Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses
Climate change significantly affects plant growth and productivity by causing different biotic and abiotic stresses to plants. Among the different abiotic stresses, at the top of the list are salinity, drought, temperature extremes, heavy metals and nutrient imbalances, which contribute to large yie...
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| author | Muhammad Fasih Khalid Rashid Iqbal Khan Muhammad Zaid Jawaid Waqar Shafqat Sajjad Hussain Talaat Ahmed Muhammad Rizwan Sezai Ercisli Oana Lelia Pop Romina Alina Marc |
| author_facet | Muhammad Fasih Khalid Rashid Iqbal Khan Muhammad Zaid Jawaid Waqar Shafqat Sajjad Hussain Talaat Ahmed Muhammad Rizwan Sezai Ercisli Oana Lelia Pop Romina Alina Marc |
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| description | Climate change significantly affects plant growth and productivity by causing different biotic and abiotic stresses to plants. Among the different abiotic stresses, at the top of the list are salinity, drought, temperature extremes, heavy metals and nutrient imbalances, which contribute to large yield losses of crops in various parts of the world, thereby leading to food insecurity issues. In the quest to improve plants’ abiotic stress tolerance, many promising techniques are being investigated. These include the use of nanoparticles, which have been shown to have a positive effect on plant performance under stress conditions. Nanoparticles can be used to deliver nutrients to plants, overcome plant diseases and pathogens, and sense and monitor trace elements that are present in soil by absorbing their signals. A better understanding of the mechanisms of nanoparticles that assist plants to cope with abiotic stresses will help towards the development of more long-term strategies against these stresses. However, the intensity of the challenge also warrants more immediate approaches to mitigate these stresses and enhance crop production in the short term. Therefore, this review provides an update of the responses (physiological, biochemical and molecular) of plants affected by nanoparticles under abiotic stress, and potentially effective strategies to enhance production. Taking into consideration all aspects, this review is intended to help researchers from different fields, such as plant science and nanoscience, to better understand possible innovative approaches to deal with abiotic stresses in agriculture. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ec8c1d9fa909445fb625a680b6e867ba2023-11-24T06:11:17ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912022-11-011221391510.3390/nano12213915Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic StressesMuhammad Fasih Khalid0Rashid Iqbal Khan1Muhammad Zaid Jawaid2Waqar Shafqat3Sajjad Hussain4Talaat Ahmed5Muhammad Rizwan6Sezai Ercisli7Oana Lelia Pop8Romina Alina Marc9Environmental Science Centre, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarInstitute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, PakistanEnvironmental Science Centre, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarDepartment of Forestry, College of Forest Resources, Mississippi State University, Starkville, MI 39759, USADepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural Science & Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, PakistanEnvironmental Science Centre, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarOffice of Academic Research, Office of VP for Research and Graduate Studies, Qatar University, Doha 2713, QatarDepartment of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ataturk University, 25240 Erzurum, TurkeyDepartment of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaDepartment of Food Engineering, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, RomaniaClimate change significantly affects plant growth and productivity by causing different biotic and abiotic stresses to plants. Among the different abiotic stresses, at the top of the list are salinity, drought, temperature extremes, heavy metals and nutrient imbalances, which contribute to large yield losses of crops in various parts of the world, thereby leading to food insecurity issues. In the quest to improve plants’ abiotic stress tolerance, many promising techniques are being investigated. These include the use of nanoparticles, which have been shown to have a positive effect on plant performance under stress conditions. Nanoparticles can be used to deliver nutrients to plants, overcome plant diseases and pathogens, and sense and monitor trace elements that are present in soil by absorbing their signals. A better understanding of the mechanisms of nanoparticles that assist plants to cope with abiotic stresses will help towards the development of more long-term strategies against these stresses. However, the intensity of the challenge also warrants more immediate approaches to mitigate these stresses and enhance crop production in the short term. Therefore, this review provides an update of the responses (physiological, biochemical and molecular) of plants affected by nanoparticles under abiotic stress, and potentially effective strategies to enhance production. Taking into consideration all aspects, this review is intended to help researchers from different fields, such as plant science and nanoscience, to better understand possible innovative approaches to deal with abiotic stresses in agriculture.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/21/3915nanoparticlesstress tolerancephysiologymoleculardroughtsalinity |
| spellingShingle | Muhammad Fasih Khalid Rashid Iqbal Khan Muhammad Zaid Jawaid Waqar Shafqat Sajjad Hussain Talaat Ahmed Muhammad Rizwan Sezai Ercisli Oana Lelia Pop Romina Alina Marc Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses Nanomaterials nanoparticles stress tolerance physiology molecular drought salinity |
| title | Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses |
| title_full | Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses |
| title_fullStr | Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses |
| title_short | Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses |
| title_sort | nanoparticles the plant saviour under abiotic stresses |
| topic | nanoparticles stress tolerance physiology molecular drought salinity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/12/21/3915 |
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