Fig. 2
From: Engineering plants with carbon nanotubes: a sustainable agriculture approach
Introduction of carbon nanotubes (CNTs). AÂ Timeline of CNT development for applications in the agriculture sector to improve plant growth. CNTs were first discovered by Iijima in 1991 and were first introduced in agriculture in 2008. For sustainable agriculture production, CNTs improve seed germination and growth, exhibit antimicrobial activity, can be used in gene delivery and as biosensors, and protect plants against various environmental stresses. BÂ Diverse applications of CNTs in the agriculture field