There is plenty of room at the plant science: A review of nanoparticles applied to plant cultures

Abstract

Because of the revolution in plant science studies, driven by nanotechnology, with the development of the concept as precision farming, which utilises, among others, nanoparticles (NP) as sensors, nano‐encapsulated fertilisers, among others, the accurate understanding of how NPs affect a plant culture becomes of paramount importance. In this way, this review addresses not only fundamental and important aspects regarding NP production and characterisation, emphasising up‐to‐date developments for these tasks, but also discusses the most recent results in terms of NP internalisation into a plant, to enlarge the comprehension of the interaction between NPs and plants. Because there is a broad horizon opened regarding nanotechnology applied to plant science, this review also presents some possible trends, indicating that there is still plenty of room for future developments. It is also an open field for more work on the effects of NPs on stress responses in plants.

Fractionation and preconcentration of silver nanoparticles at environmentally relevant concentrations through induced eco-corona formation and spICP-MS characterization

“…9,10 For environmental matrices such as oceans and river waters, the main entrance of NPs occurs through different unintentional pathways, such as wastewater treatment effluent discharge, the application of solid waste in soils, which can cause the NPs to leach into natural waters, [9][10][11] and also through wet and dry deposition. 12 Intentional exposure, for example, the application of nano-fertilisers and nano-pesticides 4,10 or environmental remediation and disinfection, 13 can enhance the number of AgNPs in soil and aquatic matrices, making them the ultimate sink for NPs. 3 The presence of AgNPs in environmental waters has shown potential bioaccumulation and toxic effects for different trophic levels.…”

There Is Plenty of Room in Plant Science: Nanobiotechnology as an Emerging Area Applied to Somatic Embryogenesis

“…Nanotechnology is defined as the science, engineering, and technology conducted at the nanoscale, which is about 1–100 nm, and it is applied to diverse scientific areas, including the application of nanostructures in agriculture . Once biotechnology also explores the engineering integrated with biology and natural science to produce new and valuable bioproducts, then a perfect synergism can be found in a convergence between nanotechnology and biotechnology, giving rise to a new field of science known as nanobiotechnology, which introduces special physicochemical and biological properties of nanostructures …”

The microwave-assisted synthesis of silica nanoparticles and their applications in a soy plant culture

“…Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly developing areas of science, 1,2 which can be explained by the global industrial revolution of the 21 st century. [3][4][5][6] At present, this is a leading technology within a diversity of research areas and interdisciplinary elds [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] enabling testing, controlling, regulating, modifying, processing, producing, and using structures in which at least one of the dimensions does not exceed 100 nanometers.…”