ABSTRACT
This 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 CONTENTS
part I|15 pages
Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Nanoparticles
part II|40 pages
Nanoparticles for Crop Production
part III|145 pages
Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Protection
chapter Chapter 5|53 pages
Impact of Nanoparticles on Soil Microbes for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Productivity
chapter Chapter 6|34 pages
Nanoparticles: Plant Protective Agents Against Pathogenic Microbes and Pests
part IV|147 pages
Emerging Nanotechnological Tools and Techniques for Crop Improvement