Nanobiotechnology approaches for engineering smart plant sensors

• Published in: Nature nanotechnology Vol. 14; no. 6; pp. 541 - 553
• Main Authors: Giraldo, Juan Pablo, Wu, Honghong, Newkirk, Gregory Michael, Kruss, Sebastian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.06.2019; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/61/350; 631/61/350/1057; 631/61/350/2093; 631/61/350/354; 631/61/350/59; Agricultural industry; Agricultural production; Agrochemicals; Biosensing Techniques - methods; Biotechnology - methods; Chemistry and Materials Science; Coding; Crop Production - methods; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; Crops, Agricultural - growth & development; Electronic devices; Electronic equipment; Genetic code; Humans; Materials Science; Nanomaterials; Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology - methods; Nanotechnology and Microengineering; New technology; Optical communication; Optimization; Organic chemistry; Parameter sensitivity; Performance assessment; Phenotyping; Plants, Genetically Modified - genetics; Plants, Genetically Modified - growth & development; Productivity; R&D; Research & development; Resource efficiency; Review Article; Sensors; Smart sensors; Temporal resolution

Nanobiotechnology has the potential to enable smart plant sensors that communicate with and actuate electronic devices for improving plant productivity, optimize and automate water and agrochemical allocation, and enable high-throughput plant chemical phenotyping. Reducing crop loss due to environme...