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has led to major global concerns such as production and supply of good quality food, and food security. To date, various advancements have been made in agriculture through the discovery of effective agrochemicals and other farming technologies. Despite all these developments, agriculture is still facing several severe challenges like crop loss due to plant pathogens, soil fertility issues due to extensive use of synthetic agrochemicals, soil pollution, imbalance of beneficial microflora, resistance in microbial pathogens, etc. Unfortunately, the extensive use of synthetic agrochemicals like pesticides, fungicides, and fertilizers, are mostly responsible for all these problems. Therefore, it is need of the hour to develop effective farming technologies in addition to the development of potent, economically viable, and eco‐friendly products that can sustainably manage the plant pathogens and enhances crop production.

      In this context, nanotechnology can be used as the most innovative solution for such issues and has the great potential to rapidly take forward the agriculture and allied sectors with the help of modern tools. The nanomaterials can be effectively used in the development of various nano‐based products like nanoantimicrobials and nanofertilizers. Moreover, various nanoparticles can also be used as nanoscale carriers for the delivery of agrochemicals and other nutrition. Besides, modern nano‐based tools can be promisingly used in precision farming for the detection of plant pathogens, nutrient deficiencies, etc. The use of above‐mentioned nano‐based products helps to enhance plant growth, protect plants through the management of plant pathogens, and also reduces soil pollution. Considering these facts, the editor attempted to discuss the recent advances and role of nanotechnology in plant growth promotion and protection through this book.

      Overall, this book covers very informative chapters written by one or more specialists, experts in the concerned topic. Hence, I would like to offer a very rich guide for researchers in this field, undergraduate or graduate students of various disciplines like agriculture, biotechnology, and nanotechnology and allied subjects. In addition, this book is useful for people working in various agriculture and food‐based industries, regulatory bodies, and agriculture‐related organizations.

      I hope that the book will be useful for all the readers to find the relevant information on the latest research and advances in effective use of nanotechnology in agriculture.

       Avinash P. Ingle

       Heba Mahmoud Mohammad Abdel‐Aziz and Mohammed Nagib Abdel‐ghany Hasaneen

       Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

      Nanotechnology is a modern and creative science which involves the designing, manipulation, and use of nanoscale materials (Ali et al. 2014; Agrahari and Dubey 2020). The term “nano” is a Greek


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