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Impact of nanomaterials on plants: What other implications do they have?

ANTONIO JUÁREZ-MALDONADO^*

Departamento de Botánica, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Saltillo, 25315, México

* Corresponding Author: ANTONIO JUÁREZ-MALDONADO. Email:

BIOCELL 2022, 46(3), 651-654. https://doi.org/10.32604/biocell.2022.017350

Received 04 May 2021; Accepted 16 June 2021; Issue published 18 November 2021

Abstract

The use of nanomaterials has spread and has been applied in different industries, including agriculture. Here, the possibilities presented by NMs are very varied, from the biostimulation of favorable responses, or the control of pests and diseases, to the monitoring of characteristics of interest with the use of nanosensors. Particularly the biostimulation of agricultural crops with the use of nanomaterials is very relevant, since from this process stress tolerance, higher content of biocompounds, etc., can be induced. Although the positive impacts on crops are clear, there is not enough information to determine the long-term impacts, both on ecosystems and on human health.

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