1st Edition
Nanoscience and Soil-Water Interaction in Agroecosystem
Preface
Effect of Nanoparticles on Agriculture Production
Rahat Javaid and Umair Yaqub Qazi
Use of Nanoparticles in Moisture Retention and Soil Health Management
J. C. Tarafdar and Indira Rathore
Nanosensor in Soil-Water Agroecosystem
Ghulam Mustafa, Muafia Akbar, Nauman Sadiq, Bushra Iqbal and Muhammad Zahid
Nanomaterials in Water Desalination
Rahat Javaid and Umair Yaqub Qazi
Nanotoxicity Effects of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles on Aquatic and Soil Ecosystems
Josef Jampílek and Katarína Kráľová
Hydrogel Materials in Sandy Soil
Mujeebat Bashiru and Noureen Siraj
Nano-agrochemicals’ Transformation in the Soil-plant System
Iqra Naseer, Sumera Javad, Ajit Singh, Nimrah Azam, Khajista Jabeen and Mohammad Faizan
Effect of Nano-based Agrochemicals on Soil Microbiome
Tayyaba Samreen, Muhammad Ahmad, Sehar Rasool, Muhammad Zulqernain Nazir, Samia Arshad, Faisal Nadeem and Sehrish Kanwal
Nanomaterial Pollution in Agricultural Soils
Farah Noshin Chowdhury and Md. Mostafizur Rahman
Hybrid Magnetic Nanostructures for Wastewater Treatment
Nimra Nadeem, Muhammad Zahid, Usman Zubair, Palwasha Tehseen and Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan
Nutrient Management through Nano-biofertilizers for Smart Agriculture
Tayyaba Samreen, Sehar Rasool, Aimen Tahir, Umair Riaz, Muhammad Zulqernain Nazir, Sehrish Kanwal and Sidra-Tul-Muntaha
Nanofibers with Functional Properties for Water Purification
Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Toka E. Abdelkhalek, Rawan K. Hassan and Chandra S. Seth
Utilizing Biomass-Sourced Carbon Quantum Dots: An Eco-Friendly Strategy for Wastewater Treatment
Muhammad Usama Ghafoor, Kashif Ali, Muhammad Zahid, Saima Noreen, Ghulam Mustafa and Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan
Index
Biography
Dr. Kamel A. Abd-Elsalam, Ph.D., is a Research Professor at the Plant Pathology Research Institute in Giza, Egypt. His research interests include developing plant biosecurity diagnostic tools, understanding fungal pathogen genomes, and creating eco-friendly hybrid nanomaterials for controlling toxigenic fungi and plant diseases. He has published 30 books on nanobiotechnology applications in agriculture and plant protection and has served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Elsevier book series "Nanobiotechnology for Plant Protection" and the Series Editor for "Applications of Genome Modified Plants and Microbes in Food and Agriculture." He has been ranked among the top 2% of influential scientists in nanobiotechnology for 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Elsevier and Stanford University.
Dr. Muhammad Zahid is working as an Associate Professor at the Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is working in the field of materials science, synthesis of various nanomaterials, (graphene, graphene oxide, graphitic carbon nitride, carbon quantum dots, semiconductor nanoparticles, nanocomposites, etc.) and their application in the environmental remediation and energy. He has published 03 books, 26 book chapters and more than 140 peer-reviewed journal articles with a cumulative impact factor of around 500. He secured position among the leading researchers in Stanford - Elsevier's Top 2% Scientists (2021, 2022, 2023). He served as book editor of two books and guest editor for the Frontiers in Chemistry.
