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Biogenic Nano-Particles and their Use in Agro-ecosystems

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Herbal, animal and agricultural activities that have been applied to meet human needs in harmony with nature throughout human history have not harmed the ecosystem and have not caused environmental problems. However, the current ecosystem balance continues to deteriorate as a result of classical agricultural practices to get more products from the unit area to meet the food needs of the rapidly growing population. Therefore, new approaches to agricultural production and techniques such as nanotechnology are needed. In this context, nanoparticles that form the basis of nanotechnology have emerged as a versatile platform for solving the problems encountered. Nanoparticles have the potential in agricultural applications to be used in plant nutrition, plant and animal breeding and in the fight against herbicides and harmful insects.

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  1. Sivaslı Vocational School, Department of Crop and Animal Production, Programme of Medical and Aromatic Plants, Uşak University, Uşak, Turkey

    Nüket Altindal

  2. Fethiye Ali Sıtkı Mefharet Koçman Vocational School, Department of Crop and Animal Production, Organic Farming Programme, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey

    Demet Altindal

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  1. Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran

    Mansour Ghorbanpour

  2. Department of Bioscience & Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Prachi Bhargava

  3. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Ajit Varma

  4. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Devendra K. Choudhary

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Altindal, N., Altindal, D. (2020). Agriculture and Nanoparticles. In: Ghorbanpour, M., Bhargava, P., Varma, A., Choudhary, D. (eds) Biogenic Nano-Particles and their Use in Agro-ecosystems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2985-6_4

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