In agriculture, abiotic stress is one of the critical issues impacting the crop productivity and yield. Such stress factors lead to the generation of reactive oxygen species, membrane damage, and other plant metabolic activities. To neutralize the harmful effects of abiotic stress, several strategies have been employed that include the utilization of nanomaterials. Nanomaterials are now gaining attention worldwide to protect plant growth against abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, heavy metals, extreme temperatures, flooding, etc. However, their behavior is significantly impacted by the dose in which they are being used in agriculture. Furthermore, the action of nanomaterials in plants under various stresses still require understanding. Hence, with this background, the present review envisages to highlight beneficial role of nanomaterials in plants, their mode of action, and their mechanism in overcoming various abiotic stresses. It also emphasizes upon antioxidant activities of different nanomaterials and their dose-dependent variability in plants’ growth under stress. Nevertheless, limitations of using nanomaterials in agriculture are also presented in this review.
Metal/Metalloid-Based Nanomaterials for Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance: An Overview of the Mechanisms
Mohammad Sarraf,Kanchan Vishwakarma,Vinod Kumar,Namira Arif,Susmita Das,Riya Johnson,E. Janeeshma,J. T. Puthur,S. Aliniaeifard,D. Chauhan,M. Fujita,M. Hasanuzzaman
Published 2022 in Plants
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- Publication year
2022
- Venue
Plants
- Publication date
2022-01-25
- Fields of study
Agricultural and Food Sciences, Medicine, Materials Science, Environmental Science
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Semantic Scholar, PubMed
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