Nano-selenium coordinates plant-microbiome redox for sustainable crops.
Foliar selenium nanomaterials act as redox-active coordinators linking photosynthesis, root carbon allocation, and rhizosphere microbiomes. By enhancing photosynthesis, nitrogen cycling, and microbial function, they improve 'nitrogen use efficiency, crop quality, profitability, and greenhouse gas mitigation' under reduced fertilizer inputs. This framework highlights nano-enabled pathways toward sustainable agriculture.
Authors
- Christoph‐Martin Geilfus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9820-8111)
- Yuehua Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1343-7449)
- Muhammad Waqas
- Jason C White
- Gabriele Berg
Institutions
- Xinjiang Normal University (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (US)
- Graz University of Technology (AT)
- Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (CN)
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (DE)
- Hochschule Geisenheim University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2026-05-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2026.04.023
- Primary Topic
- Selenium in Biological Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00