1st Edition
The Nanotechnology Driven Agriculture The Future Ahead
Nanotechnology is believed to accelerate our fight to sustain and enhance crop productivity for the ever-increasing world population. It has been reckoned as one of the safest and most cost-efficient techniques to boost crop productivity in the future. The ever-increasing state-of-the-art availability of various nanomaterials has allowed us to pursue their beneficial properties in agronomy. Nanotechnology will help minimize the dependency on chemical fertilizers and existing crop production techniques that have already been exploited to their maximum potential. Therefore, in the present context, it could well be realized that agriculture will be driven by nanotechnology in the future.
This book focuses on the application of nanotechnology for enhancing crop production through the application of nanofertilizers or nanocomposites. Several avenues of nanotechnology are beneficial in improving crop productivity in a sustainable manner, which has been presented in a comprehensive way. The book also delves into the mechanistic view of nanoparticle functioning and its role in stress alleviation. In addition, the book presents some recent insights into the application of nanotechnology for post-harvest management, stress tolerance and usage as nanobiosensors.
Broadly, the book will encompass the following advances in the field, distinguishing it from other published volumes. The salient features include:
· Role of nanoparticles in improving abiotic stress tolerance in plants.
· Role of nanoparticles in protection against pathogens and pests.
· Mechanism of nanoparticle-induced plant responses.
· Synthesis and modification of nanoparticles to enhance their biological efficacy.
· Prospects of nanofertilizers, nanoformulations, nanopesticides, etc., and their beneficial attributes.
This book, therefore, presents this emerging topic and the most recent innovations in this field for postgraduate students, researchers and faculty members working in the fields of plant science, microbiology, biotechnology, agricultural sciences, etc.
Chapter 1
Recent Developments and Applications of Nanocomposites in Agriculture: Properties, Benefits and Prospects
Edgar Vázquez-Núñez, Ileana Vera-Reyes, Alma Serafín-Muñoz, Hermes Pérez-Hernández, Solange I. Rivera Manrique and Alonso Méndez-López
Chapter 2
Synthesis of Nanofertilizers and Nanopesticides: Current Understanding and Future Prospects
Aneesa Batool, Saika Bashir, Jebi Sudan, Momina Nazir, Gulam Nabi Yatoo, Anuj Ranjan, Vishnu D. Rajput, Parvaze A. Sofi, Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, Khurshed Hussain, Firdose A. Malik and Sajad Majeed Zargar
Chapter 3
Applications of Nanotechnology in Abiotic Stress Management and Biofortification
Debojyoti Moulick, Fiza Rashida Khan, Nafisa Siddiqui, Jyotirmayee Pradhan, Pragnya Khamari and Subrata Mahanta
Chapter 4
Prospects of Nanotechnology for Abiotic and Biotic Stresses Amelioration in Field Crops
Zahoor Ahmad, Ejaz Ahmad Waraich, Celaleddin Barutçular, Sarfraz Ahmed, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Amir Aziz, Muhammad Adnan Bukhari, Amber Raza, Muhammad Ahmad and Shehar Bano
Chapter 5
Nanoparticles in Soil–Water–Plant Inference
Binaya Kumar Pattnaik, Chandan Sahu and Debojyoti Moulick
Chapter 6
Nanopriming: A Comprehensive Perspective for Regulating Seed Germination of Crops Under Stress Conditions
Harsita Nayak, Satyabrata Mangaraj, Shriram Ratan Pradhan, Rabindra Kumar Paikaray and Akbar Hossain
Chapter 7
Perspectives of Nanoparticles as Priming Agents for Amelioration of Abiotic Stresses in Crops
Zahoor Ahmad, Ejaz Ahmad Waraich, Muhammad Aamir Iqbal, Muhammad Ashar Ayub, Amir Aziz, Amber Raza, Sundas Sana, Jawaria Jameel, Hira Nawaz, Muhammad Ahmad, Sarfraz Ahmed and Shehar Bano
Chapter 8
Effective Use of Nanomaterials to Maintain Soil Fertility and Reduce Heavy Metal Toxicity in Soil
Biswajit Pramanick, Anurag Bera, Priyanka Saha, Anamika Barman, Shiv Vendra Singh, Rishav Kumar, Sagar Maitra and Akbar Hossain
Chapter 9
Alleviation of Heavy Metal Stress Through the Use of Nanotechnology
Subhadip Saha, Madhurima Dey, Swapnadip Bose, Ratneswar Poddar and Prasanta Kumar Bandyopadhyay
Chapter 10
Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles: Applications and Feasibility Over Chemical Synthesis Procedures
Anu Kalia and Rajeev K. Gupta
Chapter 11
Application of Nanotechnology in Rice
Sanjoy K Debsharma, H Khatun, M Khatun, AKM Shalahuddin, MA Rahman, T Halder, Popy R Roy, N Akter and MA Syed
Chapter 12
Prospects and Challenges of Nanofilms-based Edible Food Coatings for Enhancement of Their Shelf Life
Richa Prasad Mahato, Pallavi Singh and Suchi Srivastava
Chapter 13
Nanofilms for Enhancing the Shelf-life of Harvested Products
Galahitigama GAH, Isuri Thakshila, Salinda Sandamal, Tharindi PWM, Suthajini T, Abeysinghe NPM, Asanka Tennakoon, Ayman El Sabagh and Disna Ratnasekera
Chapter 14
Exploiting the Bioprospecting Potential of Nanoparticles with Micro-organisms
Manaal Zahera, Katyayani Mishra and Faria Fatima
Chapter 15
Applications of Nanoparticles as Anti-microbial Agents
Aryadeep Roychoudhury and Ankur Singh
Chapter 16
Nanotechnology: An Exciting Perspective for Nematode Management
Rupak Jena, Manoranjan Das, Arkadeb Chattopadhyay, Mukesh Patra, Temuhi S, Rahul Kumar Tiwari, Milan Kumar Lal, Ravinder Kumar and Sujit Kumar Behera
Chapter 17
Agricultural Applications of Nanobiosensors in Disease Diagnosis and Food Toxicity Analysis
Avdhut Jadhav, Kunal Kumar, Subhash Rathod, Ramireddy Boppella, Ylias M. Sabri, Samuel J. Ippolito, Bhagwan Toksha, Aniruddha Chatterjee, Manorama V. Sunkara and Shravanti Joshi
Biography
Swarnendu Roy, PhD, is presently working as an assistant professor at the University of North Bengal, Siliguri, India. He has more than 13 years of teaching experience. He has published more than 40 articles in reputed journals with high-impact factors, such as Water Research, Scientific Reports and many others. He has recently edited two books published by Springer and has also published several book chapters in edited volumes to date. Presently, he is actively engaged in research topics encompassing stress management in plants by engineered nanoparticles and the synthesis of starch-based biofilms and edible coatings. He is presently supervising four research scholars. He received International Travel Support (ITS) from DST, Govt. of India in 2019 to present his research paper at the International Conference on Integrative Plant Physiology in Sitges, Spain. He is a life member of prestigious societies such as the Indian Science Congress Association and Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India).
Akbar Hossain, PhD, is working as a senior agronomist at the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute. He has edited/is editing several books in his research areas, which include plant stress physiology, maize production and uses, input use efficiency for food and environmental security and plant defense mechanisms. He has also authored more than 200 journal articles related to agronomy, plant breeding, plant physiology, nanotechnology, etc. He is serving as a Research Supervisor of the M.Sc. students in Agronomy and Soil Science and Irrigation Engineering at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. He is also very interested in the prospects of nanotechnology in agriculture in the modern era of climate change.
