Halloysite nanotubes (HNTs) are of importance for the elimination of various kinds of molecules from complex matrix due to their outstanding characteristic such as the lumen porosity, non toxic, and large available quantities. Molecular imprinting has been considered as a promising approach which allows the creation of selective binding site. Modifying HNTs with imprinted polymer layer which result in so-called HNTs@MIPs improves in term of selectivity and adsorption capacity without affecting the aforementioned proprieties. These nanomaterials offer a remedy to the flaws of traditional MIPs, such as poor site accessibility for templates, slow mass transfer and template leakage. The fecal point of this mini review will be on the recent advances in the synthesis of HNT@MIPs, and their environmental and analytical applications. The feasibility and possibility of using HNTs@MIPs as sensors for nutrient detection in hydroponic system is also discussed. We further comment on their potential future developments and research directions in the field of precision agriculture.

埃洛石纳米管（HNT）由于其出色的特性（如管腔孔隙率，无毒和可利用量大），对于消除复杂基质中的各种分子非常重要。分子印迹已被认为是允许建立选择性结合位点的有前途的方法。用压印的聚合物层改性HNTs，导致所谓的HNTs @ MIPs，在选择性和吸附能力方面得到改善，而不会影响上述特性。这些纳米材料可弥补传统MIP的缺陷，例如模板的站点可访问性差，传质缓慢和模板泄漏。这次小型回顾的重点是关于HNT @ MIP的合成及其环境和分析应用的最新进展。还讨论了使用HNTs @ MIPs作为水培系统中养分检测传感器的可行性和可能性。我们进一步评论它们在精密农业领域的潜在未来发展和研究方向。