Nanotechnology permits broad advances in agriculture. However, as it is still at a relatively early stage of development, the potential risks remain unclear. Herein, for the first time, we reveal the following: 1) the impact of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on the accumulation/depuration behaviors of contaminants in crop, mustard (Brassica juncea), and 2) the permeability and transport...

Drought and salinity are among the worst scourges of agriculture. One effective mechanism to reduce damage from these stresses is the accumulation of high intracellular levels of osmoprotectant compounds. These compounds include proline, ectoine, betaines, polyols, and trehalose and have evolved in many different organisms. Since some crop plants have low levels of these osmoprotectants or none...

Understanding defence pathways of plants is crucial to develop disease-resistant agronomic crops, an important element of sustainable agriculture. For this reason, natural plant defenses such as phytoalexins, involved in protecting plants against microbial pathogens, have enormous biotechnological appeal. Crucifers are economically important plants, with worldwide impact as oilseeds, vegetables...

Ornamental plant production constitutes an important sector of the horticultural industry worldwide and fungal infections, that dramatically affect aesthetic quality plants, can cause serious economic crop losses. The need to reduce use pesticides for controlling outbreaks requires development new sustainable strategies pathogen control. In particular, early accurate large-scale detection occur...

The environmental situation in the world is only getting worse every year. This caused by an increase air pollution, wastewater wood burning, and others. Since 2013, ammonia emissions European Union companies have increased significantly. was facilitated, among other things, using synthetic pesticides. That why transition of agriculture to organic farming standards can be considered a good alte...

The archaeobotanical samples analysed derive from a well-preserved well dated to the Early Iron Age (Hallstatt) according to pottery found in the sampled layers and on a radiocarbon dating (720-520 cal B.C.) of the wooden construction of the well. Cultivated plants (Panicum miliaceum, Linum usitatissimum, Papaver somniferum and Camelina sativa) were recorded in relatively small numbers whereas ...

Both the functionalized and non functionalized carbon nanomaterials influence fruit and crop production in edible plants and vegetables. The fullerene, C60 and carbon nanotubes have been shown to increase the water retaining capacity, biomass and fruit yield in plants up to ~118% which is a remarkable achievement of nanotechnology in recent years. The fullerene treated bitter melon seeds also i...

One of main challenges of growing crops successfully comes from the natural enemies of plants including viral, bacterial and fungal pathogens. The dependence in agriculture on synthetic agrichemicals including antimicrobials is undoubtedly important but not sustainable for the sake of the environment in the long run. In this chapter, it is noted that there is a large number of papers showing th...