Role of Nanotechnology in Crop Improvement

Abstract

There is an increasing demand for agriculture to speed up production with maximum output while minimizing inputs. Modern agricultural techniques need to be adopted as conventional ones fail to fulfill food demand for ever increasing global population facing challenges like climate change, resource depletion, and shrinking landscape. Nanotechnology holds an eminent position among most recent technical innovations in the field of agriculture. It has sufficient potential to remodel agricultural system and increase food production to fulfill demands in an efficient and cost-effective way. Nanotechnology has great potential to increase crop production and productivity from confined land areas by managing the application of inputs through smart delivery system, nanosensors, nanoscale coatings, and other nanomaterials. This technology is developing fast and its applications will highly energize the agricultural sector in the coming years that will lead to second green revolution. Here we discuss how nanotechnology plays a pivotal role in the various crop improvement programmes to enhance the yield production.