Advances in Phytonanotechnology

From Synthesis to Application
Herausgeber: Ghorbanpour, Mansour; Wani, Shabir Hussain

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Advances in Phytonanotechnology: From Synthesis to Application guides readers through various applications of nanomaterials on plants by presenting the latest research related to nanotechnology and nanomaterials on plant systems. The book focuses on the effects of these applications on plant morphology, physiology, biochemistry, ecology and genetics. Sections cover the impact on plant yield, techniques, a review of positive and negative impacts, and an overview of current policies regarding the use of nanotechnology on plants. Additionally, the book offers insights into the appropriate application of nanoscience to plants and crops for improved outcome and an exploration of their bioavailability and toxicity in the environment.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Health Sciences
• Seitenzahl: 471
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 192mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 958g
• ISBN-13: 9780128153222
• ISBN-10: 0128153229
• Artikelnr.: 54437988

Inhaltsangabe

1. Recent developments of nanoscience and nanotechnology
2. Engineered nanomaterials: classification and strategies for
physico-chemical characterization
3. Phytosynthesis of nano-scale materials
4. Nanomaterials delivery to plants (mode of entry, uptake, translocation,
accumulation, biotransformation and barriers)
5. Advanced analytical techniques for the measurement of nanomaterials in
plant samples
6. Germination and early growth responses of higher vascular plants to
different types of nanomaterials
7. Nanotoxicity based studies (phytotoxicity, cytotoxicity, genotoxicity
and ecotoxicity) in plant sciences
8. Nanotechnology for phytoremediation of heavy metals (mechanisms of
nanomaterial-mediated alleviation of toxic metals)
9. Plant nanobionics, and role of nanomaterials on elicitation of plant
primary and secondary metabolites
10. Morphological, physiological and biochemical responses of plants to
nanoparticulate exposure under different environmental perturbations
11. Plant DNA extraction and purification using nanocomposites
12. Induction of plant defense machinery against nanomaterials
13.Application of nanoagrochemicals in plant production sector
14. Nanocarrier based antimicrobial phytochemicals
15. Development and commercialization of sensor nanotechnologies in plant
science
16. Effect of nanoparticles on phytopathogens
17. Biotechnology and nanotechnology: Natural allies for brave new horizons