Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture / / edited by Mahendra Rai, Caue Ribeiro, Luiz Mattoso, Nelson Duran

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910298615203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015
• ISBN: 3-319-14024-8
• Edizione: [1st ed. 2015.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (352 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.7394; 363.73946; 54; 541.2; 613; 614; 630; 641.3; 660.6; 664
• Soggetti: Food science; Agriculture; Nanochemistry; Biotechnology; Public health; Pollution; Food Science; Public Health
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Nanotechnology in food -- Strategic role of nanotechnology in fertilizers: Potentials and limitations.- Nano-fertilizers for balanced crop nutrition.- Nanofertilizers and their smart delivery system.-Nanotechnology applied in agriculture: controlled release of ; agrochemicals -- Nanobiotechnology strategies for delivery of antimicrobials in agriculture and food.- Nano-developments for food packaging and labeling applications.- Strategic role of nanobiosensors in food: Benefits and bottlenecks.- Role of nanocarriers in delivery of nitric oxide for sustainable agriculture.- Nanoparticles- based delivery systems in plant genetic transformation.- Perspectives in nanocomposites for the slow and controlled release of agrochemicals: fertilizers and pesticides.- Nano-enhanced biotreatment for agricultural waste water -- Nanoecotoxicology: The-state-of-the-art -- Uptake and accumulation of engineered nanomaterials and their phytotoxicity to agricultural crops.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book presents a comprehensive overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies. It includes aspects of nanoparticle monitoring, toxicity, and public perception, and covers applications that address both crop growing and treatment of agricultural wastewater. Topics include nanoagrochemicals (nanofertilizers, -pesticides, -herbicides), nanobiosensors, and nanotechnologies for food processing, packaging, and storage, crop improvement and plant disease control. The group of expert authors is led by an experienced team of editors. .