Nanofertilizers for Sustainable Agroecosystems Recent Advances and Future Trends

Large-scale chemical fertilizer application causes irreparable damage to soil structure, mineral cycles, soil microbial flora, plants, and other food chains across ecosystems, culminating in heritable mutations in future generations of consumers. A better way forward is the use of nanofertilizers to...

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Other Authors: Abd-Elsalam, Kamel A. (Editor), Alghuthaymi, Mousa A. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2024, 2024
Edition:1st ed. 2024
Series:Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Nano fertilizers for development agriculture production
  • 2. Fabricated Nano Fertilizers as a clean and viable substitute for conventional fertilizers
  • 3. Nano fertilizers: types, synthesis methods, mechanisms
  • 4. Nanocomposite fertilizers
  • 5. Environmentally Benign Synthesis of Metal Nanoparticles for Fertilizer Applications in Agriculture
  • 6. Smart Fertilizers and slow-release of N and Zn
  • 7. Plant Nanonutrients for sustainable agriculture
  • 8. Microalgae-based nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture
  • 9. Green synthesis of nanofertilizers and its role in plant protection
  • 10. Preparation and Characterization of Nanofertilizers and Their Utility in Control of Phyto-pathogens: Towards Sustainable Agriculture
  • 11. Green Synthesis of Nanofertilizers and Their Application for Rice Production
  • 12. Nano-biofertilizers: Applications in sustainable agriculture and crop productivity
  • 13. ZnO nanoparticles: sustainable plant production
  • 14. Influential Relevance of Nanofertilizers in the Sustainable Cultivation of Horticultural Crops
  • 15. Nano-engineering of Metal-based Fertilizers Using Biopolymers: An Innovative Strategy for A More Sustainable Agriculture
  • 16. Silica Nanoparticles for Improving Abiotic Stress Tolerance
  • 17. Smart fertilizers: the prospect of slow-release nanofertilizers in modern agricultural practices
  • 18. Metal nanoparticles in agriculture: impacts on plants, and associated microorganisms
  • 19. The Use of nanobiofetilizers in Agricultural production: An ecofriendly technology towards environmental sustainability
  • 20. Large-scale production of Nanofertilizers: Commercialization, Challenges and Future trends
  • 21. Impact of Nanofertilizers for Mitigation of Multiple Environmental Stresses
  • 22. Ecotoxicological and regulatory aspects of environmental sustainability of nanofertilizers
  • 23. The fate of nanofertilizers in agroecosystems
  • Bibliography
  • Index