Phytonanotechnology Application for Sustainable Agriculture

Ragini Sharma, Abhishek Singh, Vishnu D. Rajput, Karen Ghazarayan, Pradeep Kumar, Madhu Kamle

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Abstract

As the world’s climate continues to shift rapidly, farmers are facing increasingly volatile and severe weather, resulting in a negative impact on crop yields. Consequently, the application of cutting-edge nanotechniques in plants, known as phytonanotechnology, is useful and important for long-lasting crop production. Phytonanotechnology is a reasonably emerging topic that can give the opportunity to help agricultural systems keep up with the everincreasing demands for sustainably produced food. By enabling the targeted delivery of biomolecules like proteins and nucleotides, and the regulated use of agrochemicals, phytonanotechnology has the capacity to change traditional farming methods such as fertilizers and pesticides. By making plants more resilient to environmental challenges and increasing nutrient uptake, we can boost crop yields with a greater understanding of interactions between plants and nanoparticles (NPs). Nanoliposomes, nanoemulsions, edible coatings, and other types of NPs are among the possibilities available for the postharvest preservation of crops. Photonanotechnology is also well established as a sustainable tool to engineer contemporary agriculture practices.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSmart Technologies in Sustainable Agriculture
Subtitle of host publicationCurrent and Future Prospects
PublisherApple Academic Press
Pages297-311
Number of pages15
ISBN (Electronic)9781040051597
ISBN (Print)9781774916889
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2025
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • abiotic stresses
  • Cas
  • CRISPR
  • genome
  • nanoparticles
  • phytonanotechnology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Computer Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Earth and Planetary Sciences
  • General Energy

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