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Carbon quantum dots as versatile nanomaterials for improving soil health and plant stress tolerance: a comprehensive review.
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- Carbon quantum dots in plant photosynthesis: from material design to agricultural performance.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Room Temperature Conversion of COSmall methods · 2026Article
- Dose-Dependent Effects and Metabolomic Analysis of Foliar-Applied Carbon Dots on Cotton (Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Carbon Quantum Dots: A Multidimensional Review on Synthesis, Characterization and Biomedical Frontiers.Journal of fluorescence · 2026Review
- Carbon quantum dots and mycorrhizal fungi improve cadmium stress tolerance and essential oil production in grapefruit mint (Mentha suaveolens × piperita).Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Nanomaterials in Edible Mushroom Production: Yield Optimization, Biofortification and SDG Alignment.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Programmable nanocarriers for precision plant engineering: converging nanotechnology, CRISPR, and next-generation breeding.Frontiers in plant science · 2026Review
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conclusionThis review summarizes the synthesis, purification/separation, and characterization techniques for carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and highlights their versatile applications as low-toxicity, multifunctional nanomaterials with particular focus on improving soil health, plant stress tolerance, and promoting sustainable agriculture. Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) have recently emerged as highly versatile nanomaterials with a broad spectrum of applications. This review provides a comprehensive overview of various aspects of CQDs, including their synthesis via both top-down and bottom-up approaches, along with the critical separation and purification techniques required to fully harness their potential. This article highlights the multifaceted roles of both pristine and engineered CQDs in soil and plant systems, with a particular emphasis on soil biochemical processes and different stages of plant life cycle. A special attention has been given to the role of CQDs in enhancing plant tolerance to various biotic and abiotic stresses, such as nutritional imbalance, salinity, drought, heat, and heavy metal stress, with studies showing an improvement in stress tolerance, and considerable increase in seed germination rates when seeds are primed with CQDs. We have also discussed the crucial role of CQDs-mediated gene delivery in plants along with their influence on various soil characteristics. Moreover, the application of CQDs in the detection of agrochemical residues has been discussed with detection sensitivity reported as low as 0.1 µg L HIGHLIGHTS: Comprehensive exploration of synthesis methodologies for CQDs. The multifaceted role of CQDs in improving soil health and plant stress tolerance is discussed. Explores the nutritional significance of CQDs-coated fertilizers and their potential to revolutionize agricultural practices. Highlights the diverse application of CQDs in environmental remediation and biomedical field, emphasizing their cross disciplinary impact.
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