Myconanotechnology in agriculture: A perspective

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-207

  Kashyap, Prem Lal ^a   Kumar, Sudheer ^a   Srivastava, Alok Kumar ^a   Sharma, Arun Kumar ^a  

^a ICAR NATIONAL BUREAU OF AGRICULTURALLY IMPORTANT MICROORGANISMS   (India)

Author keywords

Mycosynthesis; Nanofactories; Nanoformulation; Nanowires; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; FOOD SUPPLY; GRAPHENE QUANTUM DOTS; NANOWIRES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FOOD SECURITY; GREEN CHEMISTRY APPROACHES; INCREMENTAL SOLUTIONS; MYCOSYNTHESIS; NANOFACTORIES; NANOFORMULATION; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SHAPE AND SIZE;

AGRICULTURE;

FUNGI;

EID: 84874217239     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-012-1171-6     Document Type: Review

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