Engineered Zn-based nano-pesticides as an opportunity for treatment of phytopathogens in agriculture

Weichen Zhao; Yanwanjing Liu; Peng Zhang; Pingfan Zhou; Zhangguo Wu; Benzhen Lou; Yaqi Jiang; Noman Shakoor; Mingshu Li; Yuanbo Li; Iseult Lynch; Yukui Rui; Zhiqiang Tan

doi:10.1016/j.impact.2022.100420

Engineered Zn-based nano-pesticides as an opportunity for treatment of phytopathogens in agriculture

Weichen Zhao, Yanwanjing Liu, Peng Zhang, Pingfan Zhou, Zhangguo Wu, Benzhen Lou, Yaqi Jiang, Noman Shakoor, Mingshu Li, Yuanbo Li, Iseult Lynch, Yukui Rui^*, Zhiqiang Tan^*

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Abstract

People's desire for food has never slowed, despite the deterioration of the global agricultural environment and the threat to food security. People rely on agrochemicals to ensure normal crop growth and to relieve the existing demand pressure. Phytopathogens have acquired resistance to traditional pesticides as a result of pesticdes' abuse. Compared with traditional formulations, nano-pesticides have superior antimicrobial performance and are environmentally friendly. Zn-based nanoparticles (NPs) have shown their potential as strong antipathogen activity. However, their full potential has not been demonstrated yet. Here, we analyzed the prerequisites for the use of Zn-based NPs as nano-pesticides in agriculture including both intrinsic properties of the materials and environmental conditions. We also summarized the mechanisms of Zn-based NPs against phytopathogens including direct and indirect strategies to alleviate plant disease stress. Finally, the current challenges and future directions are highlighted to advance our understanding of this field and guide future studies.

Original language	English
Article number	100420
Number of pages	12
Journal	NanoImpact
Volume	28
Early online date	28 Aug 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.impact.2022.100420
Publication status	Published - Oct 2022

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Funding Information:
The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (no. 22076199 ); the National Key Research and Development Program of China ( 2017YFD0801300 , 2017YFD0801103 ); EU H2020 project NanoSolveIT (Grant Agreement 814572 ); RiskGone (Grant Agreement 814425 ) and NanoCommons (Grant Agreement 731032 ); Professor workstation in Yuhuangmiao Town, Shanghe County, China Agricultural University and Professor workstation in Sunji Town, Shanghe County, China Agricultural University.

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Keywords

Antimicrobial activity
Environmental safety
Nano-pesticides
Zinc oxide nanoparticles

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Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Safety Research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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