New Advances in Nano-Enabled Weed Management Using Poly(Epsilon-Caprolactone)-Based Nanoherbicides: A Review

Meisam Zargar (), Maryam Bayat, Francess Sia Saquee, Simbo Diakite, Nakhaev M. Ramzanovich and Khasukhadzhiev A. S. Akhmadovich
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Meisam Zargar: Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Agriculture, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Maryam Bayat: Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Agriculture, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Francess Sia Saquee: Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Agriculture, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Simbo Diakite: Department of Agrobiotechnology, Institute of Agriculture, RUDN University, 117198 Moscow, Russia
Nakhaev M. Ramzanovich: Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Technologies, Kadyrov Chechen State University, 364024 Grozny, Russia
Khasukhadzhiev A. S. Akhmadovich: Department of Programming and Info communication Technologies, Kadyrov Chechen State University, 364907 Grozny, Russia

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 10, 1-22

Abstract: The number of effective herbicides available to farmers is steadily decreasing due to increasing herbicide resistance. It seems very important to address and effectively deal with the main weed management challenges (low crop yield and environmental pollution) by investigating the potential of newly introduced materials, such as biocompatible polymer-based nanoparticles. The current review aims to encourage agricultural or environmental researchers to conduct new research on the synthesis and application of modified herbicides, such as nanoherbicides, for application in weed management and to provide a comprehensive foundation on the topic. Such nanosystems could help with the promotion of the controlled release of active ingredients and extend their action time, resulting in a reduction in dose and application number; improve the physical and chemical characteristics of the herbicide to increase foliar adhesion; prevent degradation that results from environmental factors (such as sunlight, temperature, microorganisms, or pH); and decrease herbicide leaching and contamination of the environment. Furthermore, it has been indicated that some polymeric nanocarriers can penetrate biological barriers, including membranes and plant cell walls, and translocate across vascular tissues, resulting in a more efficient delivery of active ingredients. Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) is a biocompatible material that is easily decomposable by enzymes and fungi. PCL nanoparticles could be applied as nanocarriers of herbicides in agriculture due to their low toxicity, their potential for large-scale synthesis from inexpensive materials, their ability to dissolve herbicides, their high loading capacity, and their ability to help minimize the chemical decomposition of herbicides.

Keywords: biocompatible polymer; controlled release; environmental contamination; nanocarrier; nanoencapsulation; poly(epsilon-caprolactone); polymeric nanoparticles (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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