Nano-enabled agrochemicals in agriculture. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mansour Ghorbanpour, Muhammad Adnan Shahid.
• Editors: Ghorbanpour, Mansour; Shahid, Muhammad Adnan
• Contents: 1. Recent developments of nanotechnology and nano-scale materials; 2. The theory of relativistic effect in nanoparticles: Deciphering of unknown effects; 3. Classification of nanomaterials and their physical and chemical nature; 4. Biosynthesis/and or green synthesis of nano-particles and their use in agriculture; 5. The mechanism involved in the synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles; 6. Advanced analytical techniques for physico-chemical characterization of nano-materials; 7. Nanotechnology for cargo delivery with a special emphasis on pesticide, herbicide and fertilizer; 8. Nano-biofertilizers for enhanced nutrient use efficiency; 9. Seed nanopriming for improvement of crop plants under stressful conditions: concept and methods; 10. Applications of nanotechnology in precision agriculture; 11. Phosphorus nanofertilizer for precision and sustainable agriculture - Current and future perspectives; 12. Applications of algal nanoparticles in agriculture; 13. Role of different nanomaterials on plant photosynthesis and pigments status; 14. Silver and zinc nanoparticles in improvement of agricultural crops; 15. Interactions between engineered nanomaterials and plants; 16. Biogenic nanoparticle and their application for removal of organic contaminants from water and waste water; 17. Stimulatory role of nanomaterials on agricultural crops; 18. Agricultural plants -derived nanomaterials; 19. A Comprehensive Review on Nanopesticides and Nanofertilizers - A boon for Agriculture; 20. Nano-emulsified pesticides; 21. Encapsulation of Fungicide Nanoparticles Using Functionalized Graphene and its Application against Phytopathogenic Rhizoctonia Solani; 22. Nanotoxicity based studies (phytotoxicity, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity and ecotoxicity) in agriculture; 23. Nanomaterial-mediated changes in the growth and development of globally important crop plants; 24. Methods of Nanoparticles Detection in Plant Tissues; 25. Nanotoxicity of metal nanoparticles on beneficial soil bacteria; 26. Nanobiotechnology, gene carrier, and plant genetic transformation; 27. Current developments in nanotechnology for the growth of different industrial sectors: 2010-2020; 28. Impacts of nanomaterials on metabolic profiling of agricultural crops; 29. Polymeric Nanoparticle-based Insecticide: a critical review of agriculture production; 30. Nanodelivery System: In the agriculture sector
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Academic Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 620.5; Nanobiotechnology; Sustainable agriculture; Agricultural chemicals -- Environmental aspects
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323910101
• Related ISBNs: 9780323910095
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