Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems presents the latest research on the role of nanotechnology in agriculture and agroecosystems, offering innovations and many potential benefits in terms of plant growth, food production, crop protection and ecosystem management. Sections introduce new perspectives on the use of nanotechnology in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture. Subsequent chapters focus on specific areas of innovation, covering a wide range of applications, including plant disease and protection, food processing and packaging, soil quality, precision farming, and groundwater treatment.
This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across a range of disciplines, but it is also ideal for industrial scientists, engineers and R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable technologies for agriculture and agro-industries.
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Table of Contents
1. Nanotechnology: New perspectives in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture2. Nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants: A novel approach
3. Applications of nanomaterials in plant disease management and protection
4. Nanotechnological strategies for enhanced crop production and plant growth
5. Nano-based sensors for sustainable agriculture
6. Nanotechnology for agro-based food processing and packaging
7. Agro-nanodiagnostics for plant diseases
8. Nanotechnology in environmental/soil remediation: Current advances
9. Toxicological impact of nanoparticles on soil enzyme activities, with reference to complex sugar degradation in soil
10. Toxicological concerns of nanomaterials on soil fertility and environment
11. Toxicological effects of nanomaterials on aquatic organisms
12. Emerging role of nanotechnology in precision farming
13. Nanomaterials as novel elicitors of plant secondary metabolites
14. Effects of nanomaterials on beneficial soil microorganisms
15. Dual role of nanotechnology in plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses
16. Application of nanomaterials in groundwater treatment
17. Nanotechnology and agribusiness
