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- Emphasizes on chitosan nano-materials and their use in crop protection and growth
- Elucidates chitosan based nano-materials from their synthesis to their potential applications in plant system
- Provides state-of-the-art information on synthesis, properties and biological activities of chitosan based nano-materials with respect to growth and protection of crop plants
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science (BRIEFSPLANT)
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This brief describes various methods of chitosan nano-materials synthesis, with detailed discussion of various factors effecting its synthesis process, stability and physicochemical properties. Chitosan is naturally occurring biopolymer derived from chitin. Due to the unique biological properties of chitosan nano-materials such as antimicrobial, plant growth inducer, plant defense modulator, chitosan has gained attention in fields of plant sciences. Book further extended the details of different types of chitosan nano-materials specially for plant applications along with its future prospects in plant protection and growth. Bioactivities of chitosan nano-materials and its mechanism have also been covered. This book aims to widening the understanding of the synthesis, characterization and use of chitosan based nano-materials in plant system.
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Book Title: Chitosan Based Nanomaterials in Plant Growth and Protection
Authors: Vinod Saharan, Ajay Pal
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-3601-6
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-3599-6Published: 20 July 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-3601-6Published: 13 July 2016
Series ISSN: 2192-1229
Series E-ISSN: 2192-1210
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 55
Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
Topics: Plant Pathology, Plant Physiology, Plant Biochemistry, Agriculture