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Nanotechnology monitors the leading processes for agricultural control because of miniature dimension of nanoparticles. Enormous potential benefits including agricultural inputs reduction, food quality enhancement, and nanoscale nutrients enrichment from soil allow nanotechnology applications to be significant encumbrance. Agriculture is part of susceptibility, sustainability, and health fitness such as challenges in recent days. The purpose of nanoagroparticles is to minimize the spread chemicals amount, reduce the nutrient loss during fertilization, and increase the quality and yield with proper nutrient and pest management control. Nanotechnology has potential to advance agriculture sector through innovative nanotools which are capable to monitor the soil quality and enhance the plants’ capacity for nutrients absorption. The major concern of practicing nanotechnology tools in agriculture sector embraces particular applications such as nanopesticides, nanoherbicides, and nanofertilizers for trailing the nutrients and products levels to enhance productivity without soils and water contamination, and provide safety from insects, pests, and infectious diseases. Nanotechnology also acts as sensors for maintaining the agricultural plants’ health. This chapter covers present challenges for agriculture sustainability and food security explored by researchers in nanotechnology area for the improvement toward sustainable agriculture.
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Sangeetha, J. et al. (2021). Nanopesticides, Nanoherbicides, and Nanofertilizers: The Greener Aspects of Agrochemical Synthesis Using Nanotools and Nanoprocesses Toward Sustainable Agriculture. In: Kharissova, O.V., Torres-Martínez, L.M., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36268-3_44
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