Smart Agrochemicals for Sustainable Agriculture

Smart Agrochemicals for Sustainable Agriculture proposes products that fulfill the need for chemicals that provide a sustainable delivery system for nutrients necessary to maximize the production of agricultural animals and plants while producing the smallest possible environmental footprint. This book addresses all aspects related to the production process, including chemical formulas, stability of formulations, and the application of the effect of its utilization. Over the past decade, biobased chemicals have received significant attention as candidate resource materials in fertilizers and agrochemicals production due to their renewability. Substitution of conventional raw materials with biobased requires a new approach towards the development of technology. On the other hand, the use of biobased chemicals, such as biostimulants, bioregulators and biofertilizers offers a new palette of products that are natural, thus their application does not pose an impact on the environment (residues) or cultivated plants. Presents ideas for new products that provide appropriate nutrition while limiting environmental footprints Includes a full range of the production process, from chemical formulas to establishing the stability of formulations, applications and effects Offers a host of new products that are natural and whose applications do not negatively impact the environment nor cultivated plants INDICE: 1. Conventional agrochemicals: pros and cons2. Sustainable agriculture: a challenge for the future3. Agrochemicals in view of circular economy4. Smart fertilizers - towards implementation in practice5. Smart feed additives for livestock6. Towards increasing efficiency of fertilization7. Granulation as the method of rational fertilizer application8. Crop protection9. The role of nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture10. Bio-based products for agriculture

• ISBN: 978-0-12-817036-6
• Editorial: Academic Press
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 324
• Fecha Publicación: 06/12/2021
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés