Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: An Innovative and Eco-Friendly Approach

Nanotechnology can play a significant role in facilitating sustainable agriculture by improving crop production, protecting crops, enhancing soil fertility, and mitigating plant abiotic stress. Emerging nanotechnological tools and techniques, such as space-inspired speed breeding, nanoparticles as sensing materials, plant nanobionics, and nanopore DNA sequencing, offer promising solutions for crop improvement.

Format: Hardback
Length: 358 pages
Publication date: 08 September 2023
Publisher: Apple Academic Press Inc.

This groundbreaking new volume delves into the vital and groundbreaking roles that nanotechnology can play in fostering sustainable agriculture. It offers up-to-date insights into the realm of nanobiotechnology, encompassing soil science, plant breeding, food science, agricultural tool design and utilization, as well as the profound impacts of these approaches on the properties of soils and plants. The book examines the multifaceted applications of nanotechnology in crop production and protection, the development and implementation of pesticides, the enhancement of soil fertility and soil health, the mitigation of plant abiotic stress, and much more. Furthermore, the volume uncovers emerging nanotechnological tools and techniques for crop improvement, such as space-inspired speed breeding for crop improvement, nanoparticles as sensing materials, plant nanobionics, nanopore DNA sequencing, and more. By exploring these cutting-edge approaches, the book empowers researchers, farmers, and policymakers to harness the full potential of nanotechnology in achieving a more sustainable and food-secure future.

Weight: 861g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781774912355