Sustainable Agriculture Reviews 41 Nanotechnology for Plant Growth and Development

Nanotechnology is a branch of science that embraces the study and application of nanoparticles (NPs), i.e., those particles having at least one dimension measuring from 1–100 nm. This book presents recent developments involving the role of nanoparticles on plant physiology and growth. Nanotechnology...

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Other Authors: Hayat, Shamsul (Editor), Pichtel, John (Editor), Faizan, Mohammad (Editor), Fariduddin, Qazi (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Nanomaterials: Scope, applications, and challenges in agriculture
  • 2. Nutrient phyto-availability upon nanoparticle application
  • 3. Effects of plant-based eco-friendly nanoparticles on growth, chemical composition and bioactivity of plants
  • 4. Effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on crop plants: A perspective analysis
  • 5. Response of titanium nanoparticles to plant growth: Agricultural perspective
  • 6. Impact of silver oxide nanoparticles on plant physiology: A critical review
  • 7. Silicon nanoparticles and plants: Current knowledge and future perspectives
  • 8. Copper nanoparticles: A new generation of fungicidal agent and plant growth promoter
  • 9. Interaction of copper nanoparticles with plants: Uptake, accumulation and toxicity
  • 10. Nanotechnological advances with PGPR applications
  • 11. Impending and inadvertent abundance of engineered nanomaterials in soil: Vicissitudes to the soil microbiome and plant health
  • 12. Boon or bane: Nanomaterials in plant growth and development