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nanotechnology in the fortification of plant nutrients and improvement of crop production. Appl Sci 9:499
Erisman JW, Sutton MA, Galloway J, Klimont Z, Winiwarter W (2008)
How a century of ammonia synthesis changed the world. Nat
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Etxeberria E, Gonzalez P, Bhattacharya P, Sharma P, Ke PC (2016)
Determining the size exclusion for nanoparticles in citrus leaves.
Hort Sci 51:732–737
Hall L, Beckie H, Wolf T (1999) How herbicides work: biology to
application. Alberta agriculture, food and rural development.
Publishing Branch, Alberta, United States, pp 10–12
Hasaneen MNA, Abdel-Aziz HMM, El-Bialy DMA, Omer AM (2014)
Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles for loading with NPK
fertilizer. Afr J Biotechnol 13:3158–3164
Hayles J, Johnson L, Worthley C, Losic D (2017) Nanopesticides: a
review of current research and perspectives. In: Grumezescu AM
(ed) New pesticides and soil sensors. Academic Press, Massachusetts, United States, pp 193–225
Hong J, Peralta-Videa JR, Rico C, Sahi S, Viveros MN, Bartonjo J,
Zhao L, Gardea-Torresde JL (2014) Evidence of translocation and
physiological impacts of foliar applied CeO 2 nanoparticles on
cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants. Environ Sci Technol 48:4376–
4385
Hussaini SZ, Shaker M, Iqbal MA (2013) Isolation of fungal isolates
for degradation of selected pesticides. Bull Env Pharmacol Life Sci
2:50–53
Mahil EIT, Kumar BNA (2019) Foliar application of nanofertilizers in
agricultural crops—a review. J Farm Sci 32:239–249
Kah M, Hofmann T (2014) Nanopesticide research: current trends and
future priorities. Environ Int 63:224–235
Khodakovskaya MV, De Silva K, Biris AS, Dervishi E, Villagarcia H
(2012) Carbon nanotubes induce growth enhancement of tobacco
cells. ACS Nano 6:2128–2135
Kookana RS, Boxall AB, Reeves PT, Ashauer R, Beulke S,
Chaudhry Q, Cornelis G, Fernandes TF, Gan J, Kah M, Lynch I,
Ranville J, Sinclair C, Spurgeon D, Tiede K, Brink PJV (2014)
Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of
environmental risks. J Agric Food Chem 62:4227–4240
Kottegoda N, Munaweera I, Madusanka N, Karunaratne V (2011) A
green slow-release fertilizer composition based on urea-modified
hydroxyapatite nanoparticles encapsulated wood. Curr Sci 73–78
Kottegoda N, Sandaruwan C, Priyadarshana G, Siriwardhana A,
Rathnayake UA, Berugoda Arachchige DM, Kumarasinghe AR,
Dahanayake D, Karunaratne V, Amaratunga GA (2017)
Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrids for slow release of nitrogen.
ACS Nano 11:1214–1221
Manjunatha SB, Biradar DP, Aladakatti YR (2016) Nanotechnology
and its applications in agriculture: a review. J Farm Sci 29:1–13
Oerke EC (2006) Crop losses to pests. J Agric Sci 144:1–43
Pandya IY (2018) Pesticides and their applications in agriculture.
Asian J Appl Sci Technol 2:894–900
Poddar K, Vijayan J, Ray S, Adak T (2018) Nanotechnology for
sustainable agriculture. In: Singh RL, Mondal S (eds) Biotechnology
for sustainable agriculture-emerging approaches and strategies.
Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp 281–303
Pradhan S, Patra P, Das S, Chandra S, Mitra S, Dey KK, Akbar S,
Palit P, Goswami A (2013) Photochemical modulation of biosafe
manganese nanoparticles on Vigna radiata: a detailed molecular,
biochemical, and biophysical study. Environ Sci Technol
47:13122–13131
Prasad R, Bhattacharyya A, Nguyen QD (2017) Nanotechnology in
sustainable agriculture: recent developments, challenges, and perspectives. Front Microbiol 8:1014
Qureshi A, Singh DK, Dwivedi S (2018) Nano-fertilizers: a novel way
for enhancing nutrient use efficiency and crop productivity. Int J
Curr Microbiol App Sci 7:3325–3335
Rico CM, Majumdar S, Duarte-Gardea M, Peralta-Videa JR,
Gardea-Torresdey JL (2011) Interaction of nanoparticles with
edible plants and their possible implications in the food chain.
J Agr Food Chem 59:3485–3498
Rico CM, Lee SC, Rubenecia R, Mukherjee A, Hong J, Peralta-Videa
JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2014) Cerium oxide nanoparticles impact
yield and modify nutritional parameters in wheat (Triticum aestivum
L.). J Agr Food Chem 62:9669–9675
Savci S (2012) An agricultural pollutant: chemical fertilizer. IJESD
3:73
Schmidt J, Shaskus M, Estenik J, Oesch C, Khidekel R, Boyer G
(2013) Variations in the microcystin content of different fish species
collected from a eutrophic lake. Toxins 5:992–1009
Shang Y, Hasan M, Ahammed GJ, Li M, Yin H, Zhou J (2019)
Applications of nanotechnology in plant growth and crop protection: a review. Molecules 24:2558
Sherwani SI, Arif IA, Khan HA (2015) Modes of action of different
classes of herbicides. In: Price A, Kelton J, Sarunaite L (eds) Herbicides: physiology of action and safety. InTech Open, Rijeka,
Croatia, pp 165–186
Shukla P, Chaurasia P, Younis K, Qadri OS, Faridi SA, Srivastava G
(2019) Nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture: studies from seed
priming to post-harvest management. Nanotech Environ Eng 4:11
Sun Y, Liang J, Tang L, Li H, Zhu Y, Jiang D, Song B, Chen M,
Zeng G (2019) Nano-pesticides: a great challenge for biodiversity?
Nano Today 28:100757
Suppan S (2017) Applying nanotechnology to fertilizer: rationales,
research, risks and regulatory challenges. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally, Brazil. https://
www.iatp.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/2017_10_10_
Nanofertilizer_SS_f.pdf
Tripathi M, Kumar S, Kumar A, Tripathi P, Kumar S (2018)
Agro-nanotechnology: a future technology for sustainable agriculture. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 7:196–200
Vishwakarma K, Upadhyay N, Kumar N, Tripathi DK, Chauhan DK,
Sharma S, Sahi S (2018) Potential applications and avenues of
nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture. In: Tripathi DK,
Ahmad P, Sharma S, Chauhan DK, Dubey NK (eds) Nanomaterials
in plants, algae, and microorganisms. Academic Press, Massachusetts, United States, pp 473–500
Wang WN, Tarafdar JC, Biswas P (2013) Nanoparticle synthesis and
delivery by an aerosol route for watermelon plant foliar uptake.
J Nanopart Res 15:1417
Zhang W (2018) Global pesticide use: profile, trend, cost/benefit and
more. Proc IAEES 8:1
Nano-fertilizers and Nano-pesticides as Promoters of Plant …
163
nanotechnology in the fortification of plant nutrients and improvement of crop production. Appl Sci 9:499
Erisman JW, Sutton MA, Galloway J, Klimont Z, Winiwarter W (2008)
How a century of ammonia synthesis changed the world. Nat
Geosci 1:636
Etxeberria E, Gonzalez P, Bhattacharya P, Sharma P, Ke PC (2016)
Determining the size exclusion for nanoparticles in citrus leaves.
Hort Sci 51:732–737
Hall L, Beckie H, Wolf T (1999) How herbicides work: biology to
application. Alberta agriculture, food and rural development.
Publishing Branch, Alberta, United States, pp 10–12
Hasaneen MNA, Abdel-Aziz HMM, El-Bialy DMA, Omer AM (2014)
Preparation of chitosan nanoparticles for loading with NPK
fertilizer. Afr J Biotechnol 13:3158–3164
Hayles J, Johnson L, Worthley C, Losic D (2017) Nanopesticides: a
review of current research and perspectives. In: Grumezescu AM
(ed) New pesticides and soil sensors. Academic Press, Massachusetts, United States, pp 193–225
Hong J, Peralta-Videa JR, Rico C, Sahi S, Viveros MN, Bartonjo J,
Zhao L, Gardea-Torresde JL (2014) Evidence of translocation and
physiological impacts of foliar applied CeO 2 nanoparticles on
cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants. Environ Sci Technol 48:4376–
4385
Hussaini SZ, Shaker M, Iqbal MA (2013) Isolation of fungal isolates
for degradation of selected pesticides. Bull Env Pharmacol Life Sci
2:50–53
Mahil EIT, Kumar BNA (2019) Foliar application of nanofertilizers in
agricultural crops—a review. J Farm Sci 32:239–249
Kah M, Hofmann T (2014) Nanopesticide research: current trends and
future priorities. Environ Int 63:224–235
Khodakovskaya MV, De Silva K, Biris AS, Dervishi E, Villagarcia H
(2012) Carbon nanotubes induce growth enhancement of tobacco
cells. ACS Nano 6:2128–2135
Kookana RS, Boxall AB, Reeves PT, Ashauer R, Beulke S,
Chaudhry Q, Cornelis G, Fernandes TF, Gan J, Kah M, Lynch I,
Ranville J, Sinclair C, Spurgeon D, Tiede K, Brink PJV (2014)
Nanopesticides: guiding principles for regulatory evaluation of
environmental risks. J Agric Food Chem 62:4227–4240
Kottegoda N, Munaweera I, Madusanka N, Karunaratne V (2011) A
green slow-release fertilizer composition based on urea-modified
hydroxyapatite nanoparticles encapsulated wood. Curr Sci 73–78
Kottegoda N, Sandaruwan C, Priyadarshana G, Siriwardhana A,
Rathnayake UA, Berugoda Arachchige DM, Kumarasinghe AR,
Dahanayake D, Karunaratne V, Amaratunga GA (2017)
Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrids for slow release of nitrogen.
ACS Nano 11:1214–1221
Manjunatha SB, Biradar DP, Aladakatti YR (2016) Nanotechnology
and its applications in agriculture: a review. J Farm Sci 29:1–13
Oerke EC (2006) Crop losses to pests. J Agric Sci 144:1–43
Pandya IY (2018) Pesticides and their applications in agriculture.
Asian J Appl Sci Technol 2:894–900
Poddar K, Vijayan J, Ray S, Adak T (2018) Nanotechnology for
sustainable agriculture. In: Singh RL, Mondal S (eds) Biotechnology
for sustainable agriculture-emerging approaches and strategies.
Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, United Kingdom, pp 281–303
Pradhan S, Patra P, Das S, Chandra S, Mitra S, Dey KK, Akbar S,
Palit P, Goswami A (2013) Photochemical modulation of biosafe
manganese nanoparticles on Vigna radiata: a detailed molecular,
biochemical, and biophysical study. Environ Sci Technol
47:13122–13131
Prasad R, Bhattacharyya A, Nguyen QD (2017) Nanotechnology in
sustainable agriculture: recent developments, challenges, and perspectives. Front Microbiol 8:1014
Qureshi A, Singh DK, Dwivedi S (2018) Nano-fertilizers: a novel way
for enhancing nutrient use efficiency and crop productivity. Int J
Curr Microbiol App Sci 7:3325–3335
Rico CM, Majumdar S, Duarte-Gardea M, Peralta-Videa JR,
Gardea-Torresdey JL (2011) Interaction of nanoparticles with
edible plants and their possible implications in the food chain.
J Agr Food Chem 59:3485–3498
Rico CM, Lee SC, Rubenecia R, Mukherjee A, Hong J, Peralta-Videa
JR, Gardea-Torresdey JL (2014) Cerium oxide nanoparticles impact
yield and modify nutritional parameters in wheat (Triticum aestivum
L.). J Agr Food Chem 62:9669–9675
Savci S (2012) An agricultural pollutant: chemical fertilizer. IJESD
3:73
Schmidt J, Shaskus M, Estenik J, Oesch C, Khidekel R, Boyer G
(2013) Variations in the microcystin content of different fish species
collected from a eutrophic lake. Toxins 5:992–1009
Shang Y, Hasan M, Ahammed GJ, Li M, Yin H, Zhou J (2019)
Applications of nanotechnology in plant growth and crop protection: a review. Molecules 24:2558
Sherwani SI, Arif IA, Khan HA (2015) Modes of action of different
classes of herbicides. In: Price A, Kelton J, Sarunaite L (eds) Herbicides: physiology of action and safety. InTech Open, Rijeka,
Croatia, pp 165–186
Shukla P, Chaurasia P, Younis K, Qadri OS, Faridi SA, Srivastava G
(2019) Nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture: studies from seed
priming to post-harvest management. Nanotech Environ Eng 4:11
Sun Y, Liang J, Tang L, Li H, Zhu Y, Jiang D, Song B, Chen M,
Zeng G (2019) Nano-pesticides: a great challenge for biodiversity?
Nano Today 28:100757
Suppan S (2017) Applying nanotechnology to fertilizer: rationales,
research, risks and regulatory challenges. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works locally and globally, Brazil. https://
www.iatp.org/sites/default/files/2017-10/2017_10_10_
Nanofertilizer_SS_f.pdf
Tripathi M, Kumar S, Kumar A, Tripathi P, Kumar S (2018)
Agro-nanotechnology: a future technology for sustainable agriculture. Int J Curr Microbiol App Sci 7:196–200
Vishwakarma K, Upadhyay N, Kumar N, Tripathi DK, Chauhan DK,
Sharma S, Sahi S (2018) Potential applications and avenues of
nanotechnology in sustainable agriculture. In: Tripathi DK,
Ahmad P, Sharma S, Chauhan DK, Dubey NK (eds) Nanomaterials
in plants, algae, and microorganisms. Academic Press, Massachusetts, United States, pp 473–500
Wang WN, Tarafdar JC, Biswas P (2013) Nanoparticle synthesis and
delivery by an aerosol route for watermelon plant foliar uptake.
J Nanopart Res 15:1417
Zhang W (2018) Global pesticide use: profile, trend, cost/benefit and
more. Proc IAEES 8:1
Nano-fertilizers and Nano-pesticides as Promoters of Plant …
163