Abstract
Nanotechnology offers potential solutions for sustainable agriculture, including increasing nutrient utilization efficiency, improving the efficacy of pest management, mitigating the impacts of climate change, and reducing adverse environmental impacts of agricultural food production. Many promising nanotechnologies have been proposed and evaluated at different scales, but several barriers to implementation must be addressed for technology to be adopted, including efficient delivery at field scale, regulatory and safety concerns, and consumer acceptance. Here we explore these barriers, and rank technology readiness and potential impacts of a wide range of agricultural applications of nanotechnology. We propose pathways to overcome these barriers and develop effective, safe and acceptable nanotechnologies for agriculture.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 416-425 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Nature Food |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2020 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 105906 Environmental geosciences
- 210006 Nanotechnology
Keywords
- agriculture
- environmental science
- nanoscience and technology
- plant sciences
- NANOMATERIALS
- MECHANISMS
- NANOPARTICLE EXPOSURE
- PESTICIDES
- SLOW-RELEASE
- DISEASE
- GROWTH
- FERTILIZERS
- SOIL
- PHOTOSYNTHESIS
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