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Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?

There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this article, we reviewed the recent development and potential benefits derived from the use of nanofertilizers (NF...

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Autores principales: Seleiman, Mahmoud F., Almutairi, Khalid F., Alotaibi, Majed, Shami, Ashwag, Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed, Battaglia, Martin Leonardo
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33375026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10010002
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author Seleiman, Mahmoud F.
Almutairi, Khalid F.
Alotaibi, Majed
Shami, Ashwag
Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed
Battaglia, Martin Leonardo
author_facet Seleiman, Mahmoud F.
Almutairi, Khalid F.
Alotaibi, Majed
Shami, Ashwag
Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed
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description There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this article, we reviewed the recent development and potential benefits derived from the use of nanofertilizers (NFs) in modern agriculture. NFs have the potential to promote sustainable agriculture and increase overall crop productivity, mainly by increasing the nutrient use efficiency (NUE) of field and greenhouse crops. NFs can release their nutrients at a slow and steady pace, either when applied alone or in combination with synthetic or organic fertilizers. They can release their nutrients in 40–50 days, while synthetic fertilizers do the same in 4–10 days. Moreover, NFs can increase the tolerance of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, the advantages of NFs over synthetic fertilizers, as well as the different types of macro and micro NFs, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the application of NFs in smart sustainable agriculture and the role of NFs in the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stress on plants is presented. Though NF applications may have many benefits for sustainable agriculture, there are some concerns related to the release of nanoparticles (NPs) from NFs into the environment, with the subsequent detrimental effects that this could have on both human and animal health. Future research should explore green synthesized and biosynthesized NFs, their safe use, bioavailability, and toxicity concerns.
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spelling pubmed-78220312021-01-23 Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use? Seleiman, Mahmoud F. Almutairi, Khalid F. Alotaibi, Majed Shami, Ashwag Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed Battaglia, Martin Leonardo Plants (Basel) Review There is a need for a more innovative fertilizer approach that can increase the productivity of agricultural systems and be more environmentally friendly than synthetic fertilizers. In this article, we reviewed the recent development and potential benefits derived from the use of nanofertilizers (NFs) in modern agriculture. NFs have the potential to promote sustainable agriculture and increase overall crop productivity, mainly by increasing the nutrient use efficiency (NUE) of field and greenhouse crops. NFs can release their nutrients at a slow and steady pace, either when applied alone or in combination with synthetic or organic fertilizers. They can release their nutrients in 40–50 days, while synthetic fertilizers do the same in 4–10 days. Moreover, NFs can increase the tolerance of plants against biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, the advantages of NFs over synthetic fertilizers, as well as the different types of macro and micro NFs, are discussed in detail. Furthermore, the application of NFs in smart sustainable agriculture and the role of NFs in the mitigation of biotic and abiotic stress on plants is presented. Though NF applications may have many benefits for sustainable agriculture, there are some concerns related to the release of nanoparticles (NPs) from NFs into the environment, with the subsequent detrimental effects that this could have on both human and animal health. Future research should explore green synthesized and biosynthesized NFs, their safe use, bioavailability, and toxicity concerns. MDPI 2020-12-22 /pmc/articles/PMC7822031/ /pubmed/33375026 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10010002 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Almutairi, Khalid F.
Alotaibi, Majed
Shami, Ashwag
Alhammad, Bushra Ahmed
Battaglia, Martin Leonardo
Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?
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title_full Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?
title_fullStr Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?
title_full_unstemmed Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?
title_short Nano-Fertilization as an Emerging Fertilization Technique: Why Can Modern Agriculture Benefit from Its Use?
title_sort nano-fertilization as an emerging fertilization technique: why can modern agriculture benefit from its use?
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7822031/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33375026
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants10010002
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