Targeted Delivery of Nanopesticides and Nanofertilizers in Sustainable Agricultural Farming

Preface.- Foreword.- Acknowledgment.- 1. Nanoscience, Nanotechnology and Engineered Nanomaterials - An Introduction.- 2.Nanomaterials and Plant Biomolecules - Basics of Interactions.- 3.Nanomaterials and Phytonanobiotechnology.- 4. CNMs and CDs in Plant Growth5.Nanofertilizers in Agriculture.- 6.Pesticides and Crop Protection.- 7.Nanotechnology and Crop Management.- 8. Targeted Delivery of Nanopesticides.- 9. Nanopesticides in Agriculture: Some Examples.- 10. Revelance of Nanopesticides and Nanofertilizers in Sustainable Agriculture.- 11. Nano-enabled Agrotechnology: Current Status.- 12. Nano-agro-biotechnology Prospects.- 13. Future Aspects.- Index.

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