Preface
Applications of nanotechnology have quite frequently been explored in varied fields like
biomedical, food, energy, defence, textiles, paints and household products, etc. Similarly,
nanotechnology has acted as a boon in agriculture sector, because of its utilization in
nano-priming for quick seed growth, enhancing crop production due to the use of
nano-fertilizers, nano-pesticides and nano-weedicides, etc. In recent times, the nanoparticles
are preferred to be synthesized using biological means such as plants or microbes, and hence,
these are termed as plant-microbe-engineered nanoparticles (PM-ENPs) nexus. These
PM-ENPs nexus have good antimicrobial activity and are comparatively much more efficient,
lesser toxic and cost-effective. The applications of these nanomaterials or ENPs in agriculture
have helped in using eco-friendly chemicals for crop production, which in turn has also
resulted in the decrease of environmental pollution, which otherwise used to happen because
of immense use of harmful chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides in earlier times.
Thus, exploring PM-ENPs nexus approach may help in holistic understanding of the role of
ENPs in the agro-ecosystem.
This book is an attempt to summarize the overall and comprehensive work related to the
improvement of agriculture production via nanotechnology-aided resources, which includes
frequent but quite cautious use of ENPs, as the toxicity, distribution and their fate afterwards
in environment are still in question and need to be studied further. The book consists of total
14 chapters divided in six different parts, viz. (i) Engineered Nanoparticles in Agroecosystems: General Approach; (ii) Engineered Nanoparticles and Plant Interaction;
(iii) Engineered Nanoparticles and Soil Health; (iv) Engineered Nanoparticles as NanoFertilizers and Biosensors; (v) Engineered Nanoparticles and Microbial Interaction; and
(vi) Plant–Microbe–Soil Health-Engineered Nanoparticles Nexus: Conclusion. Total 49
authors belonging to 7 countries have contributed in this book. Detailed description of the
content of individual chapters has been outlined in the following paragraphs.
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Applications of nanotechnology have quite frequently been explored in varied fields like
biomedical, food, energy, defence, textiles, paints and household products, etc. Similarly,
nanotechnology has acted as a boon in agriculture sector, because of its utilization in
nano-priming for quick seed growth, enhancing crop production due to the use of
nano-fertilizers, nano-pesticides and nano-weedicides, etc. In recent times, the nanoparticles
are preferred to be synthesized using biological means such as plants or microbes, and hence,
these are termed as plant-microbe-engineered nanoparticles (PM-ENPs) nexus. These
PM-ENPs nexus have good antimicrobial activity and are comparatively much more efficient,
lesser toxic and cost-effective. The applications of these nanomaterials or ENPs in agriculture
have helped in using eco-friendly chemicals for crop production, which in turn has also
resulted in the decrease of environmental pollution, which otherwise used to happen because
of immense use of harmful chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides in earlier times.
Thus, exploring PM-ENPs nexus approach may help in holistic understanding of the role of
ENPs in the agro-ecosystem.
This book is an attempt to summarize the overall and comprehensive work related to the
improvement of agriculture production via nanotechnology-aided resources, which includes
frequent but quite cautious use of ENPs, as the toxicity, distribution and their fate afterwards
in environment are still in question and need to be studied further. The book consists of total
14 chapters divided in six different parts, viz. (i) Engineered Nanoparticles in Agroecosystems: General Approach; (ii) Engineered Nanoparticles and Plant Interaction;
(iii) Engineered Nanoparticles and Soil Health; (iv) Engineered Nanoparticles as NanoFertilizers and Biosensors; (v) Engineered Nanoparticles and Microbial Interaction; and
(vi) Plant–Microbe–Soil Health-Engineered Nanoparticles Nexus: Conclusion. Total 49
authors belonging to 7 countries have contributed in this book. Detailed description of the
content of individual chapters has been outlined in the following paragraphs.
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