Nano-enabled Agrochemicals in Agriculture presents a targeted overview of the safe implementation of nanotechnologies within horticultural and agricultural settings with the purpose of achieving enhanced production while maintaining ecological integrity. The growing global request for agricultural crops/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; agrochemicals for plant enhancement, detection and treatment of diseases, host-parasite interactions at the molecular level using nanosensors, plant disease diagnostics, contaminants removal from soil and water, postharvest management of vegetables and flowers, and reclamation of salt-affected soils. Although the markets of nano products and formulations continues to increase, there are also growing concerns regarding the fate and behavior of nanomaterials in environmental systems. Since plants are the primary producers, the phytotoxicity of a nano-based pollutant can be considered as an indicator for predicting the harmful impacts of the concerned pollutant on the entire ecosystem. Exploring important topics related to nanotechnology and nano-materials, Nano-enabled Agrochemicals in Agriculture includes the use of nano-chemicals in insect pest management, as nano-fungicides, nano-herbicides, micro-nutrient supply, and nano-sensors to monitor crop/soil health conditions, from detection of agrochemicals to their slow release of agrochemicals, and their impact on related environs. This book will be of interest to a wide range of plant scientists, who have concerns about nanomaterial interactions with terrestrial and aquatic plants.

Book Information
ISBN 9780323910095
Author Mansour Ghorbanpour
Format Paperback
Page Count 570
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
Weight(grams) 191g