Nanotechnology and its Use in Agriculture

Bio-Nanotechnology: A Revolution in Food, Biomedical and Health Sciences

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 383-398

  Pérez de Luque, Alejandro ^a   Carmen Hermosin M ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO ALAMEDA DEL OBISPO   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE RECURSOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Controlled release formulation; Crop plant nanotechnology; Nanocapsules; Nanoclays; Nanocomposites; Nanoparticles; Pesticides; Smart delivery systems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887173116     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118451915.ch20     Document Type: Chapter

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