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Antimicrobial Activities of Nanoparticles

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At present, nanotechnology has entered in various fields of science and technology. This can be understood from the large volume of products and turnover of this industry. It has high potential in solving various problems and increasing the quality of manufactured products in different fields. One of the major issues in agriculture is the damage caused by the microbial contamination of the products from the farm to the table, resulting in financial costs for the producers and endangering the final consumer health. At present, various studies have been done on the antimicrobial properties of nanoparticles. Some of these studies focus on the application of this feature in the agricultural sector, especially the management of microbial contamination of agricultural products. This chapter attempts to evaluate the antimicrobial properties of nanoparticles in two areas of plant disease management and food packaging industry with the aim of increasing the quality and reducing the damage caused by bacterial and fungal contamination.

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    Ebrahim Karimi

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  1. Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Anand Agricultural University, Anand, Gujarat, India

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    Yogeshvari K. Jhala

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Karimi, E. (2019). Antimicrobial Activities of Nanoparticles. In: Panpatte, D., Jhala, Y. (eds) Nanotechnology for Agriculture: Crop Production & Protection. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9374-8_10

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