Application of nanobiotechnology in enabling plants to overcome water-logging stress: A review Ansari Mohd Kafeel Ahmad1,*, Unal Bengu Turkyilmaz2, Javad Sumera3, Vardar Fazilet4, Ansari Abdullah Adil1, Ozturk Munir5, Iqbal Muhammad6 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown, South America 2Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Nidde Omer Halisdemir University, Nidde, Turkey 3Department of Botany, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Pakistan 4SUNUM Nanotechnology Research Centre, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey 5Botany Department and Centre for Environmental Studies, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey 6Molecular Ecology Laboratory Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences School, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi-110 062, India *Corresponding Author: Mohd Kafeel Ahmad Ansari, Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Guyana, Georgetown, South America, Email: kafeelansari123@gmail.com
Online published on 27 October, 2023. Abstract Abiotic stresses adversely affect plant growth and ultimately crop productivity. Of these, water-logging is the most widespread and most commonly experienced stress factor. While water is essential for all plant growth and development processes, waterlogging is an obstacle to sustainable agriculture. Recent FAO reports indicate that universal crop production must be enhanced by 70% by 2050 in order to meet the growing demand for food by an estimated 2.3 billion people. As demand for food increases, there is an urgent need to identify environment-friendly strategies capable of being accepted and adopted widely to enhance crop yields and mitigate the effects of climate change. Nanotechnology as a science of manipulating materials at the nano-scale has significant potential to enhance agricultural productivity by nonconventional means. This technology has been gaining momentum lately as a possible solution to reduce the adverse effects associated with various stresses, particularly with waterlogging, to enhance future food security. This paper discusses the potential applications of nanoparticles to achieve sustainable crop productivity, together with their impact on the mechanism of tolerance to waterlogging stress. Top Keywords Abiotic Stress, Crop productivity, Food security, Nanobiotechnology, Waterlogging. Top |