Wen Xiaobin, Lin Zhihao, Sheng Bin, Ye Xueling, Zhao Yiming, Liu Guangyang, Chen Ge, Qin Lin, Liu Xinyan, Xu Donghui
College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China.
State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Vegetables Quality and Safety Control, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of China, Beijing 100081, China.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2025 May 20;15(10):765. doi: 10.3390/nano15100765.
Global food security is facing numerous severe challenges. Population growth, climate change, and irrational agricultural inputs have led to a reduction in available arable land, a decline in soil fertility, and difficulties in increasing crop yields. As a result, the supply of food and agricultural products is under serious threat. Against this backdrop, the development of new technologies to increase the production of food and agricultural products and ensure their supply is extremely urgent. Agricultural nanotechnology, as an emerging technology, mainly utilizes the characteristics of nanomaterials such as small size, large specific surface area, and surface effects. It plays a role in gene delivery, regulating crop growth, adsorbing environmental pollutants, detecting the quality of agricultural products, and preserving fruits and vegetables, providing important technical support for ensuring the global supply of food and agricultural products. Currently, the research focus of agricultural nanotechnology is concentrated on the design and preparation of nanomaterials, the regulation of their properties, and the optimization of their application effects in the agricultural field. In terms of the research status, certain progress has been made in the research of nano-fertilizers, nano-pesticides, nano-sensors, nano-preservation materials, and nano-gene delivery vectors. However, it also faces problems such as complex processes and incomplete safety evaluations. This review focuses on the horticultural industry, comprehensively expounding the research status and application progress of agricultural nanotechnology in aspects such as the growth regulation of horticultural crops and the quality detection and preservation of horticultural products. It also deeply analyzes the opportunities and challenges faced by the application of nanomaterials in the horticultural field. The aim is to provide a reference for the further development of agricultural nanotechnology in the horticultural industry, promote its broader and more efficient application, contribute to solving the global food security problem, and achieve sustainable agricultural development.
全球粮食安全正面临众多严峻挑战。人口增长、气候变化以及不合理的农业投入导致可耕地面积减少、土壤肥力下降以及作物增产困难。因此,粮食和农产品供应受到严重威胁。在此背景下,开发新技术以增加粮食和农产品产量并确保其供应极为迫切。农业纳米技术作为一项新兴技术,主要利用纳米材料的小尺寸、大比表面积和表面效应等特性。它在基因传递、调控作物生长、吸附环境污染物、检测农产品质量以及果蔬保鲜等方面发挥作用,为确保全球粮食和农产品供应提供重要技术支持。目前,农业纳米技术的研究重点集中在纳米材料的设计与制备、性能调控以及在农业领域应用效果的优化。就研究现状而言,纳米肥料、纳米农药、纳米传感器、纳米保鲜材料和纳米基因传递载体的研究已取得一定进展。然而,它也面临工艺复杂和安全性评价不完整等问题。本综述聚焦园艺产业,全面阐述农业纳米技术在园艺作物生长调控、园艺产品质量检测与保鲜等方面的研究现状与应用进展。同时,深入分析纳米材料在园艺领域应用所面临的机遇与挑战。目的是为农业纳米技术在园艺产业的进一步发展提供参考,促进其更广泛、高效的应用,为解决全球粮食安全问题、实现农业可持续发展做出贡献。