Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles In Agriculture

Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles in Agriculture is the first book to focus exclusively on this emerging and important option for reducing the overuse and negative impact of agrochemicals in agriculture. Among practices being developed for effective and eco-friendly plant growth regulators in crop production, using radiation-processed polysaccharides (RPPs) is a promising technique. Polysaccharides (sodium alginate, carrageenan, chitosan and others) in their depolymerized state are increasingly important to agriculture based on their unique biological properties, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and non-toxicity. Understanding the impact of RPPs on the plant phenotype, translocation of nutrients from source to sink, signal processing, and crosstalk will improve applicability of RPPs and sustainable agricultural yield. Comprised of chapters from diverse areas of plant science including agriculture, agronomy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, molecular biology, and radiation agriculture, Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles in Agriculture provides insights into practical application of RPPs and inspires further research toward sustainable, efficient, agricultural production.

• | Author: M. Naeem, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 14, 2021
• | Number of Pages: 396 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0323856721
• | ISBN-13: 9780323856720