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Delivery of acetamiprid to tea leaves enabled by porous silica nanoparticles: efficiency, distribution and metabolism of acetamiprid in tea plants.

Xinyi WangMin YanJie ZhouWei SongYu XiaoChuanjian CuiWanjun GaoFei KeJing ZhuZi GuRuyan Hou
Published in: BMC plant biology (2021)
This work demonstrated that our nano-pesticide outperformed the conventional pesticide acetamiprid in terms of insecticidal activity and pesticide residue, and the absorption, transportation and metabolism of nano-pesticide in tea plant were different, which pave a new pathway for pest control in agricultural sector.
Keyphrases
  • risk assessment
  • heavy metals
  • human health
  • cell wall