1. Effect of nanoparticles on crop growth
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Burera Khush Bakht, Iram Gul, Mahnoor Iftikhar, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Arif Ali, and Ghulam Mujtaba Shah
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education.field_of_study ,Food security ,business.industry ,Population ,Soil quality ,Water scarcity ,Agriculture ,Environmental protection ,Sustainability ,Environmental science ,business ,education ,Productivity ,Environmental degradation - Abstract
Food security and safety are critical for the ever-increasing population of the world. Recent advancements in science and technology have helped mankind to improve living standards greatly compared to the past. These developments and population growth have led to new problems like food security and safety issues, climate change, environmental degradation, water scarcity, and safe disposal of effluents. Consequently, there are chances of badly affecting one or more important processes of sustainability/productivity. However, nanotechnology has shown promise to address multiple issues including crop production. Nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in different sectors like medicine, electronics, wastewater treatment, and agriculture. The NPs affect the soil quality, microorganisms, and plants either positively or negatively depending on the type, concentration, structure, and size. Along with the NPs’ characteristics, soil physicochemical features like soil pH, texture, and organic matter are also important. In this chapter, the focus is on the effects of NPs on nutrient mobility and uptake in order to improve crop productivity to ensure food security.
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- 2021
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