Nano(bio)technologies and Nano(bio)materials Used in Plant Protection and Fertilization
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Soil and Plant Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 35811
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Interests: nano(bio)technologies; nano(bio)materials; nano(bio)formulations; agronomy; advanced (bio)polymers; (bio)nanocomposites; polymer engineering; chemical engineering; applied sciences
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Dear Colleagues,
Nano(bio)technologies and nano(bio)material have found prolific soil in Agronomy and plant-related fields due to their efficient nanoscale-derived properties in low amounts and molecular-targeted action on plant nutrition and protection.
Nano(bio)materials such as nano(bio)capsules, nano(bio)emulsions, nanodrops, microcapsules or microemulsions containing nanoparticles, nanonutrients, foliar nanofilms, liposomes, (bio)polymeric micelles, and colloidal nano/microsystems are being increasingly studied and tested on plants to determine their response mechanisms in terms of nutrition and protection.
Nano(bio)technologies are the corresponding technologies for nano(bio)materials production and application, among which we can add plant-monitoring, product-monitoring, and environment-monitoring nano(bio)technologies, such as nano(bio)sensors and nano(bio)markers.
Nano(bio)technologies and nano(bio)materials aim to solve, through their nanoscale physicochemical properties and molecular-designed interactions on plants, all the aspects concerning optimal and long-term water and nutrient delivery, plant protection with nano(bio)stimulants, nano(bio)fungicides, and nano(bio)insecticides, having also a minimal negative impact on the food chain and environment, and aiming toward competitive marketable costs.
We welcome the submission of full papers, communications, and reviews on the following and related topics:
- Nano(bio)technologies on plant nutrition;
- Nano(bio)technologies on plant protection;
- Nano(bio)materials for plant nutrition;
- Nano(bio)materials for plant protection;
- Mechanisms of plant response to nano(bio)materials/technologies;
- Food chain impact of nano(bio)materials/technologies;
- Environmental impact of nano(bio)materials/technologies used in agronomy.
Dr. Ștefan-Ovidiu Dima
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- nano(bio)technologies
- nano(bio)materials
- nano(bio)formulations
- nano(bio)carriers
- nano(bio)stimulants
- nano(bio)protectants
- plant fertilization
- plant protection
- plant response to nano(bio)materials/technologies
- water uptake and nutrition optimization
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