Schwab, Fabienne http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0946-9994
Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7805-9366
Scherz, Aline http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1880-2875
Meyer, Thierry http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2546-9107
Karakoçak, Bedia Begüm http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-7465
Petri-Fink, Alke http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3952-7849
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First Online: 3 March 2023
Competing interests
: The authors declare the following competing interests: F.S. was supported by Innosuisse, the Swiss Agency for Innovation (project No. 38515.1 IP-EE). F.S. has a patent pending on a SiO<sub>2</sub>-NP plant growth enhancer (WO2020212526A1). This research was also supported by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, the Adolphe Merkle Foundation, and the University of Fribourg. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this commentary is those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Swiss Government. This work has not been subjected to review by the Swiss government or any of its institutions, and no official endorsement should be inferred. The authors declare no other competing interest.