Department of Horticulture, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Yuhangtang Road 866, Hangzhou 310058, China.
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh.
Molecules. 2019 Jul 13;24(14):2558. doi: 10.3390/molecules24142558.
In the era of climate change, global agricultural systems are facing numerous, unprecedented challenges. In order to achieve food security, advanced nano-engineering is a handy tool for boosting crop production and assuring sustainability. Nanotechnology helps to improve agricultural production by increasing the efficiency of inputs and minimizing relevant losses. Nanomaterials offer a wider specific surface area to fertilizers and pesticides. In addition, nanomaterials as unique carriers of agrochemicals facilitate the site-targeted controlled delivery of nutrients with increased crop protection. Due to their direct and intended applications in the precise management and control of inputs (fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides), nanotools, such as nanobiosensors, support the development of high-tech agricultural farms. The integration of biology and nanotechnology into nonosensors has greatly increased their potential to sense and identify the environmental conditions or impairments. In this review, we summarize recent attempts at innovative uses of nanotechnologies in agriculture that may help to meet the rising demand for food and environmental sustainability.
在气候变化的时代，全球农业系统正面临着无数前所未有的挑战。为了实现粮食安全，先进的纳米工程是提高作物产量和确保可持续性的得力工具。纳米技术通过提高投入效率和最小化相关损失来帮助提高农业生产。纳米材料为肥料和农药提供了更大的比表面积。此外，纳米材料作为农用化学品的独特载体，有助于通过增加作物保护来实现营养物质的靶向控制释放。由于纳米工具（如纳米生物传感器）直接且有意地应用于对投入物（肥料、农药、除草剂）的精确管理和控制，因此支持了高科技农业农场的发展。将生物学和纳米技术融入纳米传感器，极大地提高了它们对环境条件或损害进行感应和识别的潜力。在这篇综述中，我们总结了最近在农业中创新性使用纳米技术的尝试，这些尝试可能有助于满足对粮食和环境可持续性日益增长的需求。
