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Application of Biogenic and Non-biogenic Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles on Longevity of Agricultural Crops

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Agricultural crops includes horticultural (vegetables, fruits and ornamental plants), agronomic and aromatic medicinal herbs. Human population is growing fast, and consequently providing enough and healthy food is becoming a very significant problem in the near future. Nowadays, decreasing postharvest waste through using the findings of innovative technical studies like nanotechnology and nanobiotechnology in crops could be planned as one of the best resolutions to this problem. Progressing in time proved development in technology that showed the ability of metals of nanoscale to perform specific utilities better than the bulk form of metals. Nanotechnology by means of specific characters of nanoparticles can be an identical valuable knowledge in various industry and science divisions. Therefore, the current chapter especially focuses on the uses of biological or biogenic and non-biological (biogenic) on the shelf life of agricultural crops.

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    Mousa Solgi

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  1. Department of Medicinal Plants, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Arak University, Arak, Iran

    Mansour Ghorbanpour

  2. Department of Bioscience & Technology, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial University, Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India

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  3. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

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    Devendra K. Choudhary

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Solgi, M. (2020). Application of Biogenic and Non-biogenic Synthesized Metal Nanoparticles on Longevity of Agricultural Crops. In: Ghorbanpour, M., Bhargava, P., Varma, A., Choudhary, D. (eds) Biogenic Nano-Particles and their Use in Agro-ecosystems. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2985-6_12

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