Nanotechnologies in food and agriculture. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mahendra Rai, Caue Ribeiro, Luiz Mattoso, Nelson Duran, editors.
• Editors: Rai, Mahendra; Ribeiro, Caue; Mattoso, Luiz; Duran, Nelson
• Contents: Nanotechnology in food -- Strategic role of nanotechnology in fertilizers: Potentials and limitations.- Nano-fertilizers for balanced crop nutrition.- Nanofertilizers and their smart delivery system.-Nanotechnology applied in agriculture: controlled release of agrochemicals -- Nanobiotechnology strategies for delivery of antimicrobials in agriculture and food.- Nano-developments for food packaging and labeling applications.- Strategic role of nanobiosensors in food: Benefits and bottlenecks.- Role of nanocarriers in delivery of nitric oxide for sustainable agriculture.- Nanoparticles- based delivery systems in plant genetic transformation.- Perspectives in nanocomposites for the slow and controlled release of agrochemicals: fertilizers and pesticides.- Nano-enhanced biotreatment for agricultural waste water -- Nanoecotoxicology: The-state-of-the-art -- Uptake and accumulation of engineered nanomaterials and their phytotoxicity to agricultural crops.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 664; Chemistry; Food -- Biotechnology; Agricultural innovations; Nanotechnology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Food Science; Agricultural innovations; Food -- Biotechnology; Nanotechnology; Chemistry; Food Science; Agriculture; Nanochemistry; Biotechnology; Public Health; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution; Technology & Engineering -- Agriculture -- General; Science -- Nanostructures; Science -- Biotechnology; Medical -- Public Health; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Agricultural science; Nanotechnology; Biotechnology; Public health & preventive medicine; Water supply & treatment; Food science; Agriculture; Nanochemistry; Biotechnology; Environmental pollution; Food & beverage technology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319140247; 3319140248; 9783319140230
• Related ISBNs: 331914023X; 9783319140230
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
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