Metal Oxide Nanoparticles for Crop Stress Tolerance and Yield Enhancement
This community investigates how metal oxide nanoparticles function as agricultural inputs to improve crop growth, increase yield, and enhance plant resilience against environmental stresses such as drought and salinity.
The research focuses on the synthesis and application of zinc oxide, silver, titanium dioxide, and iron oxide nanoparticles. These materials are typically applied via foliar sprays or seed priming to crops including rice, wheat, maize, and tomato. The work examines the physiological and biochemical responses of plants, specifically how these nanoparticles influence antioxidant defenses, nutrient uptake, and stress tolerance mechanisms. The recurring objective is to optimize these nano-enabled strategies for sustainable agriculture, balancing crop productivity with environmental safety and soil health.
The community is most heavily concentrated in research tracked for Silicon, where it represents 0.8% of all silicon-related papers, and Zinc, where it accounts for 0.7% of zinc research. It also holds a significant share of Silver research at 0.6%.
The community comprises 12,803 papers, primarily published in Plants, Frontiers in Plant Science, and Silicon. Recent work continues to explore the mechanisms of nanoparticle uptake and transport, as well as the development of nanofertilizers and nano-priming technologies for specific crop species.