The nanotechnological methods for improving agriculture

Added on 30 July 2024

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The nanotechnological methods for improving agriculture

Kurt Ristroph applies a suspension of nanocarriers to a parsley plant in a collaborative project with Purdue entomologist Elizabeth Long. (Purdue University photo)

Nanoscale particles could potentially help address agricultural and environmental sustainability issues on a global scale.

Those issues include rising food demand, increasing greenhouse gas emissions generated by agricultural activities, climbing costs of agrochemicals, reducing crop yields induced by climate change, and degrading soil quality. A class of nanoscale particles called “nanocarriers” could make crop agriculture more sustainable and resilient to climate change, according to a group of specialists that includes Kurt Ristroph, assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering at Purdue University.