Nanotechnology for Agriculture: Crop Production & Protection

✍ Scribed by Deepak G. Panpatte, Yogeshvari K. Jhala

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2019
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 342
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The emergence of nanotechnology and the development of new nanodevices and nanomaterials have opened up exciting opportunities for novel applications in agriculture and biotechnology. Nanotechnology has the potential to modernize agricultural research and practice, but although it has gained momentum in the agriculture sector over last decade, there are still knowledge gaps between scientific communities.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of current developments in nanotechnology-based sustainable agriculture. Focusing on various aspects of nanotechnology in different sectors of agriculture, such as crop production, soil fertility management and crop improvement, it offers insights into the current trends and future prospects of nanotechnology, along with the benefits and risks and their impact on agricultural ecosystems. It also highlights the use of nanotechnology to reduce agrochemical usage, to increase nutrient uptake efficiency and to improve water and nutrient management, and the use of nano-biosensors to manage plant diseases. The book is a valuable reference resource for scientists, policymakers, students and researchers who are engaged in developing strategies to cope with current agricultural challenges.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-ix
Nanobiotechnology for Agricultural Productivity, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability (Jeyabalan Sangeetha, Abhishek Mundaragi, Devarajan Thangadurai, Steffi Simmi Maxim, Ramachandra Mohanrao Pandhari, Jadav Mulji Alabhai)....Pages 1-23
Nanofertilizers: A Recent Approach in Crop Production ( Pitambara, Archana, Y. M. Shukla)....Pages 25-58
Nanofertilizers: Smart Delivery of Plant Nutrients (Suresh Kaushik, Setyowati Retno Djiwanti)....Pages 59-72
Nanoelements: An Agricultural Paradigm for Targeted Plant Nutrition Therapeutic Approach (Divakar Sharma, Yogesh K. Dhuriya, Juhi Sharma, Monika Gupta)....Pages 73-83
Nanoparticles for the Improved Crop Production (Le Dai Vuong)....Pages 85-106
Nanobiofertilizers in Crop Production (Mohammad Danish, Touseef Hussain)....Pages 107-118
Mechanism of Action of Nanopesticide Derived from Microorganism for the Alleviation of Abiotic and Biotic Stress Affecting Crop Productivity (Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Moses Anthony Ugbenyen)....Pages 119-142
Future of Nanofertilizer (Agnieszka Sidorowicz, Qaisar Maqbool, Mudassar Nazar)....Pages 143-152
Nanotechnology: A Novel Strategy Against Plant Pathogens (Divakar Sharma, Juhi Sharma, Yogesh K. Dhuriya)....Pages 153-170
Antimicrobial Activities of Nanoparticles (Ebrahim Karimi)....Pages 171-206
Methods and Mechanisms Involved in Antimicrobially Useful Nanoparticles with Agricultural Promises (Soumya Das, R. Aswani, Jyothis Mathew, E. K. Radhakrishnan)....Pages 207-231
Nanoparticles in Pest Incidences and Plant Disease Control (Moazzameh Ramezani, Fatemeh Ramezani, Mahyar Gerami)....Pages 233-272
Application of Nanoengineered Metabolites from Beneficial and Eco-friendly Microorganisms as a Biological Control Agents for Plant Pests and Pathogens (Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji, Deepak G. Panpatte, Oluwasesan Micheal Bello, Mathew Adefusika Adekoya)....Pages 273-302
Nanopesticides for the Management of Insect Pests of Stored Grains (Balasubramanian Malaikozhundan, Jayaraj Vinodhini, Baskaralingam Vaseeharan)....Pages 303-322
Nanotechnology: A Promising Alternative for the Control of Postharvest Pathogens in Fruits (R. R. González-Estrada, F. J. Blancas-Benitez, C. L. Moreno-Hernández, L. Coronado-Partida, A. Ledezma-Delgadillo, P. Gutiérrez-Martínez)....Pages 323-337

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Agriculture; Bioinformatics; Plant Pathology; Plant Physiology