Nanotechnology and Microbiology for Sustainable Agriculture

The ambition of nanomaterials in agriculture is to reduce the number of expanded chemicals, minimize nutrient losses in fertilization, and increase yield through pest and nutrient management. Nanotechnology has the potential to improve agriculture and the food industry by using new nanotubes for rapid disease control, increasing the capacity of plants to absorb nutrients among others. The significant interest in using nanotechnology in agriculture includes specific applications such as nano-fertilizers and nano-pesticides to track crops and nutrient levels to increase productivity without contamination of soil, water and protection against several insect pests and microbial diseases. Nanotechnology may act as a sensor to monitor soil quality in the agricultural field and thus maintain the health of crop plants.

This book presents opportunities and scientific and agricultural challenges that must be overcome to realize the benefits of nanotechnology across the farming fields; the conditions needed to increase the productivity of quality food products, and proper management of fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides, etc.

1: Nanotechnology for Microbiomes: An Introduction

2: Nanomaterials in Agriculture and Soil Revitalization: Applications, and Challenges

3: Phosphorus Availability for Nanoparticle Applications

4: Role of Fungi in the Production of Bioactive Compounds and Nanotechnology

5: Potential Applications of Cyanobacterial Nanoparticles in Agriculture

6: Nanotechnology in the Agricultural Revolution: Challenges and Opportunities

7: Role of Beneficial Microbes for Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Nanotechnology

8: Microbiome Applications in the Food System and Nano- agricultural

9: Microbial Nanotechnology in Plant Growth Promotion and Crop Protection

10: Microbial Biofertilizers and Nano-fertilizer for Sustainable Sustainable Agriculture

11: Microbial Nanotechnology in Biocontrol of Insect Pest

12: Nanotechnology Advances with Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria (PGPR) Utilization

13: Role of Actinomycetes in the Bioactive Synthesis of Nanoparticles

14: Comparative Safety Assessment for Nanotech Crops and Food.

15: Nanotechnology for Genetically Modified Organisms in the Food Production

16: Role of Engineered Nanoparticles as Fertilizers for enhanced Agronomic Productions

17: Nanotechnology for Microbiomes: Conclusion and Future Prospects