Nanotechnology: The new perspective in precision agriculture

• Published in: Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Vol. 15; no. C; pp. 11 - 23
• Main Authors: Duhan, Joginder Singh, Kumar, Ravinder, Kumar, Naresh, Kaur, Pawan, Nehra, Kiran, Duhan, Surekha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017; Elsevier
• Subjects: agrochemicals; biodiversity; Biosensors; biotechnology; disease detection; Fertilizers; herbicides; interdisciplinary research; mineral fertilizers; nanocapsules; Nanoparticles; Nutrients; pests; plant viruses; precision agriculture; Review; soil; Sustained release; Nanoparticles; Sustained release; Nutrients; Biosensors; Fertilizers

•Precision farming is measuring and responding to inter and intra-field variability in crops to form a decision support system.•About 40–70% of N, 80–90% of P and 50–70% of K of the applied fertilizers is lost to the environment causing pollution.•Nanofertilizers helps in slow and sustained release...