Guest Editors
Dr. Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Plant Production Department, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Email: mseleiman@ksu.edu.sa
Dr. Bushra A. Alhammad, Biology Department, College of Science and Humanity Studies, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Martin L. Battaglia, Corporate Engagement, The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, USA
Summary
Environmental stresses such as abiotic and biotic stresses can limit agricultural productivity, and reduce the yield and quality of plants. For example, environmental stresses such as heavy metals, drought, salinity, heat, cold, or diseases can negatively affect plant growth and productivity.
Different approaches and technologies are used to mitigate the negative effects of abiotic and biotic stresses on agricultural crops. Nanotechnology can be an important tool for sustainable crop productivity, reducing excessive synthetic usage, reducing nutrient loss, controlling plant diseases, and consequently can improve the growth, yield, and quality of crops. Recently, nanoparticles and nanomaterials have attracted much interest and have been used to mitigate the negative effects on agricultural production to avoid a significant reduction in the local and global economy.
Therefore, I, as guest editor of the current special issue, invite all researchers around the world to submit their original and review manuscripts that focus on the use of nanoparticles and nanomaterials to mitigate the abiotic and biotic stresses in crop productivity. However, the special issue is not limited to nanoparticles and nanomaterials, but new approaches are welcomed for submission.
Keywords
Nanoparticles, Abiotic stress, Biotic Stress, Crop Productivity, Quality
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