Ijaz Munazza, Khan Fahad, Ahmed Temoor, Noman Muhammad, Zulfiqar Faisal, Rizwan Muhammad, Chen Jianping, H M Siddique Kadambot, Li Bin
State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, 310058, Hangzhou, China.
Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture, University of Tasmania, Prospect, TAS 7250, Australia.
Mater Today Bio. 2023 Aug 6;22:100759. doi: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100759. eCollection 2023 Oct.
A sustainable and resilient crop production system is essential to meet the global food demands. Traditional chemical-based farming practices have become ineffective due to increased population pressures and extreme climate variations. Recently, nanobiotechnology is considered to be a promising approach for sustainable crop production by improving the targeted nutrient delivery, pest management efficacy, genome editing efficiency, and smart plant sensor implications. This review provides deeper mechanistic insights into the potential applications of engineered nanomaterials for improved crop stress resilience and productivity. We also have discussed the technology readiness level of nano-based strategies to provide a clear picture of our current perspectives of the field. Current challenges and implications in the way of upscaling nanobiotechnology in the crop production are discussed along with the regulatory requirements to mitigate associated risks and facilitate public acceptability in order to develop research objectives that facilitate a sustainable nano-enabled Agri-tech revolution. Conclusively, this review not only highlights the importance of nano-enabled approaches in improving crop health, but also demonstrated their roles to counter global food security concerns.
一个可持续且有韧性的作物生产系统对于满足全球粮食需求至关重要。由于人口压力增加和极端气候变化，传统的基于化学的耕作方式已变得无效。最近，纳米生物技术被认为是一种有前景的可持续作物生产方法，可通过改善靶向养分输送、害虫管理效果、基因组编辑效率和智能植物传感器应用来实现。本综述对工程纳米材料在提高作物抗逆性和生产力方面的潜在应用提供了更深入的机理见解。我们还讨论了基于纳米的策略的技术就绪水平，以清晰呈现我们对该领域当前的看法。讨论了在作物生产中扩大纳米生物技术规模时当前面临的挑战和影响，以及减轻相关风险并促进公众接受度的监管要求，以便制定有助于实现可持续的纳米农业技术革命的研究目标。总之，本综述不仅强调了纳米技术方法在改善作物健康方面的重要性，还展示了它们在应对全球粮食安全问题中的作用。
