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Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems

  • 1st Edition - January 12, 2023
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Avinash P. Ingle
  • Language: English

Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems presents the latest research on the role of nanotechnology in agriculture and agroecosystems, offering innovations and many pote… Read more

Description

Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Agroecosystems presents the latest research on the role of nanotechnology in agriculture and agroecosystems, offering innovations and many potential benefits in terms of plant growth, food production, crop protection and ecosystem management. Sections introduce new perspectives on the use of nanotechnology in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture. Subsequent chapters focus on specific areas of innovation, covering a wide range of applications, including plant disease and protection, food processing and packaging, soil quality, precision farming, and groundwater treatment.

This is a valuable resource for researchers and advanced students across a range of disciplines, but it is also ideal for industrial scientists, engineers and R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable technologies for agriculture and agro-industries.

Key features

  • Offers new perspectives on nanotechnology and nanoscale materials for sustainable agriculture and agroecosystems
  • Highlights state-of-the-art techniques, such as nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants
  • Addresses challenges relating to plant disease, crop production, processing, soil and ecosystem management

Readership

Researchers and advanced students from across nanotechnology, agricultural science, biotechnology, sustainability, food science, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, and environmental science. Scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in nanotechnology and sustainable technologies for agriculture and agro-industries

Table of contents

1. Nanotechnology: New perspectives in agroecosystems and sustainable agriculture

2. Nanotechnology-mediated gene transfer in plants: A novel approach

3. Applications of nanomaterials in plant disease management and protection

4. Nanotechnological strategies for enhanced crop production and plant growth

5. Nano-based sensors for sustainable agriculture

6. Nanotechnology for agro-based food processing and packaging

7. Agro-nanodiagnostics for plant diseases

8. Nanotechnology in environmental/soil remediation: Current advances

9. Toxicological impact of nanoparticles on soil enzyme activities, with reference to complex sugar degradation in soil

10. Toxicological concerns of nanomaterials on soil fertility and environment

11. Toxicological effects of nanomaterials on aquatic organisms

12. Emerging role of nanotechnology in precision farming

13. Nanomaterials as novel elicitors of plant secondary metabolites

14. Effects of nanomaterials on beneficial soil microorganisms

15. Dual role of nanotechnology in plants in response to biotic and abiotic stresses

16. Application of nanomaterials in groundwater treatment

17. Nanotechnology and agribusiness

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 18, 2023
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Avinash P. Ingle

Dr. Avinash P. Ingle is currently working as a Research Scientist (Ramanujan Fellow) at the Biotechnology Centre, Department of Agricultural Botany, at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agricultural University, in Maharashtra, India. He completed his doctoral degree at SGB Amravati University, working as a Research Scientist at the same institution from 2013 to 2016, before being awarded a Postdoctoral Fellowship (FAPESP) at the Department of Biotechnology, Engineering School of Lorena, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, for three years. Dr. Ingle has edited several books with various international publishers, 65 book chapters, and over 90 research publications in international, peer-reviewed journals. His research interests include nanobiotechnology, biofuel technology, and sustainable agriculture.

Affiliations and expertise
Biotechnology Center, Department of Agricultural Botany, Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Agriculture University, Akola, Maharashtra, India

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