Nanomaterials for Enhanced Plant-Based Food Production a new release in the Nanomaterial-Plant Interactions series, presents up-to-date insights on the use of nano-enabled agricultural tools from nanofertilizers to nanosensors, including how to balance safety and environmental impact concerns to ensure optimal utilization. The book provides a range of solution options and guides the reader in identifying the most appropriate choice. With state-of-the-art, broad coverage of recent and potential applications, this book covers the most recent advances in the application of nanotechnology toward fulfilling the world's food demands for present and future generations.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Chapter 1. Nano discovery and its potential benefits for plant systems on Earth - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. World food hunger in 2050 and nano solutions: probabilities and prospects based on plant based food - p. 11 9. Chapter 3. Nanotechnology to improve seed germination - p. 23 10. Chapter 4. Nanomaterials toward seed science and technology: an effective way to increase benefits - p. 41 11. Chapter 5. Soil nutrient deficiency and nanosolutions for soil health and plant productivity - p. 59 12. Chapter 6. Nanofertilizers in vermicompost: revolutionizing plant productivity in nutrient-depleted soils - p. 73 13. Chapter 7. Soil nutrient deficiency and nanosolutions for plant productivity - p. 87 14. Chapter 8. Techniques based on nanosynthesis and their impact on crop plants - p. 95 15. Chapter 9. A bibliometric analysis of nanosolutions and crop yield improvement - p. 103 16. Chapter 10. Impact of silica nanoforms on the health and yield of crops - p. 111 17. Chapter 11. Nanoparticles for plant–soil health management: effective solutions to multiple problems - p. 125 18. Chapter 12. Plant disease management through nanotechnology applications - p. 151 19. Chapter 13. Nanodrug delivery systems in plants: Current status and recent advances for sustainable agriculture and environment - p. 163 20. Chapter 14. Nanodrug delivery in plants: why, when, and how? - p. 193 21. Chapter 15. Nanopesticides for sustainable agriculture and nanotechnology for abiotic stress tolerance and management in plants - p. 213 22. Chapter 16. Nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to enable sustainable and precision agriculture - p. 227 23. Chapter 17. Nanofertilizers: application, uptake, positive and negative impact on plant growth and yield - p. 243 24. Chapter 18. Control release of nanofertilizer against stress in plants: solutions, threats and opportunities - p. 263 25. Chapter 19. Nanosensors are the solutions for future agriculture: a critical discussion - p. 273 26. Chapter 20. Impact of nanomaterial packaging for food safety and sustainable agriculture - p. 283 27. Chapter 21. Sustainable management of insect pests by using nanomaterials - p. 293 28. Chapter 22. Plant disease management through nano applications - p. 309 29. Chapter 23. Interaction of nanoparticles with biomolecule - p. 339 30. Index - p. 349
Nanomaterials for Enhanced Plant-Based Food Production a new release in the Nanomaterial-Plant Interactions series, presents up-to-date insights on the use of nano-enabled agricultural tools from nanofertilizers to nanosensors, including how to balance safety and environmental impact concerns to ensure optimal utilization. The book provides a range of solution options and guides the reader in identifying the most appropriate choice. With state-of-the-art, broad coverage of recent and potential applications, this book covers the most recent advances in the application of nanotechnology toward fulfilling the world's food demands for present and future generations.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xiii 7. Chapter 1. Nano discovery and its potential benefits for plant systems on Earth - p. 1 8. Chapter 2. World food hunger in 2050 and nano solutions: probabilities and prospects based on plant based food - p. 11 9. Chapter 3. Nanotechnology to improve seed germination - p. 23 10. Chapter 4. Nanomaterials toward seed science and technology: an effective way to increase benefits - p. 41 11. Chapter 5. Soil nutrient deficiency and nanosolutions for soil health and plant productivity - p. 59 12. Chapter 6. Nanofertilizers in vermicompost: revolutionizing plant productivity in nutrient-depleted soils - p. 73 13. Chapter 7. Soil nutrient deficiency and nanosolutions for plant productivity - p. 87 14. Chapter 8. Techniques based on nanosynthesis and their impact on crop plants - p. 95 15. Chapter 9. A bibliometric analysis of nanosolutions and crop yield improvement - p. 103 16. Chapter 10. Impact of silica nanoforms on the health and yield of crops - p. 111 17. Chapter 11. Nanoparticles for plant–soil health management: effective solutions to multiple problems - p. 125 18. Chapter 12. Plant disease management through nanotechnology applications - p. 151 19. Chapter 13. Nanodrug delivery systems in plants: Current status and recent advances for sustainable agriculture and environment - p. 163 20. Chapter 14. Nanodrug delivery in plants: why, when, and how? - p. 193 21. Chapter 15. Nanopesticides for sustainable agriculture and nanotechnology for abiotic stress tolerance and management in plants - p. 213 22. Chapter 16. Nanotechnology and artificial intelligence to enable sustainable and precision agriculture - p. 227 23. Chapter 17. Nanofertilizers: application, uptake, positive and negative impact on plant growth and yield - p. 243 24. Chapter 18. Control release of nanofertilizer against stress in plants: solutions, threats and opportunities - p. 263 25. Chapter 19. Nanosensors are the solutions for future agriculture: a critical discussion - p. 273 26. Chapter 20. Impact of nanomaterial packaging for food safety and sustainable agriculture - p. 283 27. Chapter 21. Sustainable management of insect pests by using nanomaterials - p. 293 28. Chapter 22. Plant disease management through nano applications - p. 309 29. Chapter 23. Interaction of nanoparticles with biomolecule - p. 339 30. Index - p. 349
