Advancing Sustainable Agriculture Through Nanomaterials: Challenges and Opportunities

Dear Colleagues,

In all countries, one of the major concerns of political leaders is to ensure food security for their people. They face various challenges such as climate change, pests and plant diseases, physical degradation, and soil chemistry and biology, to mention just a few. Strategic alternative technologies utilizing various nanomaterials are being developed in agriculture worldwide to help with germination, cultivation, and harvest and to achieve sustainable agriculture. The use of nanotechnology in this area allows the integration of organic and inorganic nanoparticles for the manufacture of various nanofertilizers, nanopesticides, nanostimulants, nanocomposite nutritive solutions, and others, which can be used to improve agricultural productivity and sustainability. This Special Issue aims to bring together all those studies that address the sustainability of agriculture and show potential benefits through the use of nanomaterials, including reducing environmental impact and increasing efficiency in the supply of nutrients and pest control, as well as the challenges and opportunities posed by nanomaterials in their interaction with seeds, plants, and fruits or harvests.

Prof. Dr. Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego
Dr. Marissa Pérez-Alvarez
Guest Editors

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