The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review
The primary worldwide variables limiting plant development and agricultural output are the ever-present threat that environmental stressors such as salt (may trigger osmotic stress plus ions toxicity, which impact on growth and yield of the plants), drought (provokes water stress, resulting in lower...
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| description | The primary worldwide variables limiting plant development and agricultural output are the ever-present threat that environmental stressors such as salt (may trigger osmotic stress plus ions toxicity, which impact on growth and yield of the plants), drought (provokes water stress, resulting in lowering photosynthesis process and growth rate), heavy metals (induced toxicity, hindering physiological processes also lowering crop quantity and quality), and pathogens (induce diseases that may significantly affect plant health beside productivity). This review explores the integrated effects of these stressors on plant productivity and growth rate, emphasizing how each stressor exceptionally plays a role in physiological responses. Owing to developments in technology that outclass traditional breeding methods and genetic engineering techniques, powerful alleviation strategies are vital. New findings have demonstrated the remarkable role of nanoparticles in regulating responses to these environmental stressors. In this review, we summarize the roles and various applications of nanomaterials in regulating abiotic and biotic stress responses. This review discusses and explores the relationship between various types of nanoparticles (metal, carbon-based, and biogenic) and their impact on plant physiology. Furthermore, we assess how nanoparticle technology may play a role in practices of sustainable agriculture by reducing the amount of compounds used, providing them with a larger surface area, highly efficient mass transfer abilities, and controlled, targeted delivery of lower nutrient or pesticide amounts. A review of data from several published studies leads to the conclusion that nanoparticles may act as a synergistic effect, which can effectively increase plant stress tolerance and their nutritional role. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3dc49da9646e44cc810a2e2789642ba22025-08-20T03:08:06ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-07-011414219210.3390/plants14142192The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A ReviewMohamed K. Abou El-Nasr0Karim M. Hassan1Basma T. Abd-Elhalim2Dmitry E. Kucher3Nazih Y. Rebouh4Assiya Ansabayeva5Mostafa Abdelkader6Mahmoud A. A. Ali7Mohamed A. Nasser8Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, EgyptHorticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, EgyptDepartment of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, EgyptDepartment of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University, Moscow 117198, RussiaDepartment of Environmental Management, Institute of Environmental Engineering, RUDN University, Moscow 117198, RussiaDepartment of Agronomy, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Akhmet Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University, Kostanay 110000, KazakhstanHorticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Sohag University, Sohag 82524, EgyptHorticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, EgyptHorticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11241, EgyptThe primary worldwide variables limiting plant development and agricultural output are the ever-present threat that environmental stressors such as salt (may trigger osmotic stress plus ions toxicity, which impact on growth and yield of the plants), drought (provokes water stress, resulting in lowering photosynthesis process and growth rate), heavy metals (induced toxicity, hindering physiological processes also lowering crop quantity and quality), and pathogens (induce diseases that may significantly affect plant health beside productivity). This review explores the integrated effects of these stressors on plant productivity and growth rate, emphasizing how each stressor exceptionally plays a role in physiological responses. Owing to developments in technology that outclass traditional breeding methods and genetic engineering techniques, powerful alleviation strategies are vital. New findings have demonstrated the remarkable role of nanoparticles in regulating responses to these environmental stressors. In this review, we summarize the roles and various applications of nanomaterials in regulating abiotic and biotic stress responses. This review discusses and explores the relationship between various types of nanoparticles (metal, carbon-based, and biogenic) and their impact on plant physiology. Furthermore, we assess how nanoparticle technology may play a role in practices of sustainable agriculture by reducing the amount of compounds used, providing them with a larger surface area, highly efficient mass transfer abilities, and controlled, targeted delivery of lower nutrient or pesticide amounts. A review of data from several published studies leads to the conclusion that nanoparticles may act as a synergistic effect, which can effectively increase plant stress tolerance and their nutritional role.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/14/2192bioticabiotic stressessaltdroughtheavy metalsnanomaterials |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed K. Abou El-Nasr Karim M. Hassan Basma T. Abd-Elhalim Dmitry E. Kucher Nazih Y. Rebouh Assiya Ansabayeva Mostafa Abdelkader Mahmoud A. A. Ali Mohamed A. Nasser The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review Plants biotic abiotic stresses salt drought heavy metals nanomaterials |
| title | The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review |
| title_full | The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review |
| title_fullStr | The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review |
| title_short | The Emerging Roles of Nanoparticles in Managing the Environmental Stressors in Horticulture Crops—A Review |
| title_sort | emerging roles of nanoparticles in managing the environmental stressors in horticulture crops a review |
| topic | biotic abiotic stresses salt drought heavy metals nanomaterials |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/14/2192 |
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