Agri-Nanotechnology and Tree Nanobionics: Augmentation in Crop Yield, Biosafety, and Biomass Accumulation

Manzar Abbas; Kuan Yan; Jia Li; Sara Zafar; Zuhair Hasnain; Nazia Aslam; Naeem Iqbal; Syed Sarfaraz Hussain; Muhammad Usman; Mubashir Abbas; Muhammad Tahir; Sammar Abbas; Saqi Kosar Abbas; Huang Qiulan; Xianming Zhao; Ahmed H El-Sappah

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.853045

Agri-Nanotechnology and Tree Nanobionics: Augmentation in Crop Yield, Biosafety, and Biomass Accumulation

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 Apr 26:10:853045. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.853045. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Manzar Abbas¹, Kuan Yan¹, Jia Li¹, Sara Zafar², Zuhair Hasnain³, Nazia Aslam², Naeem Iqbal², Syed Sarfaraz Hussain^{4

5}, Muhammad Usman^{6

7}, Mubashir Abbas⁸, Muhammad Tahir⁹, Sammar Abbas¹⁰, Saqi Kosar Abbas¹¹, Huang Qiulan¹, Xianming Zhao¹, Ahmed H El-Sappah^{1

12}

Affiliations

¹ School of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Engineering, Yibin University, Yibin, China.
² Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
³ PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China.
⁵ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
⁶ National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering College, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (NIBGE-C, PIEAS), Faisalabad, Pakistan.
⁷ Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, MNS University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
⁸ Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China.
⁹ Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, National Engineering Laboratory for Tree Breeding, Key Laboratory of Genetics and Breeding in Forest Trees and Ornamental Plants, Ministry of Education, College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
¹⁰ College of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China.
¹¹ College of Agriculture, BZU, Bahadur Sub-Campus Layyah, Layyah, Pakistan.
¹² Department of Genetics, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Abstract

Nanomaterials (NMs) are the leading edge as an amazing class of materials that consists of at least one dimension in the range of 1-100 nm. NMs can be made with exceptional magnetic, electrical, and catalytic properties different from their bulk counterparts. We summarized unique features of NMs, their synthesis, and advances in agri-nanotechnology and cutting-edge nanobionics. The review describes advances in NMs including their applications, dosimetry to ensure biosafety, remote sensing of agro-forestry fields, nanofertilizers, and nanopesticides, and avoid post-harvest losses, gene delivery, and nanobionics. Tree nanobionics has enabled the synthesis and delivery of nanosensors, which enhance the rate of photosynthesis, detection of pathogens, and poisonous residues to ensure biosafety and biomass accumulation. Finally, we conclude by discussing challenges, future perspectives, and agro-ecological risks of using NMs.

Keywords: biomass accumulation; biosafety; nanobionics; nanofertilizer; nanopesticides; nanosensors.

Publication types

Review