Nanotoxicity to agroecosystem: impact on soil and agriculture

This chapter discusses the potential impacts of nanomaterials on the agroecosystem. It highlights how the potential widespread use of nanomaterials in agriculture could have negative impacts on the agroecosystem- e.g., through alterations in the soil constituents and the microflora. It also highligh...

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Published inEmerging Trends in Agri-Nanotechnology pp. 102 - 117
Main Authors Mahendra Rai, Aniket Gade, Ingle, A. P, Indarchand Gupta, Raksha Pandit, Santos, C. A. dos
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Wallingford, UK CAB International 2018
Subjects
agriculture
microbial flora
microflora
nanomaterials
nanoparticles
nanotechnology
soil composition
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Summary:This chapter discusses the potential impacts of nanomaterials on the agroecosystem. It highlights how the potential widespread use of nanomaterials in agriculture could have negative impacts on the agroecosystem- e.g., through alterations in the soil constituents and the microflora. It also highlights that the available information so far on this subject is limited and that extensive studies would be needed to fully understand the biochemical, physiological and molecular mechanisms for the interaction of nanoparticles with plants.
ISBN:1786391449
9781786391445
DOI:10.1079/9781786391445.0102