The Nanotechnology Driven Agriculture

The Future Ahead

Swarnendu Roy, Akbar Hossain

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN: 9781032453217
• eBook ISBN: 9781003858201
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Biology
• Index: Biological Sciences

Nanotechnology is believed to accelerate our fight to sustain and enhance crop productivity for the ever-increasing world population. It has been reckoned as one of the safest and most cost-efficient techniques to boost crop productivity in the future. The ever-increasing state-of-the-art availability of various nanomaterials has allowed us to pursue their beneficial properties in agronomy. Nanotechnology will help minimize the dependency on chemical fertilizers and existing crop production techniques that have already been exploited to their maximum potential. Therefore, in the present context, it could well be realized that agriculture will be driven by nanotechnology in the future.

This book focuses on the application of nanotechnology for enhancing crop production through the application of nanofertilizers or nanocomposites. Several avenues of nanotechnology are beneficial in improving crop productivity in a sustainable manner, which has been presented in a comprehensive way. The book also delves into the mechanistic view of nanoparticle functioning and its role in stress alleviation. In addition, the book presents some recent insights into the application of nanotechnology for post-harvest management, stress tolerance and usage as nanobiosensors.

Broadly, the book will encompass the following advances in the field, distinguishing it from other published volumes. The salient features include:

· Role of nanoparticles in improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants.

· Role of nanoparticles in protection against pathogens and pests.

· Mechanism of nanoparticle-induced plant responses.

· Synthesis and modification of nanoparticles to enhance their biological efficacy.

· Prospects of nanofertilizers, nanoformulations, nanopesticides, etc., and their beneficial attributes.

This book, therefore, presents this emerging topic and the most recent innovations in this field for postgraduate students, researchers and faculty members working in the fields of plant science, microbiology, biotechnology, agricultural sciences, etc.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Preface
• Editor Biographies
• Contributors
• Chapter 1 Recent Developments and Applications of Nanocomposites in Agriculture: Properties, Benefits and Prospects
• Chapter 2 Synthesis of Nanofertilizers and Nanopesticides: Current Understanding and Future Prospects
• Chapter 3 Applications of Nanotechnology in Abiotic Stress Management and Biofortification
• Chapter 4 Prospects of Nanotechnology for Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Amelioration in Field Crops
• Chapter 5 Nanoparticles in Soil–Water–Plant Inference
• Chapter 6 Nanopriming: A Comprehensive Perspective for Regulating Seed Germination of Crops Under Stress Conditions
• Chapter 7 Perspectives of Nanoparticles as Priming Agents for Amelioration of Abiotic Stresses in Crops
• Chapter 8 Effective Use of Nanomaterials to Maintain Soil Fertility and Reduce Heavy Metal Toxicity in Soil
• Chapter 9 Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress Through the Use of Nanotechnology
• Chapter 10 Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Applications and Feasibility Over Chemical Synthesis Procedures
• Chapter 11 Application of Nanotechnology in Rice
• Chapter 12 Prospects and Challenges of Nanofilms-based Edible Food Coatings for Enhancement of Their Shelf Life
• Chapter 13 Nanofilms for Enhancing the Shelf-life of Harvested Products
• Chapter 14 Exploiting the Bioprospecting Potential of Nanoparticles with Micro-organisms
• Chapter 15 Applications of Nanoparticles as Anti-microbial Agents
• Chapter 16 Nanotechnology: An Exciting Perspective for Nematode Management
• Chapter 17 Agricultural Applications of Nanobiosensors in Disease Diagnosis and Food Toxicity Analysis