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Current Prospective of Nanomaterials in Agriculture and Farming

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Recently, nanotechnology has gained an intense attention in agriculture and quality farming system to meet the demand of sustainable agriculture. The unique properties of nanomaterials at nanoscale enables their employment for the design and development of diverse range of novel tools that supports sustainable agriculture. It is popular among the scientists due to its positive impact on agrifood sector by reducing the adverse impact of agripractices on environment, human health and improving food quality and productivity. In present chapter, application of various kinds of nanoparticles (NPs) in stress management of crops, as pesticides, herbicides, as nanobiosensors for disease detection, as seed growth promotes, for management of agricultural waste and shelf-life enhancement of agriproduce has been discussed in detail. Nanotechnology in agriculture significantly reduced the wastage of natural resources such as water, biofertilizers and also reduces the environmental pollution by reducing the application of harmful chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The application of nanomaterials found to be beneficial for sustainable agriculture. The recently available literature revealed the positive impact of nanotechnology application in different practices of agriculture such as crop nutrient management, stress resistance, insect and pest management, agriculture waste management, improving food security and productivity that, in turn, meet the food demands of global population.

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Dhyani, K., Sobha, Meenu, M., Bezbaruah, A.N., Kar, K.K., Chamoli, P. (2022). Current Prospective of Nanomaterials in Agriculture and Farming. In: Katiyar, J.K., Panwar, V., Ahlawat, N. (eds) Nanomaterials for Advanced Technologies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1384-6_9

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