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Nanopesticide research: current trends and future priorities.
Melanie Kah,Thilo Hofmann +1 more
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A great deal of research will be required over the coming years into the development of experimental protocols to generate reliable fate properties, investigations into the bioavailability and durability of nanopesticides, and evaluation of current environmental risk assessment approaches, and their refinement where appropriate.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2014-02-01. It has received 550 citations till now.read more
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Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture: Recent Developments, Challenges, and Perspectives.
TL;DR: The current challenges of sustainability, food security and climate change that are exploring by the researchers in the area of nanotechnology in the improvement of agriculture are covered.
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A critical evaluation of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers against their conventional analogues.
TL;DR: Analysis of existing data on nanofertilizers and nanopesticides show that they have a gain in efficacy with respect to conventional products, but more data are necessary to evaluate all risks and benefits of using these materials in agriculture.
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Nanoencapsulation, Nano-guard for Pesticides: A New Window for Safe Application
TL;DR: This critical review investigated the potential of nanotechnology, especially the nanoencapsulation process for pesticide delivery, to reduce the dosage of pesticides and human exposure to them and provides fundamental and critical information for researchers and engineers in the field of nantechnology.
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Chitosan nanoparticle based delivery systems for sustainable agriculture.
TL;DR: The present article describes the current status of chitosan nanoparticle-based delivery systems in agriculture, and to highlight challenges that need to be overcome.
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Nano-enabled strategies to enhance crop nutrition and protection.
TL;DR: This Review presents the possible applications of nanotechnology in the agri-business sector and considers performance data from patents and unpublished sources so as to define the scope of what can be realistically achieved.
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Mobile Subsurface Colloids and Their Role in Contaminant Transport
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