Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management

Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management highlights the latest advances in applying this important technology within agriculture sectors for sustainable growth, production and protection. It has been proposed that climate change-driven effects, especially from unpredictable environmental fluctuations, can result in an increased prevalence of abiotic and biotic stresses in crop plants. These stresses have been proven to negatively impact the global yields of some crop plants. To ensure and improve food security, it is, therefore, imperative to develop an improved and sustainable farming technology and also cultivars resistant to all these hazards. This book explores various smart engineered nanomaterials which are now being used as an important tool for improving growth and productivity of crops facing abiotic stresses, improving the health of the soil in which those crops are growing, and addressing stresses once the plant begins to produce food yield. The book includes insights into the use of nanoparticles as bactericides, fungicides and nanofertilizers. Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management includes an international representation of authors who have crafted each chapter with clarity, reviewing up-to-date literature with lucid illustrations. The book is an important resource for researchers, nanobiotechnologist, agriculturist, horticulturists as a reference book as well as inspire some companies and specific scientists involved in nanoscience and sustainable agricultural crop plants growth, development, production and protection. Broadens the role of smart engineered (carbon, fullerene or metal based, and more) nanomaterials with up-to-date literature and practical illustrations Equips readers with the information on a number of morpho-physiological, biochemical, molecular phenomenon, and smart agricultural production Enriches understanding of various smart crop plants resilient to abiotic and biotic stresses in terms of nanomaterials exposure INDICE: 1. Emerging role of nanoparticles in sustainable agricultural crop production and protection: An overview 2. Emerging role of gold nanoparticles for healthier crop plants growth and enhanced yield 3. Emerging role of silver nanoparticles for healthier crop plants growth and enhanced yield 4. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles 5. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to zinc oxide nanoparticles 6. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to copper oxide nanoparticles 7. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to titanium oxide nanoparticles 8. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to iron oxide nanoparticles 9. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to aluminium oxide nanoparticles 10. Effect of chitosan nanoparticles on crop plants growth and physiology 11. Assessment of carbon and fullerene nanomaterials for sustainable crop plants growth and production 12. Role of nanocomposite for sustainable crop plants growth and production 13. Emerging concept of nanofertilizers for sustainable crop plants growth and production 14. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants drought stress management 15. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants salinity stress management 16. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants temperature/heat stress management: A new-fangled approach 17. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants nutrients stress management 18. Emerging concept of engineered nanomaterials in soil improvement for higher crop plants growth and production 19. Emerging concept of smart engineered nanomaterials for plant disease diagnosis and management 20. Nanosensors: A tool from the vault of science for crop plants growth, development, production and protection

• ISBN: 978-0-323-91933-3
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 395
• Fecha Publicación: 24/06/2022
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés