Intro -- Multifunctional Hybrid Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agri-food and Ecosystems -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Multifunctional hybrid nanomaterials for sustainable agri-food and ecosystems: A note from the editor -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. What are hybrid nanomaterials? -- 1.3. Hybrid nanomaterial applications in agri-food and ecosystems -- 1.3.1. Plant growth promotion -- 1.3.2. Plant protection -- 1.3.3. Bio/hybrid nanosensors -- 1.3.4. Hybrid nanomaterials for water purification -- 1.3.5. Gene delivery -- 1.3.6. Bimetallic NPs

1.3.7. Chitosan-based nanosystems -- 1.3.8. Multifunctional nanocellulose -- 1.4. Environmental risks -- 1.5. Future perspectives -- 1.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Core-shell hybrid nanoparticles: Production and application in agriculture and the environment -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Core-shell NP synthesis -- 2.3. Applications of core-shell NPs -- 2.4. Conclusions and future perspectives -- References -- Chapter 3: Hybrid inorganic-polymer nanocomposites: Synthesis, characterization, and plant-protection applications -- 3.1. Introduction

3.2. Categorization of functional hybrid materials -- 3.3. Synthesis approaches toward polymer nanocomposites -- 3.4. Selected examples on the development of polymer-based inorganic nanocomposites -- 3.5. Characterization of hybrid inorganic-polymer nanocomposites -- 3.6. Hybrid inorganic-polymer nanocomposites and plant-protection field -- 3.6.1. Hybrid inorganic-polymer nanocomposites against plant pathogenic fungi -- 3.6.2. Hybrid inorganic-polymer nanocomposites against plant pathogenic bacteria -- 3.7. Conclusion and future perspectives -- Acknowledgment -- References

Chapter 4: Preparation of nanocomposites from agricultural waste and their versatile applications -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Preparation methods of nanocomposites and their constituents from agricultural wastes -- 4.3. Individual agricultural wastes used for fabrication of a wide variety of nanocomposites -- 4.3.1. Straws -- 4.3.2. Peels and shells -- 4.3.3. Rice husk -- 4.3.4. Fibers -- 4.4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter 5: Novel nanocomposite-based controlled-release fertilizer and pesticide formulations: Prospects and challenges -- 5.1. Introduction

5.2. Nanotechnology-enabled products for precision agriculture -- 5.3. Controlled release formulations of agrochemicals -- 5.3.1. Controlled-release technology for fertilizers -- 5.3.2. Controlled release of technology for pesticides -- 5.3.3. How to prepare nano-based CR formulations? -- 5.3.3.1. Polymer-coated fertilizer and pesticide formulations -- 5.3.4. Diverse composites of different organic and inorganic substrates -- 5.3.4.1. Organic substrates -- 5.3.4.2. Inorganic substrates