Nanoparticle Mediated Plant Tolerance to Heavy Metal Stress: What We Know?

Mohammad Faizan (), Pravej Alam, Vishnu D. Rajput, Ahmad Faraz, Shadma Afzal, S. Maqbool Ahmed, Fang-Yuan Yu, Tatiana Minkina and Shamsul Hayat
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Mohammad Faizan: Botany Section, School of Sciences, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad 500032, India
Pravej Alam: Department of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj 11942, Saudi Arabia
Vishnu D. Rajput: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov on Don, Russia
Ahmad Faraz: School of Life Sciences, Glocal University, Saharanpur 247121, India
Shadma Afzal: Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj 211004, India
S. Maqbool Ahmed: Botany Section, School of Sciences, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad 500032, India
Fang-Yuan Yu: Collaborative Innovation Center of Sustainable Forestry in Southern China, College of Forest Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Tatiana Minkina: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov on Don, Russia
Shamsul Hayat: Plant Physiology Lab, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 2, 1-14

Abstract: Nanoparticles (NPs) are playing an important role in addressing various environmental constraints by giving ingenious and successful resolutions. Heavy metal (HM) stress has gained significant importance in the last few years because of its speedy incorporation into agricultural sectors. Due to exclusive physiochemical properties, NPs can be effectively applied for stress mitigation strategies. NPs are highly effective over bulk scale parts owing to the control of the enhanced surface area and the possibility for specific properties to enhance nutrient uptake. In the present review, we explore the use of NPs as an environmentally sound practice to enhance plant growth when exposed to abiotic stress, particularly HM stress. Furthermore, we display an extensive summary of recent progress concerning the role of NPs in HM stress tolerance. This review paper will also be useful for comprehending phytoremediation of contaminated soils and indicates the prospective research required for the cooperative submission of NPs in the soil for sustainable agriculture.

Keywords: heavy metal; nutrient uptake; sustainable agriculture; soil health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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