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Nanotechnologies in Food and Agriculture

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  • © 2015

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Editors:
  1. Mahendra Rai

    1. Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, India

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  2. Caue Ribeiro

    1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-Instrumentation, Embrapa Instrumentation, Sao Carlos, Brazil

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  3. Luiz Mattoso

    1. Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-Instrumentation, Embrapa Instrumentation, Sao Carlos, Brazil

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  4. Nelson Duran

    1. Institute of Chemistry Biological Chemistry Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

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  • Offers a concise overview of applications, monitoring, toxicity, and regulatory aspects
  • Covers both crops and animal husbandry
  • Written by international experts

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Emerging Nanotechnologies

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Nanotechnology in Foods

      • Jafarali K. Momin, B. H. Joshi
      Pages 3-24

    3. Strategic Role of Nanotechnology in Fertilizers: Potential and Limitations

      • Emily Mastronardi, Phepafatso Tsae, Xueru Zhang, Carlos Monreal, Maria C. DeRosa
      Pages 25-67

    4. Nano-fertilizers for Balanced Crop Nutrition

      • Kizhaeral S. Subramanian, Angamuthu Manikandan, Muthiah Thirunavukkarasu, Christopher Sharmila Rahale
      Pages 69-80

    5. Nano-fertilizers and Their Smart Delivery System

      • Priyanka Solanki, Arpit Bhargava, Hemraj Chhipa, Navin Jain, Jitendra Panwar
      Pages 81-101

    6. Nanotechnology Applied in Agriculture: Controlled Release of Agrochemicals

      • Fauze A. Aouada, Marcia R. de Moura
      Pages 103-118

    7. Nanobiotechnology Strategies for Delivery of Antimicrobials in Agriculture and Food

      • Adriano Brandelli
      Pages 119-139

    8. Nano-developments for Food Packaging and Labeling Applications

      • Yolanda Echegoyen
      Pages 141-166

  3. Detection, Delivery and Treatment

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Strategic Role of Nanobiosensor in Food: Benefits and Bottlenecks

      • Semih Otles, Buket Yalcın
      Pages 169-182

    3. Emerging Role of Nanocarriers in Delivery of Nitric Oxide for Sustainable Agriculture

      • Amedea B. Seabra, Mahendra Rai, Nelson Durán
      Pages 183-207

    4. Nanoparticles-Based Delivery Systems in Plant Genetic Transformation

      • Mahendra Rai, Sunita Bansod, Manisha Bawaskar, Aniket Gade, Carolina Alves dos Santos, Amedea B. Seabra et al.
      Pages 209-239

    5. Perspectives in Nanocomposites for the Slow and Controlled Release of Agrochemicals: Fertilizers and Pesticides

      • Elaine Inácio Pereira, Amanda Soares Giroto, Adriel Bortolin, Cintia Fumi Yamamoto, José Manoel Marconcini, Alberto Carlos de Campos Bernardi et al.
      Pages 241-265

    6. Nano-enhanced Biological Treatment of Agricultural Wastewater

      • Yi An, Qi Dong
      Pages 267-297

  4. Toxicity Issues and Public Perception

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Nanoecotoxicology: The State of the Art

      • Hudson C. Polonini, Roberta Brayner
      Pages 301-319

    3. Uptake and Accumulation of Engineered Nanomaterials and Their Phytotoxicity to Agricultural Crops

      • Xingmao Ma, Chunmei Gao
      Pages 321-342

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 343-347
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Amravati, India

    Mahendra Rai

  • Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation-Instrumentation, Embrapa Instrumentation, Sao Carlos, Brazil

    Caue Ribeiro, Luiz Mattoso

  • Institute of Chemistry Biological Chemistry Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil

    Nelson Duran

About the editors

Mahendra K. Rai is Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology at Amravati University in Maharashtra, India. He has published 210 research papers, more than 100 popular articles in Indian and foreign journals and 31 books. He has received several prestigious awards, including the Father T.A. Mathias Award (1989) from the All India Association for Christian Higher Education, and the Medini Award (1999) from the Department of Environment and Forest, Government of India. Caue Ribeiro and Luiz Mattoso are researchers from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Sao Carlos Nelson Duran is professor at the Institute of Chemistry, Biological Chemistry Laboratory, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil

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