Effects of Nanoparticles on Plant Growth and Development Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress: 2nd Edition
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2026 | Viewed by 541
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Interests: synthesis of metallic nanoparticles; synthesis of nanoparticle–polymer composites; surface modification of nanoparticles; electrically conductive polymer composites; thermally conductive polymer composites; antimicrobial polymers; photocatalyst–polymer composites; polymer–carbon composites; polymer composites for water treatment; sustainable agriculture; nanotechnology; nano-agrochemicals
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Interests: plant biostimulation; plant nutrition; stress tolerance induction; seed priming using nanometric or bulk species of essential and beneficial nutrients; biopolymers; UV radiation; relationships between plant biostimulation, plant nutrition, tolerance to stress, and the nutritional quality and biofortification of vegetables and fruits
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Interests: plant physiology; plant ecophysiology; biotic and abiotic stress; crop production; biostimulation
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growth in the world population is the main factor that governs global environmental change, since it causes a need to occupy spaces destined for agriculture, increases the consumption of food, water, and energy, and generates the strong emission of greenhouse gases, causing drastic climate changes. Environmental changes limit agricultural production and reduce the yield and quality of products due to biotic and abiotic environmental stress. In addition, various environmental stress conditions, such as drought, heat, salinity, cold, or pathogenic infections, are detrimental to plant growth and development.
Different technologies are used to reduce the effects of biotic and abiotic stresses on agricultural crops. Recently, nanotechnology has attracted much attention and has been used to combat stress in plants and reduce its negative effects on agricultural production, avoiding large economic losses. Various nanoparticles and nanomaterials have been used, and positive and negative biological effects have been found.
Nanotechnology is an important tool for sustainable crop production, reducing nutrient loss, suppressing disease by pathogens, and thus improving yields. The idea of using nanotechnology for the sustainable production of safe food is explored, in this Special Issue, from a number of perspectives, including those related to the toxicity of food and the environment.
This Special Issue includes articles related to the use of nanoparticles and nanomaterials to combat biotic and abiotic stress in crop production.
Prof. Dr. Gregorio Cadenas-Pliego
Prof. Dr. Adalberto Benavides-Mendoza
Prof. Dr. Antonio Juárez Maldonado
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- abiotic stress
- biotic stress
- nanoparticles
- agricultural crops
- drought
- salinity
- nanomaterials
- environmental stresses
- climate change
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