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Nanomaterials in Soil Health Management and Crop Production: Potentials and Limitations

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Nanotechnology is the potential tool for transforming agriculture and food production through efficient management of natural resources and other required inputs. Application of nanomaterials in agriculture provides unique opportunity for enhancing crop production and sustaining soil health. In plant nutrition system nanofertilizers play miracle role to overcome the problems of low nutrient use efficiency, residues of chemicals, and water pollution thus maintaining soil health. Use of nanofertilizers encourages plant growth and productivity and reduces the soil toxicity. Nanofertilizers also reduce the harmful effects of agrochemicals and the frequency of fertilizer application. The use of these nanofertilizers in nutrient management system will minimize the fertilizer use by improving the nutrient use efficiency. Although nanomaterials have been reported very well in terms of soil health and crop production, still some studies also found some ill effects of toxicity and their impact of these novel materials on environment. Translocation and biotransformation pathways, potential uptake of nonmaterials in soil-plant system, and the positive and negative effects have also been reported in different crops. In this chapter, advanced researches and potential applications of nanotechnology on soil health and nutrient management for crop production have been covered. This chapter provides a better understanding of the use of nanofertilizers in soil health management and crop production.

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  1. Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, Rajasthan Agricultural Research Institute, SKN Agriculture University, Jobner, India

    Pratibha Singh

  2. Agricultural Services, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited, Jaipur, India

    A. P. Singh

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Singh, P., Singh, A.P. (2021). Nanomaterials in Soil Health Management and Crop Production: Potentials and Limitations. In: Kharissova, O.V., Martínez, L.M.T., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_35-1

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