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Provedor de dados: | Acta Agronómica
País: | Colombia
Título: | Nanotechnologies associated to floral resources in agri-food sector
Autores: | Ammar,Ahmad S.
Data: | 2018-03-01
Ano: | 2018
Palavras-chave: | Agrochemicals; Bioremediation; Crop breeding; Micro-fabricated xylem vessels; Smart delivery systems; Smart nano-dust.
Resumo: | Abstract Nanotechnology advent in agri-food sector is set to prompt next revolution in agricultural engineering. However, there is a perpetually rising need for development of new nanotechnologies that could synchronically work with various agrochemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, and growth promoters to potentially increase farmlands efficiency, preserve agro-ecosystems, and diminish the negative health risks imposed by conventional practices. In nanotechnology, smart delivery systems that utilize either nanoscale carriers such as clay nanotubes and carbon nanotubes or nanoparticles such as mesoporous silica nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles, could enable not only the accurate and targeted delivery of functional ingredients but also their impartial dissemination over farmlands. Nanotechnology has found applications for bioremediation of irrigation water and agricultural runoff, crop breeding, agronomic traits via genetic manipulation of genomes at molecular level, and detection of minute quantities of contaminants and stressors as well as early detection of plant diseases and continuous monitoring of plant environment through employment of nano-biosensors. Scientists are diligently working to explore new substitutes for conventional technologies. Advancements in nanotechnology could help them to explore new frontiers and find novel applications in agri-food sector.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-28122018000100146
Editor: | Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Relação: | 10.15446/acag.v67n1.62011
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Acta Agronómica  v.67 n.1 2018
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess