Overview
- Offers a valuable source of information for students, teachers and researchers in agriculture, plant science, environmental science, biotechnology, biophysics, biochemistry and other related disciplines
- Enriches readers’ understanding of the potential of nanotechnology in plant and crop sciences
- All chapters were written by leading scientists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book highlights the implications of nanotechnology in plant sciences, particularly its potential to improve food and agricultural systems, through innovative, eco-friendly approaches, and as a result to increase plant productivity. Topics include various aspects of nanomaterials: biophysical and biochemical properties; methods of treatment, detection and quantification; methods of quantifying the uptake of nanomaterials and their translocation and accumulation in plants. In addition, the effects on plant growth and development, the role of nanoparticles in changes in gene and protein expression, and delivery of genetic materials for genetic improvement are discussed. It also explores how nanotechnology can improve plant protection and plant nutrition, and addresses concerns about using nanoparticles and their compliances.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the application potential of nanoparticles in plant science and serves as a valuable resource for students, teachers, researchers and professionals working on nanotechnology.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Prof. Dr. Chittaranjan Kole, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Nadia, Mohanpur, India
Prof. Dr. D. Sakthi Kumar, Toyo University, Grad. School of Interdisc. New Science, Kawagoe, Japan
Dr. Mariya V. Khodakovskaya, Univ of Arkansas - Little Rock, Department of Applied Science, Little Rock, AR 72204, USA
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Plant Nanotechnology
Book Subtitle: Principles and Practices
Editors: Chittaranjan Kole, D. Sakthi Kumar, Mariya V. Khodakovskaya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-42154-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-42152-0Published: 24 October 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82511-3Published: 23 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-42154-4Published: 13 October 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 383
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations, 54 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Breeding/Biotechnology, Agriculture, Biotechnology, Biological Techniques, Plant Physiology