ABSTRACT
Agriculture ................................................................................. 336 16.4 Conclusions, Future and Opportunities ...................................... 342 Keywords .............................................................................................. 344 References ............................................................................................. 344
16.1 INTRODUCTION
In the recent past, various players in the field of technology have been exploring the possibility of using new science to sustain mankind, as resources become scarce and demand increases. The emergence of new nano-devices and nano-materials opens up potential novel application in agriculture and biotechnology. Use of such technology employs fundamental knowledge of biology, chemistry, biochemistry, molecular biology, chemical engineering, agronomy, etc. to decipher the science and technological knowhow to rely on nano-based technology. The term “nanotechnology” indicates a multi-disciplinary approach concerning
materials, devices and systems in which at least one of three characteristic dimensions of their components is measured at the nanometric scale (nm). The nanometric scale is characterized by: (i) the atomic dimensions, (ii) the molecular dimensions, and (iii) the distance among the atoms in ordinary condensed matter.
