Nano-biofortification for human and environmental health / Vishnu D. Rajput, Hassan El-Ramady, Sudhir K. Upadhyay, Tatiana Minkina, Bilal Ahmed, Saglara Mandzhieva, editors.
Rajput, Vishnu D., editor.; El-Ramady, Hassan, editor.; Upadhyay, Sudhir K., editor.; Minkina, Tatiana M., editor.; Ahmed, Bilal, editor.; Mandzhieva, Saglara, editor.
2023
TP248.25.N35
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Title Nano-biofortification for human and environmental health / Vishnu D. Rajput, Hassan El-Ramady, Sudhir K. Upadhyay, Tatiana Minkina, Bilal Ahmed, Saglara Mandzhieva, editors.
ISBN 9783031351471 (electronic bk.)
3031351479 (electronic bk.)
3031351460
9783031351464
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35147-1
Imprint Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2023]
Language English
Description 1 online resource.
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-031-35147-1 doi
Call Number TP248.25.N35
Dewey Decimal Classification 660.6
Summary Nanotechnology has shown great potential to alleviate increasing pressure to meet food needs for our increasing human population, Novel agricultural innovations are required to enhance the health of edible crops and per unit area yield without impacting the associated environment in a negative way. Recent advancements in nanotechnology-based agricultural solutions have proven to help overcome the problems in agriculture that are associated with run-off of essential fertilizers from agricultural soils, low nutrient accumulation by crops, as well as to control insects, pests, and seasonal biotic factors, treatment of wastewater used for irrigation, plant uptake of xenobiotics (heavy metals, pesticides, industrial chemicals, drugs, and so on) that may be present in contaminated soils. Additionally, the consumption of such food crops may result in malnourishment and plant-mediated transfer of toxic substances among humans especially in underprivileged and rural populations. Agents to stimulate plant growth include various types of nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes, metal, and metal-oxide nanoparticles. Applications of particular nutrients or elements in crop plants can be shown to aid human nourishment (either by directly inducing its uptake or indirectly through enhancing the intracellular levels of other associated elements that ultimately boost the synthesis of the desired nutrient in plants). It is also important to consider the competence and fate of nanomaterials in soil ecosystems. The entry route of nanomaterials into the environment includes both natural and anthropogenic sources. In order to achieve sustainable and safe use of nanotechnological products in agriculture, similar environmental conditions must be simulated on lab scale with the careful selection of organisms related to agriculture. Thus, emphasis should be placed on the judicial use of nano-enabled products without compromising the sustainability of the environment and human health. This comprehensive book highlights recent field research as well as contributions from academicians in the lab. This book addresses the major aspects related to nanotechnology, biofortification of crops, and human and environmental health.
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Added Author Rajput, Vishnu D., editor.
El-Ramady, Hassan, editor.
Upadhyay, Sudhir K., editor.
Minkina, Tatiana M., editor.
Ahmed, Bilal, editor.
Mandzhieva, Saglara, editor.
Series Sustainable plant nutrition in a changing world
Sustainable plant nutrition in a changing world.
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Preface
1. Nano-Biofortification: Finding an Alternative Approach
2. Soil ecosystem services and environmental health
3. Malnutrition and human health
4. Nano-Biofortification: an environmental health overview
5. Phytomedicine and medicinal plants
6. Role of phytomedicines and medicinal plants in bacterial and viral diseases
7. Plant-based diets and cardiovascular health
8. Nano-Biofortified crop plants with selenium for human health
9. Biofortified crop plants with iodine for human health
10. Nano-Biofortified crop plants with copper for human health
11. Nano-Biofortified crop plants with zinc for human health
12. Nano-Biofortified crop plants with iron for human health
13. Plant leaf protein concentrate for human health
14. Plant secondary metabolites and human health
15. Plant nano-remediation and human health
16. Plant nano-nutrition management for human health
17. Physiological functions of plant nano-nutrients in human health
18. Nanofertilizers in Agriculture
19. Biofortification to Improve Micronutrient-Dense Plants
20. Nano-Biofortification of vegetables for nutritive values and qualitative traits
Bibliography
Index.

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