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Sustainable farming is an agricultural approach that reduces environmental harm, conserves natural resources, and maintains long-term productivity by working with ecosystem services rather than depleting them. For plant science, this practice is vital because it drives research into plant physiology, nutrient efficiency, natural disease and pest resistance, and crop adaptation to variable environmental conditions. Understanding how plants thrive within sustainable systems informs breeding and biotechnology research aimed at improving both agricultural productivity and environmental resilience.
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Seeds can be used to create nanomaterials sustainably, while nanotechnology can improve crops by enhancing disease resistance, stress tolerance, and genetic traits. This review examines how seeds and nanomaterials interact for agricultural innovation.
Seeds serve as source materials to convert bulk materials into nanoforms, supporting sustainable nanomaterial synthesis and circular farming practices
Effects of nanomaterials on seeds depend on both nanomaterial properties and the specific plant species involved
Emerging applications include improving abiotic stress tolerance, enhancing pathogen protection, facilitating genetic information transfer into embryos, and converting seed oils into biodiesel