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Nanobiotechnology-based strategies for enhanced crop stress resilience

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β-Cyclodextrin Stabilized Nanoceria for Hydrolytic Cleavage of Paraoxon in Aqueous and Cationic Micellar Media

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Cerium-based nanoparticles triggered catalytic reaction for the colorimetric and ratiometric fluorimetric dual-signal sensing of vitamin C

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CeO2 nanoparticles downregulate the expression of AhRbohB6 and AhRbohC18 to improve salt tolerance in peanut

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A New Discovery of Argon Functioning in Plants: Regulation of Salinity Tolerance

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Mn3O4 Nanoenzyme Seed Soaking Enhanced Salt Tolerance in Soybean Through Modulating Homeostasis of Reactive Oxygen Species and ATPase Activities

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Nano-enabled agriculture: How do nanoparticles cross barriers in plants?

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Improvement of leaf K+ retention is a shared mechanism behind CeO2 and Mn3O4 nanoparticles improved rapeseed salt tolerance

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A Heat Shock Transcription Factor Gene (Hahsfa1) from a Desert Shrub, Haloxylon Ammodendron, Elevates Salt Tolerance in Arabidopsis Thaliana

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Mn3O4 Nanoparticles Alleviate ROS‐Inhibited Root Apex Mitosis Activities to Improve Maize Drought Tolerance

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Tailoring Core–Shell Metal Coordination for Smart Seed Coatings in Sustainable Agriculture

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Spd-CDs-driven respiratory burst oxidase homolog/polyamine oxidase-dependent H2O2 signaling molecule engineering for salt tolerance in tomato

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Effect of cerium oxide and silicon dioxide nanoparticles in combating heavy metal stress in plants

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Foliar Spray of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) Improves Lead (Pb) Resistance in Rice

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Peroxidase like Zn doped Prussian blue facilitates salinity tolerance in winter wheat through seed dressing

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