Nanomaterials and nanotechnology for the delivery of agrochemicals: strategies towards sustainable agriculture

Nanomaterials (NMs) have received considerable attention in the field of agrochemicals due to their special properties, such as small particle size, surface structure, solubility and chemical composition. The application of NMs and nanotechnology in agrochemicals dramatically overcomes the defects o...

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Published in:Journal of nanobiotechnology Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 11 - 19
Main Authors: An, Changcheng, Sun, Changjiao, Li, Ningjun, Huang, Bingna, Jiang, Jiajun, Shen, Yue, Wang, Chong, Zhao, Xiang, Cui, Bo, Wang, Chunxin, Li, Xingye, Zhan, Shenshan, Gao, Fei, Zeng, Zhanghua, Cui, Haixin, Wang, Yan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London BioMed Central 04.01.2022
BioMed Central Ltd
Springer Nature B.V
BMC
Subjects:
Agricultural chemicals
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Agriculture - methods
Agrochemicals
Bioavailability
Biotechnology
Chemical composition
Chemical pest control
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Environmental aspects
Environmental impact
Fertilizers
Food security
Gene expression
Growth regulators
Herbicides
Hydrogels
Management
Molecular Medicine
Nanoformulations
Nanomaterials
Nanoparticles
Nanostructured materials
Nanostructures
Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology - methods
Nucleic acids
Pesticides
Photolysis
Physiology
Plant growth
Pollution control
Productivity
Review
Rice
Surface structure
Sustainability
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Development
Towards nanotechnology in agrifood sciences
China
Nanomaterials
Nanoformulations
Sustainable agriculture
Agrochemicals
Nanotechnology
ISSN:1477-3155, 1477-3155
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Summary:Nanomaterials (NMs) have received considerable attention in the field of agrochemicals due to their special properties, such as small particle size, surface structure, solubility and chemical composition. The application of NMs and nanotechnology in agrochemicals dramatically overcomes the defects of conventional agrochemicals, including low bioavailability, easy photolysis, and organic solvent pollution, etc. In this review, we describe advances in the application of NMs in chemical pesticides and fertilizers, which are the two earliest and most researched areas of NMs in agrochemicals. Besides, this article concerns with the new applications of NMs in other agrochemicals, such as bio-pesticides, nucleic acid pesticides, plant growth regulators (PGRs), and pheromone. We also discuss challenges and the industrialization trend of NMs in the field of agrochemicals. Constructing nano-agrochemical delivery system via NMs and nanotechnology facilitates the improvement of the stability and dispersion of active ingredients, promotes the precise delivery of agrochemicals, reduces residual pollution and decreases labor cost in different application scenarios, which is potential to maintain the sustainability of agricultural systems and improve food security by increasing the efficacy of agricultural inputs. Graphical Abstract
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ISSN:1477-3155
1477-3155
DOI:10.1186/s12951-021-01214-7