Agronano-mediated applications for the alleviation of stress and boosting of crop health for the future of smart high-yield agriculture

Abstract

Nanotechnology acquired prominence in the third decade of the twenty-first century due to its rapid growth and widespread application in a variety of disciplines, including medical science, the pharmaceutical business, energy conservation, and the food industry. Nanotechnology (NT) is the study and application of nanomaterials (NMs), which range in size from 0.1 to 100 nm. Sustainable agriculture is critical for the growing civilization and its massive population. The goal of nanomaterials (NMs) in agriculture is to protect crops from a variety of pests, microbial diseases, and fungal diseases while reducing the amount of toxic chemicals that are spread, minimizing nutrient losses in fertilization, and increasing yielding capacity through the use of nanochemicals, nanopesticides, and nanofertilizers without decontaminating agricultural land or irrigation water. Nanotechnology has the ability to sense crop health and monitor soil quality in agricultural regions. Researchers have discovered that a number of nanoparticles, including Cu, Zn, Ni, ZnO, Fe, Ag, Al, TiO₂, and Al₂O₃, have deleterious effects on plant development, metabolism, and stress regulation. In addition to investigating how nanoparticles (NPs) help to regulate oxidative stress—the generation of excessive amounts of ROS—and other types of abiotic stress in plant cells, this study focuses on the current benefits and applications of nanotechnology for the improvement of sustainable agriculture. However, nanoparticles have been shown to be non-regulatory for earthworms and some beneficial rhizosperic bacterial populations. Thus, judicious application of nanoparticles is strongly advised to improve plant immunity without hampering the overall homeostasis of environment.

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