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Book SynopsisLarge-scale chemical fertilizer application causes irreparable damage to soil structure, mineral cycles, soil microbial flora, plants, and other food chains across ecosystems, culminating in heritable mutations in future generations of consumers. A better way forward is the use of nanofertilizers to focus on macro elements (N, P, K), as switching to nanofertilizers may result in large environmental benefits by replacing the majority of these nutrients. Furthermore, the biosynthesis of nanomaterials using bacteria, algae, yeast, fungus, actinomycetes, and plants has opened up a new avenue of research in the production of inorganic nanoparticles as ecologically friendly fertilizers.
Nanofertilizers should also attain increased efficiency because of a several-fold increase in the surface-to-volume ratio of nano-forms of nutrients and their suitability for foliar application, where environmental losses are further reduced. Nanostructured fertilizers can also improve nutrient use efficiency through strategies such as targeted distribution and progressive or controlled-release as they can precisely release their active molecules in response to environmental cues and biological demands. Recent research shows nanofertilizers can increase agricultural productivity by speeding up seed germination, seedling growth, photosynthetic activity, nitrogen metabolism, and carbohydrate and protein synthesis.
The potential agricultural benefits of nanofertilizers, their modes of action, and the fate of nanomaterials in soil are all discussed in this book. It also covers nanofertilizer formulation and delivery, applications, uptake, translocation, and their fate in plants, as well as their impact on plant physiology and metabolism. Nutrient nanoformulation is a valuable method that has the potential to alter the agricultural sector and provide solutions to current and future concerns for sustainable and climate-sensitive crops
Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction: Nano fertilizers for development agriculture production
Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
Part 1: Synthesis
2. Fabricated Nano Fertilizers as a clean and viable substitute for conventional fertilizers
Mahendra P. Singh and Najitha Banu, Dept. of Zoology, School of Biosciences,
Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar, Punjab,
India E-Mail: najirila2010@gmail.com
3. Nano fertilizers: types, synthesis methods, mechanisms
Karl Eastman, Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, College of Agriculture, North Dakota State University,
USA.
Email: keastman@gmail.com
4. Nanocomposite fertilizers
Aniruddha Chatterjee, Department of Plastic & Polymer Engineering Maharashtra Institute of Technology,
India.
Email: aniruddha.chatterjee@mit.asia
5. Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles for Fertilizer Applications in Agriculture
Achintya Bezbaruah, Mohammad E. Hossain, Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University, USA.
Email: enayetswe@du.ac.bd; enaswe@gmail.com
6. Smart Fertilizers and slow-release of N and Zn
V. Sugumari, Mepco Schlenk Engineering College
Email: sugumari@mepcoeng.ac.in
7. Plant Nanonutrients for sustainable agriculture
Hrishikesh Upadhyaya, Department of Botany, Cotton University,
College Hostel Road, Panbazar, Guwahati- 781001, Assam,
INDIA E-Mail: hkupbl_au@rediffmail.com
8. Microalgae-based nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture
Iffat Zareen Ahmad, Departments of Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics & Microbiology
Chairperson, Women Grievance/Harrassment Cell Integral University, Lucknow, India
E-Mail: iffat@iul.ac.in
Part 2: Applications
9. Green synthesis of nanofertilizers and its role in plant protection
Mohammad Akram, Sabiha Saeed, Division of Plant Protection, Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, India.
e-mail: sabihasaeed106@gmail.com
10. Preparation and Characterization of Nanofertilizers and Their Utility in Control of Phyto-pathogens: Towards Sustainable Agriculture
Lamy M. M. HAMED, Muhammad A. Fathy, Aya A. M. Abdellati, Soil and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, 12613, Giza, Egypt
lamy.hamed@agr.cu.edu.eg
11. Green Synthesis of Nanofertilizers and Their Application for Rice Production
Vishnu D Rajput, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don,
RussiaE-mail: rvishnu@sfedu.ru
12. Nano-biofertilizers: Applications in sustainable agriculture and crop productivity
Kavya Bakka, Dept. of Microbiology, Iowa State University,
USA E-mail: kavyabakka@gmail.com
13. ZnO nanoparticles: sustainable plant production
Tapan Kumar Mandal, Dean of Research & Development, ICFAI University Tripura,
IndiaE-mail: tapankumarmandal@iutripura.edu.in
14. Influential Relevance of Nanofertilizers in the Sustainable Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
M. Shafiq Ansari, Rabiya Basri, Department of Plant Protection, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
E-mail: rbsiddique21@gmail.com
15. Nano-engineering of Metal-based Fertilizers Using Biopolymers: An Innovative Strategy for A More Sustainable Agriculture
Lebogang Katata-Seru, Department of chemistry, North-West University,
South Africa E-mail: Lebo.Seru@nwu.ac.za
16. Silica Nanoparticles for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance
Suriyaprabha Rangaraj, Mythili Ravichandran, Sona College of Arts and Science, Salem, India
e-mail: ms.microhoney@gmail.com
17. Smart fertilizers: the prospect of slow-release nanofertilizers in modern agricultural practices
Swarnendu Roy Department of Botany, University of North Bengal,
India E-mail: swarnendubotany@nbu.ac.in
18. Metal nanoparticles in agriculture: impacts on plants, and associated microorganisms
Eman Tawfik, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Egypt
E-mail: emantawfik@science.helwan.edu.eg
19. The Use of nanobiofetilizers in Agricultural production: An ecofriendly technology towards environmental sustainability
Emmanuel S. Okeke, University of
Nigeria,
e-mail: emmanuel.okeke@unn.edu.ng
20. Large-scale production of Nanofertilizers: Commercialization, Challenges and Future trends
Mohammad Ashfaq, University Center of Research & Development (UCRD), Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab,
India E-mail: mohdashfaqbiotech@gmail.com
21. Impact of Nanofertilizers for Mitigation of Multiple Environmental Stresses
Vishnu D Rajput, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don,
RussiaE-mail: rvishnu@sfedu.ru
intmsc.abhi@gmail.com
22. Ecotoxicological and regulatory aspects of environmental sustainability of nanofertilizers
Luqman AZEEZ, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
luqman.azeez@uniosun.edu.ng
23. The fate of nanofertilizers in agroecosystems
Author to be determined.
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