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Nano-Enabled Agrochemicals in Agriculture presents a targeted
overview of the safe implementation of nanotechnologies within
agricultural and horticultural settings, with the purpose of
achieving enhanced production while maintaining ecological
integrity. The growing global request for agricultural crops and
products requires high standards of quality and safety, which has
stimulated the search for new technologies that preserve their
quality and delay their decomposition. Nanotechnology may boost
plant production by improving nutrient uptake/use efficiency with
nanoformulations of fertilizers and agrochemicals for plant
enhancement, detection and treatment of diseases, and host-parasite
interactions at the molecular level using nanosensors. It also may
improve plant disease diagnostics, removal of contaminants from
soil and water, postharvest management of vegetables and flowers,
and reclamation of salt-affected soils. Although the markets for
nanoproducts and nanoformulations continue to increase, there are
also growing concerns regarding the fate and behavior of
nanomaterials in environmental systems. Exploring important topics
related to nanotechnology and nanomaterials, the book includes the
use of nanochemicals in insect pest management, as nanofungicides,
nanoherbicides, micronutrient supply, and nanosensors to monitor
crop and soil health conditions, from detection of agrochemicals to
their slow release of agrochemicals, and their impact on related
environs. This book will serve as an excellent resource for a wide
range of plant scientists who have concerns about nanomaterial
interactions with terrestrial and aquatic plants.
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