Nano-agriculture: A Novel Approach in Agriculture
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 technolo
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Nano-agriculture: A Novel Approach in Agriculture Mudasir Fayaz, Mir Sajad Rabani, Sajad Ahmad Wani, and Sameer Ahmad Thoker
Abstract 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. Keywords Agriculture · Nanoscience · Pesticides · Fertilizers · Natural resources
M. Fayaz Ethnobotany, Phytodiversity Conservation, Plant Tissue Culture and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India M. S. Rabani (*) School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India S. A. Wani Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy (Cbt), Ethnobotany, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India S. A. Thoker School of Studies in Botany, Jiwaji University Gwalior, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 K. R. Hakeem et al. (eds.), Microbiota and Biofertilizers, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-48771-3_7
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7.1 Introduction Historically, agriculture preceded the industrial revolution by around ninety centuries. However, while the seeds of research in nanotechnology started growing for industrial applications nearly half a century ago, the momentum for use of nanotechnology in agriculture came only recently with the reports published by Roco, the United States Department of Agriculture, the NanoForum, and Kuzma and VerHage, along with similar publications. These reports focused on identifying the research areas that should be funded and thus set the agenda for nanotechnology research in agricultural applications, which became the principal guiding force for many nations, especially those where agriculture is the primary occupation of the majority of the population. However, the conceptual framework, investigation pathways, and guidelines and safety protocols were left aside for scientific laboratories to innov
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