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Use of Bio-Based Nanoparticles in Agriculture

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The use of bio-based nanoparticles is getting importance due to their ecofriendly and economic nature. Bio-based nanoparticles mainly synthesized from bottom-up approach and mother protein, secondary metabolite, extract, etc. act as stabilizing and capping agent. It helps to synthesize more stable and uniform nanoparticles as compared to chemical methods. High catalytic activity, more surface area, ion exchange capacity, fluorescence activity, and presence in different dimension such as metals, ceramics, and magnetic form allowed use of nanoparticles and their formulation in the field of agriculture such as soil nutrients, crop protectants, environment cleanup, contaminant detection, and reduction of post-harvest losses. Further, nano formulation approaches for controlled delivery of pesticides, nutrients, genetic materials, and growth stimulator can act as an another boon in the agriculture sector.

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  1. Centre for Environment Science and Climate Resilient Agriculture, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India

    Ashish Khandelwal, Ritika Joshi, S. D. Singh & Manoj Shrivastava

  2. Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

    Ritika Joshi & Poulomi Mukherjee

  3. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Khandelwal, A., Joshi, R., Mukherjee, P., Singh, S.D., Shrivastava, M. (2019). Use of Bio-Based Nanoparticles in Agriculture. In: Panpatte, D., Jhala, Y. (eds) Nanotechnology for Agriculture. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9370-0_6

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