Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities

Muhammad Usman; Muhammad Farooq; Abdul Wakeel; Ahmad Nawaz; Sardar Alam Cheema; Hafeez ur Rehman; Imran Ashraf; Muhammad Sanaullah

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137778

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Environmental remediationContext (archaeology)Environmental scienceAgricultureAgrochemicalEnvironmental protectionEcologyBiologyContamination

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Year: 2020
Type: review
Volume: 721
Pages: 137778-137778
Citations: 1016
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                                    Muhammad Usman, 
                                
                                    Muhammad Farooq, 
                                
                                    Abdul Wakeel
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2020). 
                            Nanotechnology in agriculture: Current status, challenges and future opportunities. 
                            The Science of The Total Environment
                            , 721
                            
                            , 137778-137778.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137778

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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137778