Impact of Nanosilica Particles on Vegetative Growth: A Review Study

Kiran Sakeena*, Muddassar Alam

Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Nizwa, Nizwa Oman

 

 

Abstract

Agricultural food manufacturing is at a high risk due to extreme climate changes, diseases and environmental pollution. Drought stress is a significant worldwide issue that has adverse effects on the growth of plants, photosynthesis and consumption of nutrients with large amounts of losses in yield. Farmer facing these severs issues who must maintain plant production stability. They are examining reliability solutions which can increase crop production, also causing no pollution to environment. Traditional fertilizers are used to increase strength of plant growth, but they are less efficient because of short term and do not dynamically adjust the needs of plants. So early studies suggested that silica nanoparticles might be the best option to reduce certain adverse effects and increase seed germination. There is a still unknown how these nanoparticles transport into plants Moreover, effects of silica nanoparticles are still not known exactly. The aims of this review to discuss the effect of nano silica to improve drought and nutrient stress resistance on plants through the positive effects on plant growth, hydration, antioxidant activity and silicon effect on nutrient efficiency.

 

Keywords: Nano silica particles, plant growth, crop improvement, agriculture

Submitted: 23-07-2025; Accepted: 2-12-2025; Published: 15-12-2025

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