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Nano-agriculture: A Novel Approach in Agriculture

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Nanotechnology has a great potential to enhance the quality of life through its applications in various fields like agriculture and the food system. Around the world it has become the future of any nation. But we must be very careful with any new technology to be introduced regarding its possible unforeseen related risks that may come through its positive potential. However, it is also critical for the future of a nation to produce a trained future workforce in nanotechnology. In this process, to inform the public at large about its advantages is the first step; it will result in a tremendous increase in interest and new applications in all the domains will be discovered. There is great potential in nanoscience and technology in the provision of state-of-the-art solutions for various challenges faced by agriculture and society today and in the future. Climate change, urbanization, sustainable use of natural resources, and environmental issues like runoff and accumulation of pesticides and fertilizers are the hot issues for today’s agriculture. Some of the potential applications of nanotechnology in the field of agriculture need many strategies for the advancement of scientific and technological knowledge currently being examined.

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  1. Ethnobotany, Phytodiversity Conservation, Plant Tissue Culture and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Mudasir Fayaz

  2. School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Mir Sajad Rabani

  3. Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy (Cbt), Ethnobotany, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Sajad Ahmad Wani

  4. School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University Gwalior, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

    Sameer Ahmad Thoker

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    Khalid Rehman Hakeem

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University, Higher Education Department, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

    Gowhar Hamid Dar

  3. Department of Environment & Water Management, Sri Pratap College, Cluster University, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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  4. Division of Environmental Sciences, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir-Srinagar, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Fayaz, M., Rabani, M.S., Wani, S.A., Thoker, S.A. (2021). Nano-agriculture: A Novel Approach in Agriculture. In: Hakeem, K.R., Dar, G.H., Mehmood, M.A., Bhat, R.A. (eds) Microbiota and Biofertilizers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48771-3_7

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