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Deciphering the Enigmatic Praxis of Nano-fertilizers in Agro-food Industrial Landscape

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The Role of Nanoparticles in Plant Nutrition under Soil Pollution

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Abstract

Nanotechnology has radically shepherded a magnanimous era in the global food and agricultural landscape by ushering novel agrochemical platforms and innovative delivery mechanisms in order to invigorate crop productivity and promoting reduced dependence to pesticides. With the advent of green nanotechnology, modern agriculture practices not only are confined to augment food productivity but also aim to elevate the nutritional content of the crops. Therefore, it has become ardently imperative to adopt tangible solutions such as precision farming with minimal resources and application of biodegradable smart nanomaterials for encapsulation of agrochemicals, thereby replacing the conventional way of farming that is primarily driven on the overdependence on harmful pesticides and fertilizers. Further, nanocarrier enabled nano- fertilizers render the risk of environmental contaminations to the human food chains and ecosystems by controlling their release at specific concentration at targeted sites. The present chapter comprehensively aims to construe with a viewpoint on the safety applications, ethical considerations and long-term implications of nano-enabled fertilizers or nano-delivery systems in agricultural sector with a final perspective on future directions.

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Singla, R., Goel, H. (2022). Deciphering the Enigmatic Praxis of Nano-fertilizers in Agro-food Industrial Landscape. In: Rajput, V.D., Verma, K.K., Sharma, N., Minkina, T. (eds) The Role of Nanoparticles in Plant Nutrition under Soil Pollution. Sustainable Plant Nutrition in a Changing World. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97389-6_7

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