Polysaccharides as Eco-Nanomaterials for Agricultural Application

DANILA MERINO; CASALONGUÉ, CLAUDIA A.; VERA ALVAREZ

Handbook of Ecomaterials

Springer International Publishing

Año: 2018; p. 1 - 22

The great growth of the world population, climate change, and environmentalissues related to the accumulation of pesticides and fertilizers are the mainproblems facing the agricultural sector. To provide solutions, new innovativedevelopments committed to caring for the environment are required. Nanotechnology has demonstrated great potential to provide new solutions to the many challenges faced by other sectors including agriculture. The aim of this work was to carry out an updated version of the problems facing the current agricultural sector and show how polysaccharide based econanomaterials might represent a promising solution. Polysaccharide applications for the controlled release of agrochemicals and promotion of plant growth are discussed. Finally, legal aspects on the development of these types of composite materials and their commercial insertion are studied