Abstract
In current environmental scenario, about 20–40% of crops are destroyed by pests and pathogens annually. Hence to control the plant pathogens, toxic pesticides are generally used which are harmful to both environment and human beings. In this context, nanotechnology provides harmless effect to pesticides as it reduces toxicity, increases solubility of less water-soluble pesticides and increases shelf-life. It also provides good impact on environment and soil. Nanoparticles are small particles which have size in between 1 and 100 nm. This chapter intends to discuss how nanoparticles can be used for the control of plant diseases either nanoparticle alone or acting as protestants or nanocarriers for insecticides, pesticides and fungicides. Nanoparticles which are synthesized by different methods can be used for agricultural applications. Nowadays although nanotechnology is progressing quickly, however its application in agricultural fields is insignificant to control pests and pathogens practically. Hence, agricultural applications can be developed by understanding the fundamental things of research and production of commercial nanoproducts to control plant disease.
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Sahoo, B., Rath, S.K., Mahanta, S.K., Arakha, M. (2022). Nanotechnology Mediated Detection and Control of Phytopathogens. In: Arakha, M., Pradhan, A.K., Jha, S. (eds) Bio-Nano Interface. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2516-9_7
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