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Now a day there are many challenges in agriculture such as decrease in natural resources, reduction in farm profitability, increasing population, global warming, implementation and recovery of new pesticides and diseases and change in climate. To face these challenges there has been the improvement in many conventional research approaches, also enhanced and supported by new and advanced technology. There are many new and modern techniques, which revolutionize the field of agriculture and food industries such as, to enhance the capability of plants to absorb nutrients, precision farming techniques, detection and control of disease, more targeted and efficient utilization of pesticide inputs, an effective system for processing, packing and storage, and to cope with environmental pressure. Nanotechnology is the field of emerging science which plays very important character to resolve all these problems which are associated with the future of agriculture. The Nanoscale materials have multifunctional capabilities in nature which provide the following compromising properties like, programmed, specific to target, time controlled and self-operating systems. As a result of absorbed nanoparticles, the plant increases its stress and disease resistance capability. By using nano biosensors it is very easy to detect the pathogens in early stage and nanoparticles plays very important role in killing of pathogens. Smart crops could be developed by the assistance of Phytonanotechnology. For the development of eco-friendly pesticides and their controlled release nanoparticles are also used.
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Akhtar, I., Iqbal, Z., Saddiqe, Z. (2020). Nanotechnology in Pest Management. In: Javad, S. (eds) Nanoagronomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-41275-3_5
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