Emerging Trends in Agri-Nanotechnology: Fundamental and Applied Aspects

By: Xiaodong Yang and Mahendra Rai and Jyoti Singh and Kelvii Wei Kelvii Wei and Harikesh Bahadur Singh and Prachi Singh and Sandhya Mishra and Surendra Singh and Semih Otles and Dr Birinchi Sarma and Manoj Kumar Chitara and Gagan Kumar and Anupam Maharshi and Amina Antonacci and Marcelo Dutra Arbo and Fabiana Arduini and Daiana Silva Avila and Carolina Castro Bueno and Estefania V Campos and R K Chaturvedi and Deepika Chauhan and Sampa Das and Jhones L Oliveira and Dr Renata De Lima and Kunzes Dolma and Carolina Alves Santos and Professor Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto and Aniket Gade and Solange Cristina Garcia and Renato Grillo and Indarchand Gupta and Janmejay Pandey and Mauricio Tavares Jacques and Akansha Jain and S Marimuthu and Vijay Kumar Mishra and Arpan Mukherjee and Jessica Nardi and Raksha Pandit and Jai Singh Patel and K Raja and Rahul Singh Rajput and Ratul Moni Ram and Indira Rathore and Buket Yalcin Sahyar and Viviana Scognamiglio and N N Singh and Amira S Soliman and Ankit Srivastava and Arohi Srivastava and K S Subramanian and J C Tarafdar and Sudheer K Yadav

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Synopsis: The science of nanotechnology, the manipulation, design and engineering of devices at the atomic and molecular scale, is starting to be applied to many disciplines including aspects of agriculture and crop science. This book opens with a brief history of nanotechnology in agriculture. Applications are then examined in detail, including nanopesticides, nanosensors, nanofertilizers, and nanoherbicides. Topics covered include; the biosynthesis of nanoparticles (through microbes, plants and other biotic agents); the ecological consequences of their delivery into the environment (examining effects and toxicity on soil, soil biota, and plants); safety issues; an overview of the global market for nanotechnology products, and the regulation of nanotechnology in agriculture. The book concludes with speculations on what the future holds for the technology. The book has been written by an international group of researchers and experts from over 12 countries with experience across a wide range of issues relating to the industry. This book will be of use to a wide range of researchers and professional scientists in the agricultural sector, academia and industry, including microbiologists, chemical engineers, geneticists, plant scientists and biochemists.