Contents
Engineered Nanoparticles in Agro-ecosystems: General Approach
Engineered Nanoparticles in Smart Agricultural Revolution: An Enticing
Domain to Move Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Pratap Srivastava, Rishikesh Singh, Rahul Bhadouria, Dan Bahadur Pal,
Pardeep Singh, and Sachchidanand Tripathi
Nanotechnology: Advancement for Agricultural Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Upinder and Rabindra Kumar
Engineered Nanoparticles and Plant Interaction
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Crop Production: Recent Development
and Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Abhishek Kumar, Shilpi Nagar, and Shalini Anand
Interaction of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Plants
in Agro-ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ranjana Singh, Kajal Patel, and Indu Tripathi
Interaction of Nano-TiO 2 with Plants: Preparation and Translocation . . . . . . . . . 73
Kandasamy G. Moodley and Vasanthakumar Arumugam
Plant Physiological Responses to Engineered Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ahmed Abdul Haleem Khan
Engineered Nanoparticles and Soil Health
Engineered Nanoparticles in Agro-ecosystems: Implications
on the Soil Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Disha Mishra, Versha Pandey, and Puja Khare
Effect of Engineered Nanoparticles on Soil Attributes and Potential
in Reclamation of Degraded Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Vipin Kumar Singh, Rishikesh Singh, Ajay Kumar, and Rahul Bhadouria
Engineered Nanoparticles as Nanofertilizers and Biosensors
Advances of Engineered Nanofertilizers for Modern Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Theivasanthi Thirugnanasambandan
Nano-fertilizers and Nano-pesticides as Promoters of Plant Growth
in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Niloy Sarkar, Swati Chaudhary, and Mahima Kaushik
Bio-nanosensors: Synthesis and Their Substantial Role in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . 165
Shailja Dhiman, Swati Gaba, Ajit Varma, and Arti Goel
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Engineered Nanoparticles in Agro-ecosystems: General Approach
Engineered Nanoparticles in Smart Agricultural Revolution: An Enticing
Domain to Move Carefully . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
Pratap Srivastava, Rishikesh Singh, Rahul Bhadouria, Dan Bahadur Pal,
Pardeep Singh, and Sachchidanand Tripathi
Nanotechnology: Advancement for Agricultural Sustainability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Upinder and Rabindra Kumar
Engineered Nanoparticles and Plant Interaction
Nanotechnology for Sustainable Crop Production: Recent Development
and Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Abhishek Kumar, Shilpi Nagar, and Shalini Anand
Interaction of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Plants
in Agro-ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Ranjana Singh, Kajal Patel, and Indu Tripathi
Interaction of Nano-TiO 2 with Plants: Preparation and Translocation . . . . . . . . . 73
Kandasamy G. Moodley and Vasanthakumar Arumugam
Plant Physiological Responses to Engineered Nanoparticles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Ahmed Abdul Haleem Khan
Engineered Nanoparticles and Soil Health
Engineered Nanoparticles in Agro-ecosystems: Implications
on the Soil Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Disha Mishra, Versha Pandey, and Puja Khare
Effect of Engineered Nanoparticles on Soil Attributes and Potential
in Reclamation of Degraded Lands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Vipin Kumar Singh, Rishikesh Singh, Ajay Kumar, and Rahul Bhadouria
Engineered Nanoparticles as Nanofertilizers and Biosensors
Advances of Engineered Nanofertilizers for Modern Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Theivasanthi Thirugnanasambandan
Nano-fertilizers and Nano-pesticides as Promoters of Plant Growth
in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Niloy Sarkar, Swati Chaudhary, and Mahima Kaushik
Bio-nanosensors: Synthesis and Their Substantial Role in Agriculture . . . . . . . . . 165
Shailja Dhiman, Swati Gaba, Ajit Varma, and Arti Goel
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