Impacts of a porous hollow silica nanoparticle-encapsulated pesticide applied to soils on plant growth and soil microbial community
Vinicius Bueno, Wang Peiying, Orfeo Harrisson, Stéphane Bayen, Subhasis Ghoshal
Abstract
Nanoencapsulated pesticide treatment reduced phytotoxicity and enhanced pesticide uptake when compared to non-encapsulated pesticide treatment.
Topics & Concepts
PesticidePhytotoxicitySoil waterPorosityEnvironmental scienceEnvironmental chemistryMaterials scienceAgronomyChemistrySoil scienceBiologyComposite materialPolymer-Based Agricultural EnhancementsPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics