Nano-enabled agriculture: from nanoparticles to smart nanodelivery systems
Xiaoping Xin A , Jonathan D. Judy B , Brent B. Sumerlin C and Zhenli He
A D
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A University of Florida-IFAS, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA.
B University of Florida-IFAS, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
C University of Florida, Department of Chemistry, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
D Corresponding author. Email: zhe@ufl.edu
Xiaoping Xin completed her MSc and PhD degree in Soil Science in 2017 at Southwest University. She is currently a PhD candidate at Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida. Her research interests include soil biochemistry and ecology, soil fertility, nanotoxicology and smart nanotechnology application in sustainable agriculture and environment. |
Jonathan Judy is Assistant Professor of Soil and Water Chemistry in the Department of Soil and Water Sciences at the University of Florida. Prior to his current position, Dr Judy was a postdoctoral fellow at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial research Organization (CSIRO) in Adelaide, Australia. Dr Judy received his PhD in Soil Science from the University of Kentucky in 2013. Dr Judy’s research investigates the fate of contaminants (e.g. nanomaterials, metals, trace organics, microplastics, nutrients) and their effects on terrestrial biota and water quality. |
Brent Sumerlin is the George Bergen Butler Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Florida. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and was named a Kavli Fellow (Frontiers of Science, National Academies of Sciences). He has won a number of awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow, NSF CAREER Award, ACS Leadership Development Award, Journal of Polymer Science Innovation Award, Biomacromolecules/Macromolecules Young Investigator Award and the Hanwha-Total IUPAC Award. He is an associate editor of ACS Macro Letters. |
Zhenli He is the Research Foundation Professor of Soil Environmental Chemistry and Associate Center Director at the Department of Soil and Water Sciences/Indian River Research and Education Center, University of Florida. He has authored/co-authored three books, 32 book chapters and 267 refereed journal articles; is a Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and Soil Science Society of America; and a subject editor for the International Journal of Soils & Sediments. His research focuses on soil biogeochemistry of nutrients and contaminants, remediation of contaminated soil and water, and management of nutrients and wastes for sustainable agriculture. |
Environmental Chemistry 17(6) 413-425 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN19254
Submitted: 10 September 2019 Accepted: 17 December 2019 Published: 24 March 2020
Environmental context. Nano-enabled agriculture holds the promise of enhancing crop production while reducing the environmental impacts of agrochemicals. We review recent developments in the use of nano-fertilisers, nano-additives, nano-pesticides, nano-sensors, nano-cleansers and nano-delivery systems in agriculture. The review highlights the need for systematic studies on nanotoxicity and the development of cost-effective and eco-friendly nanomaterials for future applications.
Abstract. To keep pace with the ever-increasing demand of world population (nearly 9.8 billion), worldwide food production will need to increase by 50 % by 2050. Nanotechnology innovations show great promise for combating this challenge by delivering a more sustainable, efficient and resilient agricultural system, while promoting food security. Further exploration of nanotechnology applications in agriculture is necessary to realise its potential in manufacturing innovative agrochemicals and novel delivery platforms to enhance crop production and quality. Here, we review the fundamentals of nanotechnology and focus on its potential in agricultural applications. Progress has been made in the development of nano-fertilisers, nano-additives, nano-pesticides, nano-herbicides, nano-bactericides, nano-cleansers and nano-sensors to improve agrochemical efficiency, reduce runoff, enhance plant growth, and diagnose plant nutrition deficiencies and diseases. In addition, nano-delivery systems have been designed to deliver effective components to targeted sites within a plant to provide potential solutions to some devastating crop diseases which cannot be effectively managed with conventional methods. However, nano-enabled agriculture is still in its infancy and its applications are mostly theoretical. Therefore, more research is needed to develop biodegradable, cost-effective and safe nanomaterials for future application. Moreover, systematic studies are crucial to safeguard our food production system, while making efforts to raise public awareness of nanotechnology.
Additional keywords: environmental quality, food safety, food security, nanotechnology, sustainable agriculture.
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