Nanoparticles as novel plant growth promoters
Crop plants are prone to infection by several pathogens which cause diseases that affect the production and economy of these crops. Farmers tend to use traditional control methods such as; chemical pesticides and bioagents which are non-ecofriendly and not easily produced/ applied, respectively...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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ResearchersLinks, Ltd
2018-08-01
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| Series: | Novel Research in Microbiology Journal |
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| Online Access: | https://nrmj.journals.ekb.eg/article_12548_04033ca20f8ddbbd527076aa7f85e354.pdf |
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| Summary: | Crop plants are prone to infection by several
pathogens which cause diseases that affect the
production and economy of these crops. Farmers tend
to use traditional control methods such as; chemical
pesticides and bioagents which are non-ecofriendly
and not easily produced/ applied, respectively.
Nanoparticles (NPs) have sizes less than 100 nm and
are considered for several applications including;
agriculture, food technology, pharmaceuticals in
addition to protection of environment (Chakravarty et
al., 2015). Availability, low-cost and nonphytotoxicity of NPs are the main prerequisites for
their application in the field of agriculture.
Shankramma et al., (2016) added that crop
production can be considerably enhanced by the
use of suitable growth promoting substances such as
nanofertilizers. Recently, Liu et al., (2016) suggested
that engineered nanofertilizers can be manipulated
for effective utilization of some soil nutrients by the
plant such as inorganic phosphorous (P) and water to
increase crop productivity. |
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| ISSN: | 2537-0286 2537-0294 |