Nanotechnology: An Agricultural Paradigm

Nanotechnology: An Agricultural Paradigm

This book highlights the implications of nanotechnology and the effects of nanoparticles on agricultural systems, their interactions with plants as well as their potential applications as fertilizers and pesticides. It also discusses how innovative, eco-friendly approaches to improve food and agricultural systems lead to increased plant productivity. Further, it offers insights into the current trends and future prospects of nanotechnology along with the benefits and risks and their impact on agricultural ecosystems. Nanomaterials in agriculture reduce the amount of chemical products sprayed by means of smart delivery of active ingredients; minimize nutrient losses in fertilization; and increase yields through optimized water and nutrient management. There is also huge potential for nanotechnology in the provision of state-of-the-art solutions for various challenges faced by agriculture and society, both today and in the future.

Title	Nanotechnology: An Agricultural Paradigm
Editors	Ram Prasad, Manoj Kumar, Vivek Kumar
Edition	illustrated
Publisher	Springer Singapore, 2017
ISBN	9811045720, 9789811045721
Length	371 pages 17 June 2017 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-4573-8_11
Chapter 11 Nanotechnology for Enhancing Crop Productivity ·        Suresh Kaushik and Setyowati Retno Djiwanti Page: 249-262	https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-4573-8_11 Nanotechnology: An Agricultural Paradigm https://link.springer.com/book/

Genetic improvements of traits for enhancing NPK acquisition and utilization efficiency in plants

Chapter title: Genetic Improvements of traits for enhancing NPK Acquisition and Utilization Efficiency in Plants

Chapter number: 10

Book title:

Plant Macronutrient Use Efficiency: Molecular and Genomic Perspectives in Crop Plants

This book presents the latest understanding of molecular and genetic bases of macro-nutrient use efficiency to develop strategies for improvement of overall nutrient use efficiency and nutrient stress tolerance. Plant Nutrient Use Efficiency (NUE), represents a question of process optimization in response to the increasing fragility of the natural resource base and threats to food grain security across the globe. This book is the first to present information key to the further improvement of macro NUE, a prerequisite to reducing production costs, expanding crop acreage into non-competitive marginal lands with low nutrient resources, and preventing environmental contamination. Plant Macro-Nutrient Use Efficiency improves understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating macro NUE for developing modern varieties that are more resilient to nutrient stresses.

Identification of the potential novel genes responsible for NUE and nutrient stress tolerance in crop plants will contribute to understanding the molecular mechanisms of crop responses to nutrient stresses. This edited volume is an excellent, all-inclusive reference source of knowledge with both foundational and translational insights and is useful for those in all fields of plant science research.

https://www.elsevier.com/books/plant-macronutrient-use-efficiency/hossain/978-0-12-811308-0

Editors : Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Takehiro Kamiya, David J. Burrit, Lam-Son Phan Tran and Toru Fujiwara

Publisher: Academic Press, Elsevier

Running title: Genetic improvements for enhancing NPK use efficiency

Chapter author names and affiliations:

Suresh Kaushik, Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi – 110012, India

Setyowati Retno Djiwanti, Plant Protection Division, Indonesian Spice and Medicinal Crop Research Institute (ISMECRI), Tentara Pelajar Street No. 3, Bogor 16111, West Java, Indonesia

Deciphering the mode of interactions of nanoparticles with mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

Deciphering the mode of interactions of nanoparticles with mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)



Himanshu Mahawar, Radha Prasanna, Kaur Simranjit, Shobit Thapa, Amrita Kanchan, Rajendra Singh, Suresh Chand Kaushik, Surender Singh & Lata Nain (2017):


Israel Journal of Plant Sciences, DOI: 10.1080/07929978.2017.1288516

To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07929978.2017.1288516



Deciphering the mode of interactions of nanoparticles with mung bean (Vigna radiata L.): (2017).
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Deciphering the mode of interactions of nanoparticles with mung bean (Vigna radiata L.)

An investigation was undertaken to analyze the effect of four different metal nanoparticles (ZnO,
SiO2, Fe2O3 and MgO) on the growth of mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) plants. Agar overlay method using seedling nutrient medium containing 50 and 100 mg/l of each of the nanoparticles (NPs) was used for the study undertaken for 28 days. A concentration-dependent increase in fresh weight and carotenoid concentration was recorded in MgO NPs. ZnO NPs showed the highest enhancement in leaf peroxidase activity over control. Heavy metal analysis by ICP-MS of seedlings at both concentrations of NPs for 28 days showed a twofold increase at the higher concentrations with ZnO and Fe2O3 NPs. Visual and SEM observations of the MgO NP-treated roots revealed an increase in density and fibrosity, with unique globular structures on the surface of the roots. MgO nanoparticles–mung bean interaction can be a model system for investigating beneficial interactions of nanoparticles with plants.


http://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/sK5DBPt6TCCq9R9NW8FS/full