 | Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture Subjects: Environment & Agriculture; Bioscience; Engineering & Technology; Agriculture & Environmental Sciences; Biotechnology; Nanoscience & Nanotechnology; Nanobiotechnology; Botany; Agriculture; Horticulture; Plant Biotechnology; Agriculture; Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture presents applications of nanobiotechnology for eco-friendly agriculture practices. Implementing sustainable agriculture techniques is a crucial component in meeting projected global food demands while minimising toxic waste in the environment. Nano-technological tools - including nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanotubes and nanomolecules - offer sustainable options to modernise agriculture systems. Written by nanotechnology experts, this book outlines how nano-formulations can improve yield without reliance on chemecial pesticides and reduce nutrient losses in fertilization. It reveals how nanotools are used for rapid disease diagnostics, in treating plant diseases and enhancing the capacity for plants to absorb nutrients. Features: Combines nanotechnology and agronomy presenting applications for improving plant performance and yields. Reveals nanotechnology-based products used for the soil and plant health management which mitigate climate change. Discusses roles of microbial endophytes, heavy metal nanoparticles and environment health, nano-nutrients, phytochemicals, green bioengineering and plant health.This book appeals to professionals working in the agriculture and food industry, as well as agricultural scientists and researchers in nanotechnology and agronomy. Prof. M. A. Mallick is a Professor of Botany and Dean, Faculty of Science at Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribag. He has had a first class academic career. He was a UGC teaching fellow in the Department of Botany, University of Delhi, during 1986-1990 and was awarded a Ph.D. degree in 1991. He was a UGC visiting associate at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, for short term postdoctoral work during 1994- 1996. He has 37+ years of teaching and research experience to his credit. Dr Mallick is the man behind the establishment of the Undergraduate Biotechnology department at St. Columba''s College, Hazaribag, the backward region of erstwhile Bihar and now Jharkhand State of India in 1994-95. He was also founder, course coordinator, and presently director of the Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, VBU. He was elected as a member of the Jharkhand State Biotechnology Board during 2002- 2004 and a member of Jharkhand State Higher Education Council (RUSA) during 2015-2017. Dr Mallick is a lifetime member of several academic societies and attended several seminars and conferences in India and abroad. He has authored one international book and two laboratory manuals in biotechnology and has published several research papers, including book chapters. He has supervised ten research scholars and is currently guiding seven students to a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology/ Botany. His current research interest lies in nanobiotechnology, and he has published papers in this field in scientific reports and nanomedicine. Manoj Kumar Solanki (Ph.D.) is currently working as a scientist in the Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environment Protection of the Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland, under the Police National Agency for Academic exchange program. He obtained his Master''s degree in Microbiology from Barkatullah University in 2006 and a Ph.D. degree in Microbiology from Rani Durgawati University, India, in 2013. He has awarded a visiting scientist fellowship from the Guangxi Academy of Agriculture Sciences, China, in 2013-2015, and also awarded as visiting scientist from the Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Israel 2016-2020. During his Ph.D., he was awarded a Senior Research Fellowship from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), India. He also worked as a research associate in the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), India, in a Department of Biotechnology funded project. He has been engaged in various research activities on plants-microbes interaction, soil microbiology, plant disease management, enzymology, and published many book chapters and various research papers in the journals of international repute. His current research interest lies in post-harvest disease management, the study of bacterial and fungal microbiomes, nutrient management, plant disease management, bioformulation preparation and application, microbial genome analysis, microbial diversity, lytic enzymes such as chitinase and amylase, stress regulation by plant growth-promoting microbes, and soil microbial community analysis by modern biotechnological tools. He has vast experience in several plant diseases like root rot, wilt, charcoal rot, downy mildew, and their management. Dr Solanki has a great interest in agriculturally important microorganisms (such as bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, and yeast), especially in the utilization of microorganisms in soil and crop health management and other allied areas. Baby Kumari (Ph.D.) obtained her Master''s degree in Biotechnology from the University of Rajasthan and a Ph.D. degree in Biotechnology from the Vinoba Bhave University (2017), Jharkhand, in collaboration with the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. She has worked at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, April 2013-April 2014, in Nuclear Agriculture and Plant Biotechnology Division. She also worked there in the Radiation and Health division. She worked at the different prestigious Teaching and Research Institutes of India (for 13 years). She worked in the Department of Biotechnology, St Columbas College, Jharkhand, December 2010-March 2011 as an Assistant Professor, Chemind Diagnosis and Biosolutions, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, December 2009-November 2010, as a research scientist, Modi Institute of Management and Technology, Kota, Rajasthan, August 2007-December 2009, in the molecular biology specialization section. She has been engaged in various research activities on plant-microbes interaction, soil microbiology, plant disease management, nanotechnology, and published many research papers in journals of international repute. Dr Kumari has a great interest in plant-microbes interaction, especially in medicinal plants. Dr Kumari has a keen interest in nanoparticle biosynthesis and their application in plant disease management, biosensors, and bioremediation. Suresh Kumar Verma (Ph.D.) is a research scientist in the group of Prof. M. Suar in the KIIT School of Biotechnology, KIIT University. He has served as a postdoctoral researcher in environmental nanotoxicology at the Department of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. He has been part of the South Asian Hub project as a research scientist. Currently, he is about to join Uppsala University. His main area of research interest includes nanotoxicology, environmental pollution, and nanomedicine. His research publications includes many publications in top reputed environmental journals like Science of the Total Environment , Scientific Reports , Nanomedicine , Chemosphere , and many others. He is also associated with many journals as a reviewer and editor. |
