Agricultural Nanobiotechnology: Biogenic Nanoparticles, Nanofertilizers and Nanoscale Biocontrol Agents

ISBN-13: 9780323919081 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022

Sougata Ghosh; Sirikanjana Thongmee; Ajay Kumar

Spis treści

1. Nanobiotechnology: Emerging trends, prospects and challenges2. Role of crop plants for biological synthesis of nanoparticles3. Biogenic nanoparticles from algae and their applications4. Nanobiotechnology of endophytes5. Metal removal stress and nanotechnology driven solutions6. Effect of nanoparticles on drought stress7. Effect of nanoparticles on salinity stress8. Carbon nanotubes in agricultural practices9. Quantum dots as promising nanomaterials in agriculture10. Micro and nano encapsulations technologies in agriculture11. Nanoemulsions for agriculture12. Nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture13. Role of engineered nanomaterials in sustainable agriculture and crop production14. Nanopesticides for crop protection.15. Nanoherbicides for field applications.16. Nanosensors in agriculture17. Nanomaterials for packaging and labelling nanoparticles18. Regulatory affairs, commercialization and economic aspects of nanomaterials used for agriculture

O autorze

Dr. Sougata Ghosh is a visiting professor in the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Thailand. He was a visiting professor at Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University in Boston, USA. He is also an associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, School of Science, RK. University in India. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Microbiology from the Savitribai Phule Pune University in India. He is the principal investigator of the Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India-funded Foldscope Research Project. He has published extensively and has addressed numerous international conferences including IJAS-2017 at Harvard University, ITNANO, Northeastern University, Boston, USA; ASM Biodefense, Washington D.C., USA; Nano-Bio-Med 2013, Trieste, Italy and BioMicroWorld2013, Madrid, Spain. Dr. Sirikanjana Thongmee is an Associate professor of Physics. She is leading a team of 12 people including graduate students and research staff on nanomaterials and agricultural research for various magnetic and semiconductor applications. She completed several applied research projects with industry. She is an Editorial Board Member in "Nanoscience and Nanometrology(NSNM). As speaker she has invited as keynote speaker and organizing committee in International Conferences. Dr. Ajay Kumar is a visiting scientist at the Department of Postharvest Science, Agriculture Research Organization, Volcani Center, Rishon LeZion, Israel. He has published extensively in leading International and National journals or books. He has wide area of research experience, especially in the field of Plant-Microbe Interactions, Microbial biocontrol, and Endophytes related with the medicinal plants, Postharvest management of fruits. Dr. Kumar has published more than 165 research articles including review papers/book chapters/ books in the leading international journals. He is serving as special issue editors in some journals like "Frontiers in Microbiology, Microorganism” etc. In addition also acting as reviewer in some leading journals like Frontiers group, PLOS ONE, Agriculture, Ecosystem and Environment, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Biological Control, Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 3Biotech etc. Dr, Kumar has edited several books with leading publishers including Elsevier, Springer, and Taylor and Francis.