Journal of Ecology and Rural Environment ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (2): 157-167.doi: 10.19741/j.issn.1673-4831.2023.0105

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Research Progress of Engineered Nanomaterials against Crop Diseases

SUN Min, HAO Yi, XU Xin-xin, SHANG He-ping, MA Chuan-xin   

  1. School of Ecology, Environment and Resources/Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
  • Received:2023-02-20 Online:2024-02-25 Published:2024-02-24

Abstract: Nanotechnology is expected to alleviate the food crisis caused by population growth to a certain extent, and the slow-release, high-efficiency and low-dose properties of nano-scale agrochemicals (e.g. nano-fertilizers and nano-pesticides) reduce negative environmental impacts caused by traditional agricultural chemicals. This review article focuses on the intrinsic mechanisms of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) to control crop diseases through direct and indirect pathways. The article focuses on ENMs to resist oxidative stress caused by pathogen invasion in plants by regulating plant nutrition, inducing antioxidant enzyme activity and improving plant photosynthesis. In addition, it is also demonstrated that ENMs induced plant systematic acquired resistance (SAR) to enhance their disease resistance. In conclusion, an in-depth exploration of the disease resistance mechanism of ENMs can effectively improve plant disease management, achieve an increase in crop yield and quality, and greatly reduce the negative impact of traditional agrochemicals on the agro-ecological environment.

Key words: engineering nanomaterials, plant diseases, systematic acquired resistance, antioxidant defense system, photosynthesis

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