Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review
Nowadays sustainable nanotechnological strategies to improve the efficiency of conventional agricultural practices are of utmost importance. As a matter of fact, the increasing use of productive factors in response to the growing food demand plays an important role in determining the environmental i...
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| author | Matteo Gigli Guido Fellet Laura Pilotto Laura Pilotto Massimo Sgarzi Luca Marchiol Claudia Crestini |
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| description | Nowadays sustainable nanotechnological strategies to improve the efficiency of conventional agricultural practices are of utmost importance. As a matter of fact, the increasing use of productive factors in response to the growing food demand plays an important role in determining the environmental impact of agriculture. In this respect, low-efficiency conventional practices are becoming obsolete. On the other hand, the exploitation of nanoscaled systems for the controlled delivery of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides shows great potential towards the development of sustainable, efficient and resilient agricultural processes, while promoting food security. In this context, lignin − especially in the form of its nanostructures − can play an important role as sustainable biomaterial for nano-enabled agricultural applications. In this review, we present and discuss the current advancements in the preparation of lignin nanoparticles for the controlled release of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, as well as the latest findings in terms of plant response to their application. Special attention has been paid to the state-of-the-art literature concerning the release performance of these lignin-based nanomaterials, whose efficiency is compared with the conventional approaches. Finally, the major challenges and the future scenarios of lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture are considered. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96268e9ab90c4a779d52f9798fd1e8f62022-12-22T04:33:59ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2022-10-011310.3389/fpls.2022.976410976410Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-reviewMatteo Gigli0Guido Fellet1Laura Pilotto2Laura Pilotto3Massimo Sgarzi4Luca Marchiol5Claudia Crestini6Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venezia-Mestre, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, ItalyDepartment of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venezia-Mestre, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food, Environmental and Animal Sciences, University of Udine, Udine, ItalyDepartment of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venezia-Mestre, ItalyNowadays sustainable nanotechnological strategies to improve the efficiency of conventional agricultural practices are of utmost importance. As a matter of fact, the increasing use of productive factors in response to the growing food demand plays an important role in determining the environmental impact of agriculture. In this respect, low-efficiency conventional practices are becoming obsolete. On the other hand, the exploitation of nanoscaled systems for the controlled delivery of fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides shows great potential towards the development of sustainable, efficient and resilient agricultural processes, while promoting food security. In this context, lignin − especially in the form of its nanostructures − can play an important role as sustainable biomaterial for nano-enabled agricultural applications. In this review, we present and discuss the current advancements in the preparation of lignin nanoparticles for the controlled release of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers, as well as the latest findings in terms of plant response to their application. Special attention has been paid to the state-of-the-art literature concerning the release performance of these lignin-based nanomaterials, whose efficiency is compared with the conventional approaches. Finally, the major challenges and the future scenarios of lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture are considered.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.976410/fulllignin nanoparticlessustainable agriculturecircular economynanocarriersnano-enabled agriculture |
| spellingShingle | Matteo Gigli Guido Fellet Laura Pilotto Laura Pilotto Massimo Sgarzi Luca Marchiol Claudia Crestini Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review Frontiers in Plant Science lignin nanoparticles sustainable agriculture circular economy nanocarriers nano-enabled agriculture |
| title | Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review |
| title_full | Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review |
| title_fullStr | Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review |
| title_short | Lignin-based nano-enabled agriculture: A mini-review |
| title_sort | lignin based nano enabled agriculture a mini review |
| topic | lignin nanoparticles sustainable agriculture circular economy nanocarriers nano-enabled agriculture |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.976410/full |
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