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The Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil
- 1st Edition - May 11, 2023
- Editors: Nar Singh Chauhan, Sarvajeet Singh Gill
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 1 7 0 3 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 5 6 5 - 9
The Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil, part of the Nanomaterials-Plant Interaction series, contributes the most recent insights into understanding the cellular… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThe Impact of Nanoparticles on Agriculture and Soil, part of the Nanomaterials-Plant Interaction series, contributes the most recent insights into understanding the cellular interactions of nanoparticles in an agricultural setting, focusing on current applications and means of evaluating future prospects. In order to ensure and improve the biosafety of nanoparticles, it is a primary concern to understand cellular bioprocess like nanomaterial’s cellular uptake and their influence on cellular structural, functional and genetic components. This book addresses these and other important aspects in detail along with showcasing their applications in the area of agriculture.
With an international team of authors, and experienced editors, this book will be valuable to those working to understand and advance nanoscience to benefit agricultural production and human and environmental welfare. In-depth knowledge of these bioprocess will enable researchers to engineer nanomaterials for enhanced biosafety.
- Guides the assessment of nanomaterials’ impact on agricultural and soil cellular metabolism and physiological characteristics
- Provides in-depth insights into potential risks and hazards of nanoparticles
- Builds a foundation for further research and development
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Impact of nanoparticles on agriculture and soil: an introduction
- 1. Introduction
- Chapter 2. Nanoparticle synthesis, characterization and applications
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Unique characteristics of nanoparticles
- 3. Nanoparticles in diversified materials
- 4. Characterization technique
- 5. Methods for the synthesis of nanoparticles
- 6. Application of nanoparticles
- 7. Conclusions
- Chapter 3. Nanomaterial based delivery of genetic material to plant systems
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Carbon nanoparticles
- 3. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles
- 4. Magnetic nanoparticles
- 5. Chitosan
- 6. Liposome
- 7. Dendrimers
- 8. Polymer-based nanoparticles
- 9. Other nanoparticles
- 10. Conclusion
- Chapter 4. Decoding the Nano-bio effects on the cellular expressions in plants
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Implications of nanotechnology on agro-system
- 3. Nanomaterials aka nanovehicles for plant productivity
- 4. Plant cellular responses to NPs
- 5. Nanoparticles effect on plant and soil microbiota
- 6. Influence of nanomaterials on rhizospheric environment
- 7. Molecular mechanism of nanoparticle uptake by plants, translocation, and biological impacts
- 8. Toxicological impacts of nanovehicles: interaction with plant cell system
- 9. Conclusion
- Chapter 5. Effect on nanoparticles on plant cell morphology, physiology, and metabolism
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Overview of nanoparticle synthesis
- 3. Nanoparticles and plant photosynthetic machinery
- 4. Nanoparticles and plant's defense mechanism
- 5. Impact of nanoparticles on seed germination
- 6. Nanoparticle's impact on plant nutrient availability
- 7. Nanoparticles and plant hormonal balance
- 8. Impact of nanoparticles on shoot and root length
- 9. Impact of nanoparticles on protein, lipid, and carbohydrate content
- 10. Impact of nanoparticles on the cytoskeleton
- 11. Nanoparticles and structural and ultrastructural changes
- 12. Conclusion and future perspectives
- Chapter 6. Genotoxicity of the nanoparticles
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nanoparticles uptake by plants
- 3. Mechanism of genotoxicity in plants
- 4. Types of chromosomal aberrations induced by nanoparticles
- 5. Nanoparticles induced genotoxicity in plants
- 6. Conclusion
- 7. Future perspectives
- Chapter 7. Impact and current perspectives of NPs on soil nutrients
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Soil is the largest sink of nanoparticles in the environment
- 3. Effect of nanoparticles on soil microbiota
- 4. Influence of nanoparticles on soil nutrients
- 5. NPs influence the activity of soil/rhizosphere enzymes
- 6. Future perspectives and challenges
- Chapter 8. Influence of nanoparticles on the soil microbial flora and their rhizospheric activities
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nanomaterial
- 3. Role of microbes in the soil
- 4. Accumulation of nanoparticles in the environment
- 5. Effect on soil microbes
- 6. Future prospects and conclusion
- Chapter 9. Unraveling the role of nanoparticles and rhizosphere microbiome for crop production under stress condition
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Manipulation of rhizosphere microbiome for plant growth
- 3. Integrative effects of nanoparticles and rhizosphere microbiome on crop production
- 4. Impact of nanoparticles and rhizosphere microbiome on crops under saline soil
- 5. Conclusion and future aspects
- Chapter 10. Effects of nanoparticles/nanotubes on plant growth
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Effects of nanotubes on plants
- 3. Effects of metal-based nanoparticles on plants
- 4. Nanoherbicides
- 5. Conclusion
- Chapter 11. Effects of nanoparticles on the plant growth under salinity stress conditions
- Abbreviations
- 1. Nanotechnology—an overview
- 2. Properties of nanoparticles
- 3. Application of nanoparticles
- 4. Nanoparticles in environment
- 5. Nanoparticles and environment risk
- 6. Nanoparticles and environmental sustainability
- 7. Effect of nanoparticles on plant growth
- 8. Plant growth and yield
- 9. Photosynthesis
- 10. Stress tolerance
- 11. Use of nanoparticles in salt stress mitigation
- Chapter 12. Application of nanomaterials in agriculture
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nanotechnology for food security
- 3. Nanoproducts and their utilization in agriculture
- 4. Role of nanomaterials in integrated pest management
- 5. Benefits and challenges of nanomaterials
- 6. Future prospects of nanomaterial usage in agriculture
- Chapter 13. Nanofertilizers: as smart nanoformulations in the agriculture industry
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Biosynthesis of some nanofertilizers
- 3. Applications of nanofertilizers
- 4. Conclusions and Prospects for the future
- Chapter 14. Nanopesticides, a promising pest management solution in the agriculture industry
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Synthesis of nanopesticides
- 3. Mode of action of nanopesticides
- 4. Inorganic engineered nanoparticles as nanopesticides against pests
- 5. Advantages of nanopesticides over conventional pesticides
- 6. Conclusion
- 7. Future perspectives
- Chapter 15. Nanosensors for crop protection
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Nanosensors
- 3. Nanosensors—general principle and design
- 4. Modeling of nanosensors in crop protection
- 5. Conclusions
- Chapter 16. Environmental risk assessment of nanopesticides and nanofertilizers
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Environmental risk assessment of nanopesticides
- 3. The fate of nanofertilizers and their effects on the environment
- 4. Conclusion
- Chapter 17. Economic aspect of nanomaterial-based agriculture solutions
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Exposure and distribution of nanoparticles in soil
- 3. Nanoparticles and soil remediation
- 4. Engineered nanoparticles and agriculture
- 5. Nanofertilizers
- 6. Conclusion and future prospective
- Chapter 18. Future of nanomaterials in agricultural practices
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The role of nanomaterials in agriculture
- 3. Nanocomposites and nanobiocomposites
- 4. Significance of nanomaterials in agriculture
- 5. Nanofertilizers
- 6. Nanopesticides
- 7. Benefits of nanopesticides
- 8. Challenges of using nanopesticides
- 9. Development of nanobiosensors in agriculture
- 10. Types of nanobiosensors
- 11. Roles of nanobiosensors in agriculture
- 12. Applications of nanomaterials in agriculture
- 13. Nanomaterial usage for commercial purposes
- 14. Nanomaterial's role in promoting sustainable agriculture
- 15. Conclusion
- Chapter 19. The impact of nanoparticles in agriculture and soil: conclusion and future recommendations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Impact of the nanoparticles on agriculture
- 3. Future perspectives
- Index
- No. of pages: 448
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 11, 2023
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323917032
- eBook ISBN: 9780323985659
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