title: Myconanotechnology in agriculture: a perspective.
abstract: Myconanotechnology is an emerging field, where fungi can be harnessed for the synthesis of nanomaterials or nanostructures with desirable shape and size. Though myconanotechnology is in its infancy, potential applications provide exciting waves of transformation in agriculture and fascinate microbiologists and other researchers to contribute in providing incremental solutions through green chemistry approaches for advancing food security. In this article, we provide a brief overview of the research efforts on the mycogenic synthesis of nanoparticles with particular emphasis on mechanisms and potential applications in agriculture and allied sectors.
authors.affiliation: National Bureau of Agriculturally Important Microorganisms (NBAIM), Mau 275101, Uttar Pradesh, India. plkashyap@gmail.com
authors.forename: Prem Lal
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Kashyap
authors.forename: Sudheer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Alok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Arun Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005658:Fungi / Q000378:metabolism*; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends