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Nanoparticles, Soils, Plants and Sustainable Agriculture

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Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 1

Part of the book series: Sustainable Agriculture Reviews ((SARV,volume 20))

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Humanity faces major challenges involving energy, water, food, environment, poverty, diseases, education, democracy and population. Green nanotechnology could be a solution for providing sustainable energy, clean water and a better environment. Various nanomaterials can sustain the agricultural sectors. Here we review the applications of nanoparticles for soil security and plant nutrition.

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Authors thank the outstanding contribution of STDF research teams (Science and Technology Development Fund, Egypt) and MBMF/DLR (the Federal Ministry of Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany), (Project ID 5310) for their help. Great support from this German-Egyptian Research Fund (GERF) is gratefully acknowledged.

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  3. Plant Biotechnology Department, Genetic Engineering Division, National Research Center, 33-El-Behouth St., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

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Shalaby, T.A. et al. (2016). Nanoparticles, Soils, Plants and Sustainable Agriculture. In: Ranjan, S., Dasgupta, N., Lichtfouse, E. (eds) Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 1. Sustainable Agriculture Reviews, vol 20. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39303-2_10

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