Nanotechnology in Plant Disease Management: Progresses, Challenges, and Perspectives
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Protection, Diseases, Pests and Weeds".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 August 2024 | Viewed by 133
Special Issue Editor
Interests: agrochemicals; silica; responsive; targeted delivery; plant disease management; bioactivity; plant safety; agricultural application
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Dear Colleagues,
It is crucial to increase agricultural yields to fulfill the rising demand for food and the security it provides for a growing population. Disease management is essential to protecting human food supplies and agricultural outputs. Plant infections are a silent enemy of economic crop production and cross-border commerce of agricultural goods, inflicting roughly 20–30% annual losses.
In recent years, nanotechnology has unlocked new avenues for tackling these issues. The prepared nanoparticles can be employed both independently and as carriers to develop novel fungicides and double-stranded RNA for RNA-interference (RNAi)-mediated protection. Despite the numerous benefits of nanotechnology and an upward trend in related publications and patents, its agricultural applications have not yet reached the market. The incorporation of new tools and techniques in agricultural nanotechnology is essential to produce comprehensive data for analysis, characterization, and risk assessment, which is crucial for improved regulatory evaluation and addressing environmental concerns.
This special edition of Agriculture will focus on 'Nanotechnology in Plant Disease Management: Progresses, Challenges, and Perspectives'. We invite experts and researchers to submit original research, reviews, and opinion pieces that encompass all related areas, including the chemistry of nanoparticles, their role in managing crop diseases, the interaction of nanoparticles with the environment, and the risk assessment and regulatory evaluation of nanoparticle-based agricultural products.
Dr. You Liang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nanoparticles
- agriculture
- safety assessment
- pest management
- fungicides
- RNA-interference
- targeted delivery
