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Nanotechnology is believed to accelerate our fight to sustain and enhance crop productivity for the ever-increasing world population. It has been reckoned as one of the safest and most cost-efficient techniques to boost crop productivity in the future. The ever-increasing state-of-the-art availability of various nanomaterials has allowed us to pursue their beneficial properties in agronomy. Nanotechnology will help minimize the dependency on chemical fertilizers and existing crop production techniques that have already been exploited to their maximum potential. Therefore, in the present context, it could well be realized that agriculture will be driven by nanotechnology in the future.
This book focuses on the application of nanotechnology for enhancing crop production through the application of nanofertilizers or nanocomposites. Several avenues of nanotechnology are beneficial in improving crop productivity in a sustainable manner, which has been presented in a comprehensive way. The book also delves into the mechanistic view of nanoparticle functioning and its role in stress alleviation. In addition, the book presents some recent insights into the application of nanotechnology for post-harvest management, stress tolerance and usage as nanobiosensors.
Broadly, the book will encompass the following advances in the field, distinguishing it from other published volumes. The salient features include:
· Role of nanoparticles in improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
· Role of nanoparticles in protection against pathogens and pests.
· Mechanism of nanoparticle-induced plant responses.
· Synthesis and modification of nanoparticles to enhance their biological efficacy.
· Prospects of nanofertilizers, nanoformulations, nanopesticides, etc., and their beneficial attributes.
This book, therefore, presents this emerging topic and the most recent innovations in this field for postgraduate students, researchers and faculty members working in the fields of plant science, microbiology, biotechnology, agricultural sciences, etc.
Contents
Chapter 1
Recent developments and applications of nanocomposites in agriculture: Properties, benefits, and prospects
Chapter 2
Synthesis of Nano fertilizers and Nano pesticides: Current Understanding and Future prospects
Chapter 3
Applications of nanotechnology in abiotic stress management and biofortification
Chapter 4
Prospects of nanotechnology for abiotic and biotic stresses amelioration in field crops
Chapter 5
Nanoparticles in Soil-Water-Plant Inference
Chapter 6
Nanopriming: A Comprehensive Perspective for Regulating Seed Germination of Crops under Stress Condition
Chapter 7
Perspectives of nanoparticles as priming agents for amelioration of abiotic stresses in crops
Chapter 8
Effective use of nanomaterials to maintain soil fertility and reduce heavy metal toxicity in soil
Chapter 9
Alleviation of heavy metal stress through the use of nanotechnology
Chapter 10
Green synthesis of nanoparticles: Applications and feasibility over chemical synthesis procedures
Chapter 11
Application of nanotechnology in rice
Chapter 12
Prospects and challenges of nano-films based edible food coatings for enhancement of their shelf-life
Chapter 13
Nano-films for enhancing the shelf-life of harvested products
Chapter 14
Exploiting the bioprospecting potential of nanoparticles with microorganisms
Chapter 15
Applications of nanoparticles as anti-microbial agents
Chapter 16
Nanotechnology: An exciting perspective for nematode management
Chapter 17
Agricultural applications of nanobiosensors in disease diagnosis and food toxicity analysis
