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Nanoparticles: The Plant Saviour under Abiotic Stresses

Journal

NANOMATERIALS
Volume 12, Issue 21, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/nano12213915

Keywords

nanoparticles; stress tolerance; physiology; molecular; drought; salinity; temperature; heavy metals; nutrients imbalance

Funding

  1. Ministry of Research and Innovation, CNCS-UEFISCDI [PN-III-P4-IDPCE-2020-2126]

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Climate change affects plant growth and productivity, with nanoparticles showing promising effects in improving plants' tolerance to abiotic stresses. By delivering nutrients, overcoming diseases and pathogens, and monitoring trace elements, nanoparticles can assist plants in coping with stress. Understanding the mechanisms of nanoparticles aiding plants in dealing with abiotic stresses can help in developing long-term strategies.
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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