Can Nanomaterials Improve the Soil Microbiome and Crop Productivity?

Vishnu D. Rajput (), Arpna Kumari, Sudhir K. Upadhyay, Tatiana Minkina, Saglara Mandzhieva, Anuj Ranjan, Svetlana Sushkova, Marina Burachevskaya, Priyadarshani Rajput, Elizaveta Konstantinova, Jagpreet Singh and Krishan K. Verma
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Vishnu D. Rajput: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Arpna Kumari: Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
Sudhir K. Upadhyay: Department of Environmental Science, V.B.S. Purvanhal University, Jaunpur 222003, India
Tatiana Minkina: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Saglara Mandzhieva: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Anuj Ranjan: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Svetlana Sushkova: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Marina Burachevskaya: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Priyadarshani Rajput: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Elizaveta Konstantinova: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don 344006, Russia
Jagpreet Singh: Department of Chemistry, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali 140413, India
Krishan K. Verma: Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Biotechnology and Genetic Improvement (Guangxi), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs/Guangxi Key Laboratory of Sugarcane Genetic Improvement/Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanning 530007, China

Agriculture, 2023, vol. 13, issue 2, 1-18

Abstract: Global issues such as soil deterioration, pollution, and soil productivity loss induced by industrialization and intensive agriculture pose a serious danger to agricultural production and sustainability. Numerous technical breakthroughs have been applied to clean up soil or boost the output of damaged soils, but they have failed to restore or improve soil health to desired levels owing to expense, impossibility in a practical setting, or, to a lesser extent, high labor consumption. Recent nanotechnology advancements promise to improve soil quality indicators and crop yields while ensuring environmental sustainability. As previously discovered, the inclusion of nanomaterials (NMs) in soils could manipulate rhizospheric microbes or agriculturally important microbes and improve their functionality, facilitating the availability of nutrients to plants and improving root systems and crop growth in general, opening a new window for soil health improvement. A viewpoint on the difficulties and long-term outcomes of applying NMs to soils is provided, along with detailed statistics on how nanotechnology can improve soil health and crop productivity. Thus, evaluating nanotechnology may be valuable in gaining insights into the practical use of NMs for soil health enhancement.

Keywords: nanotechnology; food security; microbes; salinity; sustainable agriculture (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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