Nanotechnologies and Omics: A Way Forward

The demand in the food supply is increasing due to a growing population. Climate changeClimate change has been a challenge for humans to produce enough food from crops. A wide range of abioticBiotic stress and biotic stressesAbiotic stress adversely affect the crop's productivity due to climate changeClimate change factorsFactors. For example, salinitySalinity stressStress can disrupt the waterWater balance of plants, hindering their ability to absorb waterWater and causing water stress. In addition, drought stressDrought stress can affect a plant's ability to absorb nutrientsNutrients from the soilSoil. Hence, many approaches have been taken to address these challenges towards improving crop productivityProductivity. NanotechnologyNanotechnology and omicsOmics are emerging fieldsField that contribute to improving crop traitsTraits and productivityProductivity and producing sufficient and highly nutritious food. This synergy enables the developmentDevelopment of crops with resistance and high toleranceTolerance toBiotic stress abiotic and biotic stressAbiotic stress responses, safeguarding food securityFood security. In this chapter, we provide an overview of nanotechnologyNanotechnology and omics together with their recent findings where these two fieldsField are used in agricultureAgriculture to improve crop traitsTraits (i.e., resistance or toleranceTolerance to conditions ofAbiotic stress abiotic and biotic stressesBiotic stress), to investigate the healthHealth and quality of soil as well as to monitor the crop's conditions. Finally, the multidisciplinary approach (i.e., informatics) is also highlighted to bridge the gap in applying nanotechnologyNanotechnology and omicsOmics that has the potential to improve productivityProductivity of crop and sustainabilitySustainability in the future.