Polymers for Agri-Food Applications

Trends in polymers for agri-food applications: A note from the editor.- Polymer based micro- and nanoencapsulation of agrochemicals.- Nano and microencapsulated nutrients for enhanced efficiency fertilizer.- Potential use of polymeric particles for the regulation of plant growth.- Applications and implications of environmental-responsive polymers toward agrochemicals.- Starch nanoparticles and nanocrystals as bioactive molecule carriers.- Biopolymer-based hydrogels for agriculture applications: Swelling behavior and slow delivery of agrochemicals.- Hydrogels: An effective tool to improve nitrogen use efficiency in cops.- Classifications and uses of emulsion in food and agro applications.- Nanoemulsions: Industrial production and food-grade applications.- Biodegradable plastic mulch films for sustainable specialty crop production.- Performance of bio-based polymeric agricultural mulch films.- Agronomical overview of mulch filmsystems.- Mulch plastic systems: Recent advances and applications.- Biodegradable polymer nanofibers applied in slow release systems for agri-food applications.- Synthesis methods of starch-based polymer foams and its comparison with conventional polymer foams for food packaging applications.- Coatings in the postharvest.- Trends in coatings manufacturing in the postharvest preservation of fruits and vegetables.- Development of edible coatings in the preservation of fruits and vegetables: A critical discussion and exhaustive.- Smart and active edible coatings based on biopolymers.- Active and smart edible coatings for fresh fruits and vegetables.- Active, eco-friendly and edible coatings in the post-harvest - A critical discussion.- Chitosan mono- and bilayer edible coatings for preserving postharvest quality of fresh fruit.- Shellac-based coating polymer for agricultural applications.- Application of bionanocomposites on horticultural products to increase the shelf life.- Essential oil nanoemulsions as antimicrobials and antioxidants in composite food packaging.- Nanocellulose-polymer composites: Novel materials for food packaging applications.- Index.