Lignin-derived carbon dots from leaf waste as sustainable plant sunscreens and UV-protective foliar coatings - Thangavelu, Raja; Gray, Sarah; Wu, Binlin; Pellegrino, Richard; da Silva, Washington; Zuverza-Mena, Nubia; Dimkpa, Christian; White, Jason (Environmental Science Nano, 2026)
Keywords: Agricultural waste; Agriculture; Carbon fibers; Lignin; Maple; Sustainable agriculture; Sustainable production; dept.phy

Plant-engineered ZnO and CuO nanoparticles exhibit pesticidal activity and mitigate Fusarium infestation in soybean: A mechanistic understanding - Karmous, Inès; Elmer, Wade; Zuverza‐Mena, Nubia; Vaidya, Shital; Tlahig, Samir; Scanley, Jules; Bharadwaj, Anuja; White, Jason; Dimkpa, Christian (Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2025)
Keywords: Antifungal activity; Artemisia vulgaris; Biogenic copper and Zn oxide nanoparticles; Biology; Botany; Chemistry; Fusarium; Infestation; Materials science; Nanoparticle; Nanotechnology; Soybean; dept.phy; peer-reviewed