| AcI | Agrochemical ingredients |
| ATP | Attapulgite |
| AgNP | Silver nanoparticle |
| AuNP | Gold nanoparticle |
| CuNP | Cuprum nanoparticle |
| CNT-g-PCA | Carbon nanotube-polycaprolactone |
| dsRNA | Double-stranded RNA |
| GRAS | Generally recognized as safe |
| IPEC | Interpolyelectrolyte complex |
| LDHs | Layered double hydroxides |
| MCPA | 4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy-acetic acid |
| mPEG13–b–PLGA5–3 | Monomethoxy (polyethylene glycol)13-poly (D, L-Lactide-co-Glycolide) |
| MWCNT | Multi-walled carbon nanotube |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| PEG | Polyethylene-glycol |
| PC | Phosphatidyl choline |
| PE | Pickering emulsion |
| PEO-PMAA | Poly-ethylene oxide-b-methacrylic acid |
| pGPMA | pGuanidine-propyl methacrylamide polymers |
| PLGA | Poly-lactic-glycolic acid |
| siRNA | Small interfering RNA |
| α-RAFT | Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer |