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Myco-Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities

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Nanotechnology is a fast-growing field of science that involves synthesis and development of various nanomaterials, its production, manipulation, and application of materials that range in size from less than a micron to that of individual atomic and/or sub-atomic sizes. Formation of nanoparticles employing fungi and their application in medicine, agriculture, and other areas are known as myco-nanotechnology. Fungal nanoparticles could be used in various fields including agriculture, industry, and medicine. In the present chapter, the status of research carried out on fungal nanoparticles in the area of agriculture is consolidated and presented. Myco-nanotechnology has emerged as one of the key eco-friendly technologies in the last decades, and its vast application in the management of bacterial and fungal diseases, pest control, preserved foods, and beverages is constantly being explored. Thus, myco-nanotechnology provides a greener alternative to chemically synthesized nanoparticles. Myco-synthesized nanoparticles found their vast application in pathogen detection and control, wound healing, food preservation, textile fabrics, and many more. The present chapter provides an appraisal on the applications of myco-nanotechnology in agriculture and looks into the prospects.

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Acknowledgments

Mr. Anirudh Gururaj Patil (LIF-02-2019-20) would like to thank DST-KSTePS, GoK for providing DST Ph.D. fellowship. Dr. Farhan Zameer (FZ) sincerely thank Prof. Dr. Shubha Gopal, Department of Studies in Microbiology, University of Mysore and Prof. Dr. Juergen Kreft, Department of Microbiology, University of Wurzburg, Germany for their mentorship. FZ is also thankful to Dr. MN Nagendra Prasad, Department of Biotechnology, JSS Science and Technology University, Mysore and Dr. Shaukath Ara Khanum, Department of Chemistry, Yuvaraja College, University of Mysore, Mysore for their long-term collaboration in understanding the biology of chemical molecules. All authors thank Prof. Sunil S. More and Prof. Muthuchelian K, SBAS, Dayananda Sagar University (DSU) for continuous support. Further, we thank Mr. Vimal John Samuel, Mrs. K.B. Premakumari, Mr. Sunil, and Prof. V. Murgan, from the School of Pharmacy, DSU for their technical assistance during the preparation of the manuscript. Further, we extend our gratitude towards the management and office bearers of Dayananda Sagar University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, for constant inspiration, motivation, and encouragement to pursue scientific research.

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  1. School of Basic and Applied Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Dayananda Sagar University, Shavige Malleshwara Hills, Kumaraswamy Layout, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Anirudh G. Patil, S. Aishwarya, N. Harshitha, Pankaj Satapathy & Farhan Zameer

  2. Department of Dravyaguna, JSS Ayurvedic Medical College, Lalithadripura, Mysuru, Karnataka, India

    K. Kounaina & S. P. Hudeda

  3. School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Kakarla Raghava Reddy

  4. Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Basrah, Northern Campus of Qarmat Ali, Basrah, Iraq

    Haider Alrafas

  5. Department of Biotechnology, Dr. Khem Singh Gill Akal College of Agriculture, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, India

    Ajar Nath Yadav

  6. Department of Chemistry, School of Engineering and Technology and Center for Emerging Technology, Jain Global Campus, Jain University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Anjanapura V. Raghu

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Patil, A.G. et al. (2021). Myco-Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities. In: Yadav, A.N. (eds) Recent Trends in Mycological Research. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60659-6_20

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