Healthy soils form the core of sustainable agriculture, ensuring future food security across the globe. The indiscriminate usage of inorganic fertilizers on agricultural lands over a longer period paved the way for soil fertility deterioration. The integration of nanoparticles (NPs) into the plant’s physiology confirms the excellent functioning of the inner plant metabolism, which presents transformative opportunities for boosting crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, soil health, and reducing environmental pollution. In Climate-resilient agriculture practices, the Foliar application of nanofertilizers holds a promising potential for alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants and enabling targeted nutrient supply to crops. NPs can reach the unreached area of plant metabolism, increasing their nutrient use efficiency. The multifaceted challenges faced by the current agricultural scenario could be addressed by nanoparticles, a key to unlocking the next-level agricultural revolution and bridging the gaps between theoretical technological innovation and ecological sustainability to usher in an era of agriculture, one that is globally sustainable and resilient. This chapter explores the types of nanoparticles and their multifaceted role in innovative agricultural practices, specifically focusing on their potential to address global challenges such as soil degradation and climate change, and also briefly showing their challenges and future perspectives.

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Impact of Nanoparticles in Sustainable Agriculture

  • Abishek John Prince,
  • Jhonson Raju Sankati,
  • David Jesse,
  • Muthukumaran Shanmugam,
  • Balamurugan Rengasamy

摘要

Healthy soils form the core of sustainable agriculture, ensuring future food security across the globe. The indiscriminate usage of inorganic fertilizers on agricultural lands over a longer period paved the way for soil fertility deterioration. The integration of nanoparticles (NPs) into the plant’s physiology confirms the excellent functioning of the inner plant metabolism, which presents transformative opportunities for boosting crop productivity, nutrient use efficiency, soil health, and reducing environmental pollution. In Climate-resilient agriculture practices, the Foliar application of nanofertilizers holds a promising potential for alleviating biotic and abiotic stresses in plants and enabling targeted nutrient supply to crops. NPs can reach the unreached area of plant metabolism, increasing their nutrient use efficiency. The multifaceted challenges faced by the current agricultural scenario could be addressed by nanoparticles, a key to unlocking the next-level agricultural revolution and bridging the gaps between theoretical technological innovation and ecological sustainability to usher in an era of agriculture, one that is globally sustainable and resilient. This chapter explores the types of nanoparticles and their multifaceted role in innovative agricultural practices, specifically focusing on their potential to address global challenges such as soil degradation and climate change, and also briefly showing their challenges and future perspectives.