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Potential Agrifood Applications of Novel and Sustainable Nanomaterials: An Ecofriendly Approach

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The nanosize of the fertilizer which confers a high volume to surface area ensures their effective action over conventional fertilizer. This fertilizer improves the efficient use of nutrient, thereby leading to highly productive agriculture. As a result, nanotechnology is expected to ensure the sustainability of the agriculture sector. The nanoforms of fertilizer are better and readily absorbed by plant when compared to ordinary fertilizer. Nanotechnology is a promising domain that can be explored in light of concerns for waste management. With the growing human population globally, there has been an increasing need for food preservative due to global decline in food production occasioned by drought and man-made disaster. Nanotechnology evolution has made a lot of impact and contribution to food industry for food preservation, processing, and packaging.

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  1. Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo University Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria

    Charles Oluwaseun Adetunji

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Edo University Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria

    Oseni Kadiri

  3. Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biosciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

    Saher Islam

  4. Informatics and CyberPhysical Systems Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, Edo University Iyamho, Auchi, Edo State, Nigeria

    Wilson Nwankwo & Samuel Makinde

  5. Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

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  6. Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Forensic Biology, Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science, Edo University, Iyamho, Edo State, Nigeria

    Osikemekha Anthony Anani

  7. Department of Environmental Science, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India

    Jeyabalan Sangeetha

  8. Nutrition and Toxicological Research Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria

    Juliana Bunmi Adetunji

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Adetunji, C.O. et al. (2020). Potential Agrifood Applications of Novel and Sustainable Nanomaterials: An Ecofriendly Approach. In: Kharissova, O.V., Martínez, L.M.T., Kharisov, B.I. (eds) Handbook of Nanomaterials and Nanocomposites for Energy and Environmental Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11155-7_45-1

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