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Book SynopsisThis new volume explores the important and cutting-edge roles that nanotechnology can play in facilitating sustainable agriculture. It provides recent updates on nanobiotechnology in soil science, plant breeding, food science, agricultural tool design and utilization, as well as the impacts of such approaches on properties of soils and plants. The book looks at the use of nanotechnology for crop production and protection, in the creation and application of pesticides, to enhance soil fertility and soil health, as a mitigating factor of plant abiotic stress, and more. The volume explores emerging nanotechnological tools and techniques for crop improvement that include space-inspired speed breeding for crop improvement, nanoparticles as sensing materials, plant nanobionics, nanopore DNA sequencing, and more.
Table of ContentsPart I: Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Nanoparticles 1. Nanotechnology as the Cutting Edge for Sustainable Agriculture Part II: Nanoparticles for Crop Production 2. Nanofertilizers: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Means 3. Nano-Pesticides: A Dab Hand at Eliminating Pests Part III: Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Protection 4. Possible Prospects of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture and Their Effects on Soil Health and Plant Growth 5. Impact of Nanoparticles on Soil Microbes for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Productivity 6. Nanoparticles: Plant Protective Agents against Pathogenic Microbes and Pests 7. Role of Nanomaterials in Plants under Abiotic Stress 8. The Behavior of Nanomaterials in Soil and Interaction with Soil Biota Part IV: Emerging Nanotechnological Tools and Techniques for Crop Improvement 9. Speed Breeding: Space-Inspired for Crop Improvement under the Nano-Era 10. Nanotechnological Approaches in the Second Green Revolution 11. Nanopore DNA Sequencing: A New Era for Crop Improvement 12. Bio-Nanotechnological Methods in Crop Production and Pest Management 13. Nanobiotechnological Approaches for Improved Plant Breeding 14. Nanobionics Aid in Agriculture 15. Nanosensors and Nano Biosensors: Nanoparticles as Sensing Materials
