Cellulose Nanocrystals are a Renewable and Biocompatible Nanocarrier of Agrochemicals Directly to Plant Cells (Adv. Sustainable Syst. 5/2024)

Cellulose Nanocrystals Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) can penetrate the plant cell wall and do not impose negative effects on the plant phenotype, genome, or metabolome. In article number 2300511, Mariya V. Khodakovskaya and co-workers present a new platform for cyclical agricultural practices, where CNC can be extracted from agricultural waste and used for the direct delivery of agrochemicals to crops, thereby reducing the environmental burden created by both agricultural waste and excess herbicides.