1st Edition

Green Sustainable Agriculture and Farming Practices Eco-Technological Approaches

278 Pages 16 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

278 Pages 16 Color & 9 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This new volume covers conceptual frameworks for understanding the functional construct of agro-food innovation and farming. It presents a selection of topics on regenerative agriculture and farming that lead to practices that can be useful on both organic and conventional farms. The volume first looks at ecotechnologies in the agrifood industry, such as the production of bacterial metabolites... Read more

1. Production of Bacterial Metabolites Against Phytopathogenic Fungi as an Alternative in Food Preservation

Brian Picazo, Roberto Arredondo-Valdés, Olga B. Alvarez-Pérez, Rodolfo Ramos-González, Juan Alberto Ascacio-Valdés, José Luis Martínez-Hernández, Marco Antonio Tucuch-Pérez, and Anna Iliná

2. Influence of Food and Its Processing on Composition of Gut Microbiota

Vineetha P. G., Akhila Joy, and Vimal Antony Muttathettu

3. Role of Probiotic Rhizobacteria on Sustainable Agriculture and Environment

Jimtha John C., Ann Mariya, Agnus Sebastian, and Sneha M. V.

4. Potential Utilization of Nanocellulose-Based Composites in the Food Industry

Eapen Philip, Vaisakh. P. H., Sneha Sara Varghese, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, Linda E. Jacob, and Akhina H.

5. Coexistence of Metal Carboxylates and Hydroxides from Hemp Seed Oil as Sustainable Materials for Industrial Applications

Senem Yetgin and Theresa Egbuchunam

6. Biopolymers in Wastewater Treatment: Harnessing Sustainable Approaches for Environmental Remediation

Vaisakh. P.H, Eapen Philip, Sneha Sara Varghese, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, Abha K, and Akhina H.

7. The Sustainable Applications of Nanocellulose-Based 3D Printing Technologies

Eapen Philip, Vaisakh. P.H, Sneha Sara Varghese, Tressia Alias Princy Paulose, Linda E Jacob, and Akhina H.

8. A Comprehensive Exploration of Water Purification Using Nanomaterials

Jincemon Cyriac, Jisty Ann Jiji, Joice K Joseph, Dan Mathew Sabu, L. S. Archana, R. K. Veena, and K. Sreelatha

9. A Technical Note on Sustainable Treatment of Food Industry Wastewater Using Microalgae

Jimtha John C., Teresa Jose, and P. Krishnapriya

10. Living Mulches for Field, Orchard, and Garden Production: A Case Study

Józef Sowinski, Katarzyna Adamczewska-Sowi?ska, Maria Licznar-Malanczuk

11. E-Waste Management and Its Impact on the Environment, Soil, and Human Health

Shrikaant Kulkarni

12. Urban Waste and GHG Emission: Electricity Generation from Biogas in a Mexican Municipality - A Case Study

Alfredo Ávila Galarza, Claudia Yazmín Ortega Montoya, Norma Lilia López Díaz, and Any Lucely Sierra Negrette

Biography

Pedro Aguilar-Zárate, PhD, is a Professor at the CONAHCYT National Laboratory for the Evaluation of
Biotic Products-LaNAEPBi National Technological Service Unit of Mexico. Dr. Aguilar has published
journal articles, book chapters, and edited books. He has directed undergraduate and MSc theses and has
made presentations at scientific and academic events. He has overseen several research projects funded
by government agencies. He is guest editor for several journals and a member of the National System of
Researchers (Mexico).


Mónica L. Chávez-González, PhD, is a Research Professor at the School of Chemical Sciences of the
Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Mexico. A pharmacobiological chemist, she is General Coordinator
and Founder of the Bioprocessing Mx-LATAM Network, which promotes R&D in bioprocessing through
interaction between universities, institutes, research centers, and industries in Mexico and Latin America.
She has been awarded the Latin American Women in Chemistry Award as “Emerging Leader,” by the
American Chemical Society and the Latin American Federation of Chemical Associations.


Leonardo Sepúlveda Torre, PhD, is a Professor of Chemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila,
México, where he is also a leader of the Bioprocesses and Microbial Biochemistry Group. His
postgraduate studies were related to topics on food biotechnology in the Food Research Department of
the UAdeC. In 2011 he made a research stay at the Institute of Biotechnology and Bioengineering at the
University of Minho (Uminho), Braga, Portugal. He has published scientific articles in indexed journals,
several books, and book chapters, and he holds two national patents.

Ann Rose Abraham, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Physics at Sacred Heart College (Autonomous),
India. She has published books, book chapters, and papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a reviewer
for many international journals. She has research experience at Indian institutes including the Bose
Institute, SAHA Institute of Nuclear Physics, and UGC-DAE CSR Centre, and has collaborated with
international laboratories, such as the Université de Lorraine (France), University of Johannesburg (South
Africa), and the Institute of Physics (Serbia). She is the recipient of several awards for her work.


A. K. Haghi, PhD, is a retired professor and has published over 1000 publications, including books, book
chapters, and papers in refereed journals. He is a research associate at the University of Coimbra,
Portugal. He has received several grants, consulted for major corporations, and is a frequent speaker to
national and international audiences. He is Founder and former Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal
of Chemoinformatics and Chemical Engineering and Polymers Research Journal.