Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture

Pramanik, Pragati; Krishnan, P.; Maity, Aniruddha; Mridha, Nilimesh; Mukherjee, Anirban; Rai, Vikas

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-26668-4_9

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“…The field of nanotechnology is one of the zestful areas of research in modern material sciences and acquiring energy because of its capacity to change metals into nanoparticles. The nanotechnology field is growing steadily and creating an impact in all arenas of human life including agriculture, medicine, textiles, electronics, and pharmaceuticals [ 1 ]. Nanoparticles display totally novel and further developed properties dependent on explicit attributes such as size, dispersion, and morphology, typically groups of atoms in the size scope of 1–100 nm.…”

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“…e nanotechnology field is growing steadily and creating an impact in all arenas of human life including agriculture, medicine, textiles, electronics, and pharmaceuticals [1]. Nanoparticles display totally novel and further developed properties dependent on explicit attributes such as size, dispersion, and morphology, typically groups of atoms in the size scope of 1-100 nm.…”

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Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Buchanania lanzan Spreng and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi

Purohit

Sharma

Ramakrishnan

et al. 2022

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications

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Nanoparticles show the multidisciplinary versatile utility and are gaining the prime place in various fields, such as medicine, electronics, pharmaceuticals, electrical designing, cosmetics, food industries, and agriculture, due to their small size and large surface to volume ratio. Biogenic or green synthesis methods are environmentally friendly, economically feasible, rapid, free of organic solvents, and reliable over conventional methods. Plant extracts are of incredible potential in the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles owing to their bountiful availability, stabilizing, and reducing ability. In the present study, the aqueous leaf extract of Buchanania lanzan Spreng was mixed with 0.5 mM silver nitrate and incubated at 70°C for 1 h and synthesized a good quantity of AgNPs. The synthesized AgNPs were characterized using UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffractometry (XRD), dynamic light scattering (DLS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The maximum absorption of UV-visible spectra was obtained in the range of 420–430 nm. Furthermore, SEM and TEM results inferred that the size of the particles were 23–62 nm, spherical, crystalline, uniformly distributed, and negatively charged with the zeta potential of −27.6 mV. In addition, the antifungal activities of the AgNPs were evaluated against two phytopathogenic fungi Rhizoctonia solani and Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici in vitro using poison food techniques on PDA media. The maximum rate of mycelia inhibition was found in 150 ppm concentration of AgNPs against both phytopathogenic fungi.

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Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Buchanania lanzan Spreng and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi

Purohit

Sharma

Ramakrishnan

et al. 2022

Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications

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“…The evolution of nanotechnology in the past decade has revolutionized genetic engineering technologies for both animals and plants. 14 In the field of plant genetic engineering, many processes have been developed to protect crops against pests and pathogens. A variety of nanoplatforms, commonly studied for applications in the fields of materials, electronic devices, and medicine, have been attracting interest for applications in agriculture.…”

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“…The evolution of nanotechnology in the past decade has revolutionized genetic engineering technologies for both animals and plants . In the field of plant genetic engineering, many processes have been developed to protect crops against pests and pathogens.…”

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Nanocarrier-Mediated Delivery of miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas for Plant Protection: Current Trends and Future Directions

Mujtaba

Wang

Carvalho

et al. 2021

ACS Agric. Sci. Technol.

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Current trends in plant genetic transformation technologies, i.e., designing and applying molecules like miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas, largely enable researchers to target specific sites in the plant genome to avert the growing biotic and abiotic threats to plants. However, the delivery of these molecules through conventional techniques brings an array of drawbacks such as low efficiency due to the cell wall barrier, tissue damage that leads to browning or necrosis, degradation of these biomolecules by physiological conditions (high temperature, harsh pH, and light), and plant-specific protocols. The advancements in nanotechnology offer an excellent alternative for the safe and highly efficient delivery of biomolecules such as miRNA, CRISPR-Cas, and RNAi without damaging the plant tissues. Nanoparticle (polymeric, metallic, magnetic, silica, carbon, etc.)-based delivery of biomolecules can be efficiently utilized especially for plant protection applications. Herein, we present a comprehensive overview of current trends (with a focus on the previous five years) in nanoparticle-based delivery of miRNA, RNAi, CRISPR-Cas and simillar biomolecules for plant protection applications. In addition, a future perspective focuses on the research gaps and unexplored potentials of nanoparticles for the delivery of biomolecules.

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“…Nanoparticles are commonly less than 100 nm in size in the conversion zone between separate molecules and the consistent majority materials, where they exert mutually helpful and harmful effects on living cells [15]. Untreated release of nano-elements into the soil or growth medium is anticipated to fertilize the soil or growing media and prevent eutrophication and pollution of freshwater resources [20]. Crop productivity has increased significantly as a result of the use of chemical nutrition.…”

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Interactive Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation with Nano Boron, Zinc, and Molybdenum Fertilization on Stevioside Contents of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, L.) Plants

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Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, L.) is receiving increasing global interest as a diabetes-focused herb associated with zero-calorie stevioside sweetener glycoside production. This study was conducted to determine whether the arbuscular mycorrhiza (AM), as a biofertilizer integrated with nano boron (B), zinc (Zn), and molybdenum (Mo), would improve stevia growth and stevioside content. A factorial experiment with four replicates was conducted to evaluate the effect of AM at 0, 150, and 300 spore/g soil and three nano microelements B at 100 mg/L, Zn at 100 mg/L, and Mo at 40 mg/L on growth performance, stevioside, mineral contents, and biochemical contents of stevia. Results indicated that the combination of AM at 150 and B at 100 mg/L significantly increased plant height, number of leaves, fresh and dry-stem, and herbal g/plant during the 2019 and 2020 growing seasons. Chlorophyll content was increased by the combination between AM at 150 spore/g soil and B at 100 mg/L during both seasons. Stevioside content in leaves was increased by AM at 150 spore/g soil and B at 100 mg/L during the second season. In addition, N, P, K, Zn, and B in the leaf were increased by applying the combination of AM and nano microelements. Leaf bio constituent contents were increased with AM at 150 spore/g soil and B at 100 mg/L during both seasons. The application of AM and nano B can be exploited for high growth, mineral, and stevioside contents as a low-calorie sweetener product in stevia.

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Application of Nanotechnology in Agriculture

Cited by 47 publications

References 79 publications

Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Buchanania lanzan Spreng and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi

Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles (AgNPs) Using Aqueous Leaf Extract of Buchanania lanzan Spreng and Evaluation of Their Antifungal Activity against Phytopathogenic Fungi

Nanocarrier-Mediated Delivery of miRNA, RNAi, and CRISPR-Cas for Plant Protection: Current Trends and Future Directions

Interactive Effects of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Inoculation with Nano Boron, Zinc, and Molybdenum Fertilization on Stevioside Contents of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana, L.) Plants

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