1st Edition
Advanced Nanotechnology in Plants Methods and Applications
Nanotechnology uses nanomaterials/nanoparticles that can penetrate plant cells and interact with intracellular organelles and metabolites impacting plant growth, development, physiology, and biochemistry. Advanced Nanotechnology in Plants: Methods and Applications explores emerging plant nanotechnology, covering advanced methods and applications with an emphasis on the mitigation of plant diseases and environmental stressors. This technology can lead to the improvement of crop quality and yield to face the challenge of global climate change with an expanding global population.
Features:
- Summarizes advanced methods and current applications of nanotechnology to mitigate plant stress
- Supports the Paris Agreement, which tackles three main objectives for sustainably increasing agricultural productivity and incomes, adapting and building resilience to climate change, and reducing and/or removing greenhouse gas emissions
- Discusses potential uses and future directions in green nanotechnology for smart and sustainable agriculture
- The content fits the goals of the UN SDGs contributing to goals 12 and 15 for responsible consumption and production and sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems
- Provides current research findings of engineered nanoparticles for phytoremediation
This book is a reference for students, researchers, and scientists in the field of plant sciences and nanotechnology. It is also useful for those in green chemistry, and environmental sciences, and can be a practical handbook for academics, including teachers, students, and agricultural experts.
Chapter 1 Nanotechnology in Plant Sciences and Agriculture: An Overview
Masudulla Khan
Chapter 2 The Application of Nanotechnology to Accelerate Plant Adaptation to Abiotic Stresses
Saira Zaheer, Junaid Shehzad, Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari, and Ghazala Mustafa
Chapter 3 Methods for Nanotechnology in Plant Biotic Stress Management
Sagnik Nag, Subhrojyoti Ghosh, Anuvab Dey, Sourav Majhi, Abhijit Mondal, Anamika Mishra, Oishi Mitra, and Faheem Ahmad
Chapter 4 The Use of Nanopesticides in Crop Protection
Anam Choudhary, Nasreen Musheer, Rabiya Basri, Arshi Jamil, and Sabiha Saeed
Chapter 5 Synthesis and Application of Nano-biofertilizers in Plants
Battana Swapna, Srinivasan Kameswaran, and Mandala Ramakrishna
Chapter 6 Biofortification with Zinc: The Use of Nanoparticles as an Alternative to Improve the Nutritional Quality of Crops
Alejandro Palacio-Márquez, Carlos A. Ramírez-Estrada, Esteban Sánchez, and Celia Chávez-Mendoza
Chapter 7 Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles and Applications
Arshi Anees, Rishil Gupta, P V Phanindra, Oluwatoyin Adenike Fabiyi, Uday Kumar Thera, Tesleem Taye Bello, and Faheem Ahmad
Chapter 8 Green Nanotechnology for Remediation of Heavy Metal–Contaminated Soils: Current Status and Future Scope
Kanika Khanna, Nandni Sharma, Jaspreet Kour, Arun Dev Singh, Sandeep Kour, Tamanna Bhardwaj, Neerja Sharma, Puja Ohri, and Renu Bhardwaj
Chapter 9 In vitro Production of Plant Bioactive Compounds Enhanced by Nanoparticle Elicitation
Gilberto Velázquez-Juárez, Janet María León-Morales, José Juvencio Castañeda-Nava, Soledad García-Morales
Chapter 10 Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles using Endophytes
Mehreen Shah
Chapter 11 Phyto-carrier Systems Based on Nanoparticles
Adina-Elena Segneanu
Chapter 12 Silver Nanoparticles in Agriculture: Synthesis and Applications
Iqra Munir, Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari, Madiha Manzoor, Sundas Asghar, and Ghazala Mustafa
Chapter 13 Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Plant Extracts for Photocatalytic and Antibacterial Activity
Muhammad Nazim Lakhan, Abdul Hanan, Irfan Ali Soomro, Anisa Ratnasari, Altaf Hussain, Kishore Chand, and Mukhtiar Ahmed
Chapter 14 Physiological Responses of Plants to Nanoparticles and Chelating Agents
Soleyman Dayani, Maryam Mazaheri-Tirani, and Ramin Hosseini
Chapter 15 The Exploitation of Marine Seaweeds for Nanoparticle Biosynthesis and Applications
Pragya Tiwari, Muhammad Adil, Subir Kumar Bose, Jen-Tsung Chen, and Laurent Dufosse
Chapter 16 Recent Methods for Producing Alginate Nanoformulations to Alleviate Climate Change Effects
Fatima El Amerany and Mohammed Rhazi
Chapter 17 The Application of Nanoparticles in Phytoremediation of Soil and Water Pollution
Amna Mustafa, Hajra Abid, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, Ansar Mehmood, Fahim Nawaz, Muhammad Asif Shehzad, Saiqa Nazir, and Sajjad Hussain
Biography
Jen-Tsung Chen is currently a professor at the National University of Kaohsiung in Taiwan. He teaches cell biology, genomics, proteomics, medicinal plant biotechnology, and plant tissue culture. Dr. Chen’s research interests include bioactive compounds, chromatography techniques, plant tissue culture, phytochemicals, and plant biotechnology. He serves as an editorial board member in Plant Methods, Biomolecules, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, and a guest editor in Frontiers in Plant Science, Frontiers in Pharmacology, Journal of Fungi.
