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Volume 21, Issue 6
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Abstract

The application of nanotechnology in agriculture provides efficient disease diagnosis and management, precision farming with nano-sensors, increased production with nano-fertilizers and pesticides, and improved food quality and safety innovative packaging. Nanotechnology is used in various ways at various stages in the agriculture sector. Nanotechnology could be utilized to ensure crop safety in two ways: Nanoparticles that are harmful to pests and pathogens and serve as pesticide carriers, such as ZnO, SiO, Cu, and TiO, protect the plant from microbial disease and regulate its activity. Nanoparticles are essential tools used in manipulating plants, and there is a wide variety of nanoparticles, each with its own uses for different plants. Plants undergo minuscule gene manipulations that give them advantages and endurance. When particles are reduced to the nanometer scale, they exhibit a high surface area to volume ratio, resulting in unique properties that allow for systematic applications in engineering, biomedical, agricultural, and related fields. Nanomaterials can be created through bottom-up or top-down procedures using physical, chemical, and organic synthesis methods. This review study explores the use of different nano materials in the agricultural sector and the impact of silica nanoparticles, metal oxide, and metal nanoparticles on plant metabolic processes. Additionally, the impacts of nanoparticles on microbes, bacteria, and other pathogens are also being analyzed.

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A Systematic Review on the Scope and Applications of Nanomaterials in the Plant Systems: Current and Future Prospects
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Keyword(s): agricultural pathogens; agricultural sector; metal oxide nanoparticles; Nanoparticles; plant metabolic processes; silica nanoparticles

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