Advances in Phytonanotechnology
From Synthesis to Application

Effectively and efficiently presents targeted nanotechnologies for plant improvement

Mansour Ghorbanpour (Edited by), Shabir Hussain Wani (Edited by)

9780128153222

Paperback, published 22 May 2019

471 pages
23.4 x 19 x 2.9 cm, 0.95 kg

Approx.460 pages

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

Subject Areas: Agronomy & crop production [TVK], Biotechnology [TCB], Plant physiology [PSTD], Botany & plant sciences [PST], Cellular biology [cytology PSF], Molecular biology [PSD], Biochemistry [PSB], Genetics [non-medical PSAK]