
- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- Department of Crop Physiology, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, 78501 India
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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- School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu, 180006 India
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Ghani MI, Saleem S, Rather SA, Rehmani MS, Alamri S, Rajput VD, Kalaji HM, Saleem N, Sial TA, Liu M. Foliar application of zinc oxide nanoparticles: An effective strategy to mitigate drought stress in cucumber seedling by modulating antioxidant defense system and osmolytes accumulation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 289:133202. [PMID: 34890613 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.133202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Drought is a major environmental threat that affects plant growth and productivity. Strategies to mitigate the detrimental impacts of drought stress on plants are under scrutiny. Nanotechnology is considered an effective tool in resolving a wide range of environmental issues by offering novel and pragmatic solutions. A pot experiment was performed to determine the efficacy of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) as a foliar application (25 mg L-1 and 100 mg L-1) on the growth performance of cucumber subjected to drought stress. Applied ZnO NPs under normal conditions resulted in significant growth and biomass enhancement while reducing drought-induced decline. Photosynthetic pigments, photosynthesis, and PSII activity enhanced due to ZnO NPs application, attaining maximal values at 100 mg L-1 of ZnO NPs. Drought stress restricted growth and biomass buildup in cucumber seedlings by stimulating oxidative stress, which was manifested to excessive buildup of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and peroxidation, thereby decreasing membrane functioning. Plants exposed to ZnO NPs exhibited a reduction in ROS accumulation and lipid peroxidation. The substantial reduction in oxidative damage was manifested with the enhancement of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant components. The phenol and mineral contents were reduced due to drought stress. In addition, the content of proline, glycine betaine, free amino acids, and sugars increased due to ZnO NPs under normal and drought conditions. Furthermore, the drought-induced decline in the content of phenol and mineral nutrients was mitigated by ZnO NPs foliar application. These findings reveal that exogenous ZnO NPs application may be a pragmatic option in dealing with the drought stress of cucumber seedlings.
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- Muhammad Imran Ghani
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Horticulture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, China
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- StateKey Laboratory of Biocontrol and Guangdong Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China
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- School of Environment and Ecology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xian, 710129, China
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, 344090, Russia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Institute of Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences SGGW, Warsaw, Poland; Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, 05-090, Raszyn, Poland
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- College of Agronomy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China; Scientific Laboratory of Heyang Agricultural Environment and Farmland Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Northwest A&F University, Heyang, Shaanxi, 714000, China.
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Sarraf M, Vishwakarma K, Kumar V, Arif N, Das S, Johnson R, Janeeshma E, Puthur JT, Aliniaeifard S, Chauhan DK, Fujita M, Hasanuzzaman M. Metal/Metalloid-Based Nanomaterials for Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Overview of the Mechanisms. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:plants11030316. [PMID: 35161297 PMCID: PMC8839771 DOI: 10.3390/plants11030316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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In agriculture, abiotic stress is one of the critical issues impacting the crop productivity and yield. Such stress factors lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane damage, and other plant metabolic activities. To neutralize the harmful effects of abiotic stress, several strategies have been employed that include the utilization of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are now gaining attention worldwide to protect plant growth against abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, extreme temperatures, flooding, etc. However, their behavior is significantly impacted by the dose in which they are being used in agriculture. Furthermore, the action of nanomaterials in plants under various stresses still require understanding. Hence, with this background, the present review envisages to highlight beneficial role of nanomaterials in plants, their mode of action, and their mechanism in overcoming various abiotic stresses. It also emphasizes upon antioxidant activities of different nanomaterials and their dose-dependent variability in plants' growth under stress. Nevertheless, limitations of using nanomaterials in agriculture are also presented in this review.
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- Mohammad Sarraf
- Department of Horticulture Science, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz 71987-74731, Iran;
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- Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida 201313, India;
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- Department of Botany, Government Degree College, Ramban 182144, India;
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- D. D. Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India; (N.A.); (D.K.C.)
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, Kolkata 700019, India;
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Kozhikode 673635, India; (R.J.); (E.J.); (J.T.P.)
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Kozhikode 673635, India; (R.J.); (E.J.); (J.T.P.)
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- Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Division, Department of Botany, University of Calicut, C.U. Campus P.O., Kozhikode 673635, India; (R.J.); (E.J.); (J.T.P.)
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- Photosynthesis Laboratory, Department of Horticulture, Aburaihan Campus, University of Tehran, Tehran 33916-53755, Iran;
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- D. D. Pant Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj 211002, India; (N.A.); (D.K.C.)
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- Laboratory of Plant Stress Responses, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University, Miki-cho, Kita-gun, Kagawa 761-0795, Japan
- Correspondence: (M.F.); (M.H.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
- Correspondence: (M.F.); (M.H.)
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Ahmad S, Mfarrej MFB, El-Esawi MA, Waseem M, Alatawi A, Nafees M, Saleem MH, Rizwan M, Yasmeen T, Anayat A, Ali S. Chromium-resistant Staphylococcus aureus alleviates chromium toxicity by developing synergistic relationships with zinc oxide nanoparticles in wheat. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 230:113142. [PMID: 34990991 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.113142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is a toxic heavy metal that contaminates soil and water resources after its discharge from different industries. It can act as carcinogen and mutagen for biological systems. Microbe-assisted phytoremediation is one of the most emergent and environment friendly technique used for detoxification of Cr from Cr-contaminated soils. In this study, wheat as a test crop was grown under varying stress levels (0, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg) of Cr in a pot experiment under a complete randomized design. Alleviative role of Staphylococcus aureus strain K1 was assessed by applying as a treatment in different combinations of zinc oxide nanoparticles (0, 50, 100 mg/L). Growth and yield attributes data presented nurturing impact of bacterial inoculation and ZnO NPs in improvement of wheat defense system by decreasing Cr toxicity. Increase in chlorophyll and carotenoids contents, antioxidant enzymes (SOD, POD, APX, CAT) activities and nutrient uptake also confirmed the mitigative potential of bacterial inoculation when applied solely or in combination with ZnO NPs. The Cr accumulation in different parts of plant was significantly reduced with the application of NPs and S. aureus strain K1. Taken together, the results showed that combined application of Staphylococcus aureus strain K1 and ZnO NPs detoxifies the effects of Cr on wheat plants and boosts its growth, physiology and defense system.
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- Shoaib Ahmad
- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Abu Dhabi 144534, United Arab Emirates
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- Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta 31527, Egypt
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- Department of Microbiology, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Tabuk University, Tabuk 71421, Saudi Arabia
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan.
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- Soil & Water Testing Laboratory, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Jhang Road, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan.
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Guha T, Gopal G, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Fe 3O 4-urea nanocomposites as a novel nitrogen fertilizer for improving nutrient utilization efficiency and reducing environmental pollution. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 292:118301. [PMID: 34626716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Almost 81% of nitrogen fertilizers are applied in form of urea but most of it is lost due to volatilization and leaching leading to environmental pollution. In this regard, slow-release nano fertilizers can be an effective solution. Here, we have synthesized different Fe3O4-urea nanocomposites with Fe3O4 NPs: urea ratio (1:1, 1:2, 1:3) ie. NC-1, 2, and 3 respectively, and checked their efficacy for growth and yield enhancement. Oryza sativa L. cv. Swarna seedlings were treated with different NCs for 14 days in hydroponic conditions and significant up-regulation of photosynthetic efficiency and nitrogen metabolism were observed due to increased availability of nitrogen and iron. The discriminant functional analysis confirmed that the NC3 treatment yielded the best results so further gene expression studies were performed for NC-3 treated seedlings. Significant changes in expression profiles of ammonia and nitrate transporters indicated that NC-3 treatment enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) due to sustained slow release of urea. From pot experiments, we found significant enhancement of growth, grain nutrient content, and NUE in NC supplemented sets. 1.45 fold increase in crop yield was achieved when 50% N was supplemented in form of NC-3 and the rest in form of ammonium nitrate. NC supplementation can also play a vital role in minimizing the use of bulk N fertilizers because, when 75% of the recommended N dose was supplied in form of NC-3, 1.18 fold yield enhancement was found. Thus our results highlight that, slow-release NC-3 can play a major role in increasing the NUE of rice.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India.
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Tryfon P, Kamou NN, Mourdikoudis S, Karamanoli K, Menkissoglu-Spiroudi U, Dendrinou-Samara C. CuZn and ZnO Nanoflowers as Nano-Fungicides against Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum: Phytoprotection, Translocation, and Impact after Foliar Application. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7600. [PMID: 34947215 PMCID: PMC8708589 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Inorganic nanoparticles (INPs) have dynamically emerged in plant protection. The uptake of INPs by plants mostly depends on the size, chemical composition, morphology, and the type of coating on their surface. Herein, hybrid ensembles of glycol-coated bimetallic CuZn and ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) have been solvothermally synthesized in the presence of DEG and PEG, physicochemically characterized, and tested as nano-fungicides. Particularly, nanoflowers (NFs) of CuZn@DEG and ZnO@PEG have been isolated with crystallite sizes 40 and 15 nm, respectively. Organic coating DEG and PEG (23% and 63%, respectively) was found to protect the NFs formation effectively. The CuZn@DEG and ZnO@PEG NFs revealed a growth inhibition of phytopathogenic fungi Botrytis cinerea and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum in a dose-dependent manner with CuZn@DEG NFs being more efficient against both fungi with EC50 values of 418 and 311 μg/mL respectively. Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) plants inoculated with S. sclerotiorum were treated with the NFs, and their antifungal effect was evaluated based on a disease index. Plants sprayed with ZnO@PEG NFs showed a relatively higher net photosynthetic (4.70 μmol CO2 m-2s-1) and quantum yield rate (0.72) than with CuZn@DEG NFs (3.00 μmol CO2 m-2s-1 and 0.68). Furthermore, the penetration of Alizarin Red S-labeled NFs in plants was investigated. The translocation from leaves to roots through the stem was evident, while ZnO@PEG NFs were mainly trapped on the leaves. In all cases, no phytotoxicity was observed in the lettuce plants after treatment with the NFs.
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- Panagiota Tryfon
- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Pesticide Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Biophysics Group, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK;
- UCL Healthcare Biomagnetics and Nanomaterials Laboratories, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS, UK
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, School of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Pesticide Science Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture Forestry and Natural Environment, School of Agriculture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece;
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Khan MK, Pandey A, Hamurcu M, Gezgin S, Athar T, Rajput VD, Gupta OP, Minkina T. Insight into the Prospects for Nanotechnology in Wheat Biofortification. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10111123. [PMID: 34827116 PMCID: PMC8614867 DOI: 10.3390/biology10111123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2021] [Revised: 10/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Simple Summary Wheat is a major crop consumed by a large population of the world. Hence, increasing its nutritional value can largely handle the malnutrition issues of the growing population. In the past few decades, different biofortification techniques including conventional breeding, transgenic approach, and agronomic biofortification have been largely employed for increasing the nutrient content in wheat grains. However, all of these techniques have their own drawbacks such as environmental hazards, long time requirement, reduced acceptability etc. Thus, nanobiofortification of wheat crop has gained interest as an efficient alternative strategy to achieve nutritional gains. However, there is still a long way forward to effectively utilize nanotechnology for wheat nutritional development. In this scenario, a review on the current advancement in wheat nanobiofortification is highly required so that the lacking points in this research area can be identified and accomplished. However, such a review article has been missing so far. This review describes the progress in the use of nanomaterials for wheat biofortification till date. It will help the scientific community to identify the lack in this research area and widely implement the nanotechnology to biofortify wheat crops. Abstract The deficiency of nutrients in food crops is a major issue affecting the health of human beings, mainly in underdeveloped areas. Despite the development in the methods of food fortification, several barriers such as lack of proper regulations and smaller public-private partnerships hinder its successful implementation in society. Consequently, genetic and agronomic biofortification has been suggested as the potential techniques for fortifying the nutrients in diets. However, the time-consuming nature and restricted available diversity in the targeted crop gene pool limit the benefits of genetic biofortification. In agronomic biofortification, organic fertilizers face the problem of prolonged duration of nutrients release and lesser content of minerals; while in inorganic fertilizers, the large-sized fertilizers (greater than 100 nm) suffer from volatilization and leaching losses. The application of nanotechnology in agriculture holds enormous potential to cope with these challenges. The utility of nanomaterials for wheat biofortification gains its importance by supplying the appropriate dose of fertilizer at the appropriate time diminishing the environmental concerns and smoothening the process of nutrient uptake and absorption. Wheat is a major crop whose nano-biofortification can largely handle the issue of malnutrition and nutrients deficiency in human beings. Though several research experiments have been conducted at small levels to see the effects of nano-biofortification on wheat plants, a review article providing an overview of such studies and summarizing the benefits and outcomes of wheat nano-biofortification is still lacking. Although a number of review articles are available on the role of nanotechnology in wheat crop, these are mostly focused on the role of nanoparticles in alleviating biotic and abiotic stress conditions in wheat. None of them focused on the prospects of nanotechnology for wheat biofortification. Hence, in this review for the first time, the current advancement in the employment of different nanotechnology-based approaches for wheat biofortification has been outlined. Different strategies including the supply of nano-based macro- and micronutrients that have shown promising results for wheat improvement have been discussed in detail. Understanding several aspects related to the safe usage of nanomaterials and their future perspectives may enhance their successful utilization in terms of economy and fulfillment of nutritional requirements following wheat nano-biofortification.
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- Mohd. Kamran Khan
- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya 42079, Turkey; (M.H.); (S.G.)
- Correspondence: or (M.K.K.); or (A.P.); Tel.: +90-33222332934 (M.K.K. & A.P.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya 42079, Turkey; (M.H.); (S.G.)
- Correspondence: or (M.K.K.); or (A.P.); Tel.: +90-33222332934 (M.K.K. & A.P.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya 42079, Turkey; (M.H.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Selcuk University, Konya 42079, Turkey; (M.H.); (S.G.)
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.)
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- ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Karnal 132001, India;
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- Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia; (V.D.R.); (T.M.)
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Zhao X, Chen Y, Li H, Lu J. Influence of seed coating with copper, iron and zinc nanoparticles on growth and yield of tomato. IET Nanobiotechnol 2021; 15:674-679. [PMID: 34694722 PMCID: PMC8675844 DOI: 10.1049/nbt2.12064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Neutral nanoparticles (NPs) of copper (Cu), iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) are widely used in agriculture. Polymer seed coating with different metal NPs may supply important nutrients during plant growth and consequently enhances yields. In this research, three kinds of metal NPs were conducted to optimize the optimal concentration through seed coating for improving plant growth and productivity of tomato. Seeds of Venice tomato cultivars were coated by polymer‐based mixture with different concentrations of Cu, Fe and Zn NPs, respectively. At harvest, seed germination, internode length, average weight of single fruit, yield and fruit shape index were measured. When compared with control, the internode length increased by 7.3% and 6.8% with low concentration of Fe NPs and Zn NPs, respectively. The average weight per fruit improved over control by 10.2% and 7.5% with low concentration of Cu NPs and Fe NPs, respectively. The yield with low concentration of Cu NPs and Fe NPs increased the yield by 10.7% and 6.5% compared with control. These results indicated that polymer seed coating with low concentration of metal NPs may promote the uptake of some nutrient and thus improve the productivity of tomato.
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- Xiaoqiang Zhao
- Shenzhou Space Biology Science and Technology Corporation, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhou Space Biology Science and Technology Corporation, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhou Space Biology Science and Technology Corporation, Ltd, Beijing, China
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- Shenzhou Space Biology Science and Technology Corporation, Ltd, Beijing, 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: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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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Engineering Climate-Change-Resilient Crops: New Tools and Approaches. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22157877. [PMID: 34360645 PMCID: PMC8346029 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22157877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Environmental adversities, particularly drought and nutrient limitation, are among the major causes of crop losses worldwide. Due to the rapid increase of the world's population, there is an urgent need to combine knowledge of plant science with innovative applications in agriculture to protect plant growth and thus enhance crop yield. In recent decades, engineering strategies have been successfully developed with the aim to improve growth and stress tolerance in plants. Most strategies applied so far have relied on transgenic approaches and/or chemical treatments. However, to cope with rapid climate change and the need to secure sustainable agriculture and biomass production, innovative approaches need to be developed to effectively meet these challenges and demands. In this review, we summarize recent and advanced strategies that involve the use of plant-related cyanobacterial proteins, macro- and micronutrient management, nutrient-coated nanoparticles, and phytopathogenic organisms, all of which offer promise as protective resources to shield plants from climate challenges and to boost stress tolerance in crops.
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Coping with the Challenges of Abiotic Stress in Plants: New Dimensions in the Field Application of Nanoparticles. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10061221. [PMID: 34203954 PMCID: PMC8232821 DOI: 10.3390/plants10061221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Abiotic stress in plants is a crucial issue worldwide, especially heavy-metal contaminants, salinity, and drought. These stresses may raise a lot of issues such as the generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane damage, loss of photosynthetic efficiency, etc. that could alter crop growth and developments by affecting biochemical, physiological, and molecular processes, causing a significant loss in productivity. To overcome the impact of these abiotic stressors, many strategies could be considered to support plant growth including the use of nanoparticles (NPs). However, the majority of studies have focused on understanding the toxicity of NPs on aquatic flora and fauna, and relatively less attention has been paid to the topic of the beneficial role of NPs in plants stress response, growth, and development. More scientific attention is required to understand the behavior of NPs on crops under these stress conditions. Therefore, the present work aims to comprehensively review the beneficial roles of NPs in plants under different abiotic stresses, especially heavy metals, salinity, and drought. This review provides deep insights about mechanisms of abiotic stress alleviation in plants under NP application.
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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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Staroń A, Długosz O. Antimicrobial properties of nanoparticles in the context of advantages and potential risks of their use. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2021; 56:680-693. [PMID: 33979267 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.1917936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 04/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The popularity of nanotechnology results from the possibility of obtaining materials that have better chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, or optical properties. Nano-sized materials are characterized by an increased surface area, which improves their chemical reactivity and mobility. Due to their enhanced reactivity and appropriately small size, some nanoparticles are used as antimicrobial and antifungal agents. Nanoparticles exhibit antimicrobial potential through multifaceted mechanisms. The adhesion of nanoparticles to microbial cells, and reactive oxygen species, and their penetration inside the cells, have been recognized as the most prominent modes of antimicrobial action. This review presents the mechanism of action of nanometals and oxide nanoparticles used as antimicrobials and the mechanisms of bacterial resistance to the toxic effects of nanoparticles. The article presents methods of forming microorganism resistance to the toxic effects of nanoparticles and the negative impact of nanoparticles on human health.
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- Anita Staroń
- Department of Engineering and Chemical Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland
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- Department of Engineering and Chemical Technology, Cracow University of Technology, Cracow, Poland
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Giroto AS, do Valle SF, Guimarães GGF, Jablonowski ND, Ribeiro C, Mattoso LHC. Different Zn loading in Urea-Formaldehyde influences the N controlled release by structure modification. Sci Rep 2021; 11:7621. [PMID: 33828167 PMCID: PMC8027403 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87112-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Nitrogen fertilization has been a critical factor for high crop productivity, where urea is currently the most used N source due to its high concentration and affordability. Nevertheless, urea fast solubilization leads to frequent losses and lower agronomic efficiency. The modification of urea structure by condensation with formaldehyde has been proposed to improve nutrient uptake by plants and to reduce environmental losses. Herein we show that the co-formulation with Zn strongly modifies the N release (in lab conditions) and, more important, the Zn source—ZnSO4 or ZnO—has a critical role. Urea–formaldehyde (UF) served as a matrix for the zinc sources, and chemical characterizations revealed that Zn particles influenced the length of the polymeric chain formation. Release tests in an aqueous medium showed that the UF matrix favors ZnO release and, on the other hand, delays ZnSO4 delivery. Soil incubation with the fertilizer composites proved the slow-release of N from UF, is ideal for optimizing nutritional efficiency. Our results indicated that the ZnO-UF system has beneficial effects for both nutrients, i.e., reduces N volatilization and increases Zn release.
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- Amanda S Giroto
- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, XV Novembro Street, CP: 741, São Carlos, SP, 13560-206, Brazil
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, XV Novembro Street, CP: 741, São Carlos, SP, 13560-206, Brazil.,Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, Washington Luiz Highway, km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Agricultural Research and Rural Extension Company of Santa Catarina, 6800 Highway, Antônio Heil, Itajaí, Santa Catarina, 88318112, Brazil
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Science, 52425, Jülich, Germany.
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, XV Novembro Street, CP: 741, São Carlos, SP, 13560-206, Brazil.
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- National Nanotechnology Laboratory for Agribusiness (LNNA), Embrapa Instrumentação, XV Novembro Street, CP: 741, São Carlos, SP, 13560-206, Brazil
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Kaur H, Manna M, Thakur T, Gautam V, Salvi P. Imperative role of sugar signaling and transport during drought stress responses in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 171:833-848. [PMID: 33583052 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Revised: 01/31/2021] [Accepted: 02/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Cellular sugar status is essentially maintained during normal growth conditions but is impacted negatively during various environmental perturbations. Drought presents one such unfavorable environmental cue that hampers the photosynthetic fixation of carbon into sugars and affects their transport by lowering the cellular osmotic potential. The transport of cellular sugar is facilitated by a specific set of proteins known as sugar transporters. These transporter proteins are the key determinant of influx/ efflux of various sugars and their metabolite intermediates that support the plant growth and developmental process. Abiotic stress and especially drought stress-mediated injury results in reprogramming of sugar distribution across the cellular and subcellular compartments. Here, we have reviewed the imperative role of sugar accumulation, signaling, and transport under typical and atypical stressful environments. We have discussed the physiological effects of drought on sugar accumulation and transport through different transporter proteins involved in monosaccharide and disaccharide sugar transport. Further, we have illustrated sugar-mediated signaling and regulation of sugar transporter proteins along with the overall crosstalk of this signaling with the phytohormone module of abiotic stress response under osmotic stress. Overall, the present review highlights the critical role of sugar transport, distribution and signaling in plants under drought stress conditions.
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- Harmeet Kaur
- Plant Molecular Biology, ICAR-National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology, National Institute of Plant Genome Research, New Delhi, India
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- Agriculture Biotechnology Department, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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- Centre of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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- Agriculture Biotechnology Department, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute, Mohali, India
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Knijnenburg JTN, Kasemsiri P, Amornrantanaworn K, Suwanree S, Iamamornphan W, Chindaprasirt P, Jetsrisuparb K. Entrapment of nano-ZnO into alginate/polyvinyl alcohol beads with different crosslinking ions for fertilizer applications. Int J Biol Macromol 2021; 181:349-356. [PMID: 33781815 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.03.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Zinc oxide nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) are attractive as fertilizer materials but high concentrations may negatively affect the environment. To reduce their dispersion in the environment we entrapped nano-ZnO in biodegradable polymer beads consisting of alginate and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The alginate/PVA/ZnO beads were prepared via ionotropic gelation using two different crosslinking ions (Ca2+ and Zn2+), and the effect of alginate crosslinking ion and PVA content on bead structure, water absorption, water retention and zinc release was investigated. The pure CaAlg and ZnAlg beads demonstrated a poor water absorption and retention, which were strongly enhanced by the incorporation of PVA into the beads. The continuous Zn release was measured in a sand column, and it was found that the Zn-crosslinked beads rapidly released high concentrations of Zn followed by a more gradual Zn release, whereas Ca alginates showed only a gradual Zn release. The Zn dissolution kinetics could be tuned by the crosslinking ion composition. The prepared nano-ZnO-containing alginate/PVA beads may be attractive for Zn fertilizer applications under water-limited conditions.
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- Jesper T N Knijnenburg
- International College, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Department of Chemical Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Department of Civil Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Sustainable Infrastructure Research and Development Center, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; Department of Chemical Engineering, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.
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Singh H, Sharma A, Bhardwaj SK, Arya SK, Bhardwaj N, Khatri M. Recent advances in the applications of nano-agrochemicals for sustainable agricultural development. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2021; 23:213-239. [PMID: 33447834 DOI: 10.1039/d0em00404a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Modern agricultural practices have triggered the process of agricultural pollution. This process can cause the degradation of eco-systems, land, and environment owing to the modern-day by-products of agriculture. The substantial use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and, contaminated water for irrigation cause further damage to agriculture. The current scenario of the agriculture and food sector has therefore become unsustainable. Nanotechnology has provided innovative and resourceful frontiers to the agriculture sector by contributing practical applications in conventional agricultural ways and practices. There is a large possibility that agri-nanotechnology can have a significant impact on the sustainable agriculture and crop growth. Recent research has shown the potential of nanotechnology in improving the agriculture sector by enhancing the efficiency of agricultural inputs and providing solutions to agricultural problems for improving food productivity and security. The prospective use of nanoscale agrochemicals such as nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, nanosensors, and nanoformulations in agriculture has transformed traditional agro-practices, making them more sustainable and efficient. However, the application of these nano-products in real field situations raises concern about nanomaterial safety, exposure levels, and toxicological repercussions to the environment and human health. The present review gives an insight into recent advancements in nanotechnology-based agrochemicals that have revolutionized the agriculture sector. Further, the implementation barriers related to the nanomaterial use in agriculture, their commercialization potential, and the need for policy regulations to assess possible nano-agricultural risks are also discussed.
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- Harpreet Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Amesys India, Cross Road No. 4, Near Geeta Gopal Bhawan, Ambala Cantt-133001, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Foliar Application of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Promotes Drought Stress Tolerance in Eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.). PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10020421. [PMID: 33672429 PMCID: PMC7926631 DOI: 10.3390/plants10020421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2021] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Water shortage and salinity are major challenges for sustaining global food security. Using nutrients in the nano-scale formulation including zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) is a novel fertilization strategy for crops. In this study, two field-based trials were conducted during 2018 and 2019 to examine the influence of three ZnO NP concentrations (0, 50, and 100 ppm) in eggplant grown under full irrigation (100 of crop evapotranspiration; ETc) and drought stress (60% of ETc). Plant growth, yield, water productivity (WP), physiology, biochemistry, and anatomy responses were evaluated. Drought stress significantly decreased membrane stability index (MSI), relative water content (RWC), and photosynthetic efficiency, thus hampered eggplant growth and yield. In contrast, exogenous ZnO NP to water-stressed eggplant resulted in increased RWC and MSI associated with improved stem and leaf anatomical structures and enhanced photosynthetic efficiency. Under drought stress, supplementation of 50 and 100 ppm ZnO NP improved growth characteristics and increased fruit yield by 12.2% and 22.6%, respectively, compared with fully irrigated plants and nonapplied ZnO NP. The highest water productivity (WP) was obtained when eggplant was irrigated with 60% ETc and foliarly treated with 50 or 100 ppm of ZnO NP, which led to 50.8–66.1% increases in WP when compared with nontreated fully irrigated plants. Collectively, these findings demonstrated that foliar spraying ZnO NP gives the utility for alleviating drought stress effects on eggplant cultivated in saline soil.
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Bhatia R, Gulati D, Sethi G. Biofilms and nanoparticles: applications in agriculture. Folia Microbiol (Praha) 2021; 66:159-170. [PMID: 33528768 DOI: 10.1007/s12223-021-00851-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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A profound need to explore eco-friendly methods to practice sustainable agriculture leads to the research and exploration of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs). Biofilms are assemblages of microbial communities within a self-secreted exopolymeric matrix, adhering to different biotic and abiotic surfaces and performing a variety of desired and undesired functions. Biofilm formation by PGPRs is governed by effective root colonization of the host plant in providing plant growth promotion and stress management. Biofilms can also provide a suitable environment for the synthesis and entrapment of nanoparticles. Together, nanoparticles and PGPRs may contribute towards biocontrol and crop management. This review discusses the significance of biofilms in agriculture and their confluence with different types of nanoparticles for plant protection and improved crop production.
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- Ranjana Bhatia
- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, University Institute of Engineering and Technology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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