Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods explores the science of nutrient nanoformulation, a potential tool toward sustainable and climate-sensitive crops.Wide-spread use of chemical fertilizers has been shown to causes significant damage to soil structure, mineral cycles, soil microbial flora, plants, and creating human health risk both immediately and for future generations. Through methods that include targeted distribution, and gradual or controlled release, nanostructured fertilizers can improve nutrient usage efficiency. According to recent studies, through environmental cues and biological demands, nano-fertilizers can respond to specifical challenges, and boost agricultural yield by increasing the rate of seed germination, seedling growth, photosynthetic activity, nitrogen metabolism, and carbohydrate and protein synthesis.
Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods discusses the potential agricultural benefits of nanofertilizers from coverage of their formulation and delivery, to application, plant uptake, translocation, and destiny, and their overall effect on plant physiology and metabolism. This book is ideal for researchers in industry and academia.
1. Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Series preface - p. xvii 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Nanoengineered fertilizers - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Nanochelation - p. 15 11. Chapter 3 Nano-delivery systems of micronutrients - p. 35 12. Chapter 4 Slow release nanofertilizer for sustainable agriculture - p. 53 13. Chapter 5 Nanotechnology-based urea delivery systems as climate-smart fertilizers - p. 71 14. Chapter 6 Nanoencapsulation of fertilizers - p. 97 15. Chapter 7 Electrochemical methods for determination of fertilizers in soil - p. 111 16. Chapter 8 Nanofertilizers for the sustainable management of agricultural resources - p. 129 17. Chapter 9 Nanoencapsulation of rhizobacteria - p. 149 18. Chapter 10 Nanofertilizers application in horticulture crops - p. 173 19. Chapter 11 Role of nanofertilizers in improving abiotic stress tolerance - p. 195 20. Chapter 12 Nanoselenium and nanosilicon for nutrition and disease protection of crop plants - p. 227 21. Chapter 13 Positive and negative effects of different metal-based nanoparticles on seed germination and plant growth - p. 251 22. Chapter 14 Silica-based nanofertilizer for soil treatment, and improved crop productivity - p. 271 23. Chapter 15 Nanofertilizers for sustainable fruit growing - p. 281 24. Chapter 16 Differences in crop responses to fertilizers and nanofertilizers - p. 299 25. Chapter 17 The positive effects of microbial-based nanonutrients on plant growth and crop yields - p. 331 26. Chapter 18 Negative effects of nanonutrients on plants - p. 351 27. Chapter 19 How nanofertilizers affect soil microbial communities? - p. 371 28. Chapter 20 Nanofertilizers versus traditional fertilizers for a sustainable environment - p. 387 29. Chapter 21 Agricultural benefits, concerns, fate, and risks of the nanofertilizer's application to plants and the environment - p. 403 30. Chapter 22 Risk assessment of nanofertilizers - p. 431 31. Chapter 23 Economic and commercialization aspects of nanofertilizer applications - p. 447 32. Index - p. 461
Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods explores the science of nutrient nanoformulation, a potential tool toward sustainable and climate-sensitive crops.Wide-spread use of chemical fertilizers has been shown to causes significant damage to soil structure, mineral cycles, soil microbial flora, plants, and creating human health risk both immediately and for future generations. Through methods that include targeted distribution, and gradual or controlled release, nanostructured fertilizers can improve nutrient usage efficiency. According to recent studies, through environmental cues and biological demands, nano-fertilizers can respond to specifical challenges, and boost agricultural yield by increasing the rate of seed germination, seedling growth, photosynthetic activity, nitrogen metabolism, and carbohydrate and protein synthesis.
Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods discusses the potential agricultural benefits of nanofertilizers from coverage of their formulation and delivery, to application, plant uptake, translocation, and destiny, and their overall effect on plant physiology and metabolism. This book is ideal for researchers in industry and academia.
1. Nanofertilizer Delivery, Effects and Application Methods - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xiii 7. Series preface - p. xvii 8. Preface - p. xix 9. Chapter 1 Nanoengineered fertilizers - p. 1 10. Chapter 2 Nanochelation - p. 15 11. Chapter 3 Nano-delivery systems of micronutrients - p. 35 12. Chapter 4 Slow release nanofertilizer for sustainable agriculture - p. 53 13. Chapter 5 Nanotechnology-based urea delivery systems as climate-smart fertilizers - p. 71 14. Chapter 6 Nanoencapsulation of fertilizers - p. 97 15. Chapter 7 Electrochemical methods for determination of fertilizers in soil - p. 111 16. Chapter 8 Nanofertilizers for the sustainable management of agricultural resources - p. 129 17. Chapter 9 Nanoencapsulation of rhizobacteria - p. 149 18. Chapter 10 Nanofertilizers application in horticulture crops - p. 173 19. Chapter 11 Role of nanofertilizers in improving abiotic stress tolerance - p. 195 20. Chapter 12 Nanoselenium and nanosilicon for nutrition and disease protection of crop plants - p. 227 21. Chapter 13 Positive and negative effects of different metal-based nanoparticles on seed germination and plant growth - p. 251 22. Chapter 14 Silica-based nanofertilizer for soil treatment, and improved crop productivity - p. 271 23. Chapter 15 Nanofertilizers for sustainable fruit growing - p. 281 24. Chapter 16 Differences in crop responses to fertilizers and nanofertilizers - p. 299 25. Chapter 17 The positive effects of microbial-based nanonutrients on plant growth and crop yields - p. 331 26. Chapter 18 Negative effects of nanonutrients on plants - p. 351 27. Chapter 19 How nanofertilizers affect soil microbial communities? - p. 371 28. Chapter 20 Nanofertilizers versus traditional fertilizers for a sustainable environment - p. 387 29. Chapter 21 Agricultural benefits, concerns, fate, and risks of the nanofertilizer's application to plants and the environment - p. 403 30. Chapter 22 Risk assessment of nanofertilizers - p. 431 31. Chapter 23 Economic and commercialization aspects of nanofertilizer applications - p. 447 32. Index - p. 461
