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ReviewFrontiers in plant science2026

BioCNT-TLS engineered systemic mobile resistome for sustainable crop protection.

Wenbo Li, Tahir Farooq, Muhammad Dilshad Hussain, Christopher A Brosnan, Huanhuan Chen

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Review in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 authors.

Wenbo Li *College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Tahir Farooq *College of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.
Muhammad Dilshad HussainMARA-Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Christopher A BrosnanCentre for Horticultural Science, Queensland Alliance for Food and Agriculture Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Huanhuan ChenCollege of Biology and Food Engineering, Qujing Normal University, Qujing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global agricultural sector faces an existential threat from viral quasispecies that bypass traditional resistance through high-frequency mutation and rapid systemic colonization. Conventional strategies, including chemical pesticides and transgenic modifications, are increasingly constrained by environmental toxicity, regulatory hurdles, and the biological arms race of viral evasion. This review critically expands upon the transformative potential of biocompatible carbon nanotubes conjugated with tRNA-like structures as a non-transgenic, systemic delivery platform for RNA interference effectors. We analyze the mechanistic synergy between nanomaterial-mediated incorporation and vascular trafficking, proposing a systemic mobile resistome concept, in which BioCNT-TLS complexes may provide transgene-free, RNA-mediated interference distributed across aerial tissues from a single foliar application, an effect demonstrated in a single recent study and not yet validated at the whole-plant or field scale. By synthesizing data on RNAi pyramiding, spray-to-edit CRISPR technologies, and the ecotoxicological footprint of carbon nanomaterials, we provide a blueprint for the future of precision crop protection.

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nanobionicsphloem-mediated transportplant virus managementSIGSsustainable crop protectionSWCNTssystemic mobile resistometRNA-like structure

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PMID42707636
PMCPMC13549130

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