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Agricultural growth is significantly beneficial in reducing poverty and increasing per capita income. In low-income communities, agriculture contributes two to four times more effective growth than other sectors. However, agriculture-based growth is at high risk as climate change and other anthropogenic impacts reduce crop yields globally. Advanced development in the agricultural sector is needed to overcome intense poverty and poor agricultural practices to meet food demand for the projected population of around 9.7 billion by 2050.
Sustainable strengthening of the agricultural sector aims to produce more and higher-quality yields without adverse impact on the environment. This concept creates a space to examine the quality and feasibility of different advanced techniques and approaches to improve the agricultural sector, taking into account the present biophysical status of the land, environment, community, and economy. In this context, nanotechnology is an advanced technique and the subject of intense research in both institute and industrial levels.
Nanotechnology has potential applications in agriculture such as nanopesticides and nanofertilizers to increase crop yield; nanozeolites, nanoclays, and hydrogels used to improve the quality of soil by enhancing water holding capacity and reducing the hydric shortage during crop seasons; nanobased materials used to stimulate plant growth; and wireless device nanosensors which provide smart communication and monitoring in fields. Nanomaterials synthesized by various methods such as vapor phase, liquid phase, and solid phase techniques can be used to increase plant production and protection. Carbon and silicon nanotubes, as well as nanomaterials of gold, silicon and other oxides can enhance the development of agricultural products by improving plant uptake, use, and recycling of nutrients.
This book explores the intersection of nanotechnology and agriculture, a topic of current interest due to its potential to revolutionize sustainable farming practices. The interest in this field is likely to continue and increase as the need for sustainable agriculture becomes more pressing in the face of challenges such as climate change and increasing global population. Given the rapid advancements in nanotechnology and its applications in various sectors, including agriculture, a book like this will likely remain relevant for several years.
This book addresses agricultural problems by contributing solutions through nanotechnology-based approaches, tools and materials for precision agriculture. Moreover, it covers all current research topics in the emerging area of nanoagriculture.
This book is an asset for professionals, researchers and students in the field of nanotechnology, biotechnology, agriculture, plant science and life science to broaden their understanding and knowledge about nanotechnology application in sustainable agriculture.
Nanotechnology: Current Trends in Agriculture towards Sustainability.- Biogenic Nanoparticles: Fundamentals, Fabrication, and Functional Applications.- Perspectives of Nano-Silver in Sustainable Agriculture.- Emerging Role of Chitosan as a Biostimulant and Plant Protectant in Agriculture.- Nanomaterials for Crop Improvement: Capsaicin-Albumin Nanoparticles to Control Fungi.- Nanotechnology - A Promising Tool in Mitigating Abiotic Stress in Agricultural Field.- Engineered Nanoparticles in Modulation of Plant Physiological Processes.- Nanoformulations for Boosting PGPR-Mediated Plant Growth: A Modern Agricultural Approach.- Nanobiofertilizers: Potential Applications and Future Perspectives.- Nanobiopesticides: Environmental Conservation through Sustainable Agricultural Practices.- Nanotechnology for Biocontrol of Insect Pests affecting Crop Plants.- Biogenic Nanomaterials for Biofortification and Agricultural Diagnostics.- Biogenic Nanomaterials in the Seed Priming of Crop Plants for Improving Agricultural Productivity.- Nanotechnology Driven Innovations for Agricultural Transformation in Developing Countries.- Emerging Porous Materials as a Multifunctional Platform for Agrochemical Sensing and Environmental Monitoring.- Nanobiosensors for Sustainable and Precision Agriculture.- Nanomaterials for Precision Agriculture: Innovations and Safety Challenges.- Agronanomaterials: Toxicological Implications, Occupational Risks and Challenges.
Devarajan Thangadurai, PhD, is a Professor and Chairperson at the Department of Botany, Karnatak University, Dharwad, India and did his postdoctoral research at the University of Madeira, Portugal, University of Delhi, India, and ICAR National Research Centre for Banana, India. He has authored and edited more than forty-five books with international publishers in the USA, UK, Canada, Switzerland, Netherlands and India.
Jeyabalan Sangeetha is a distinguished academician and researcher currently serving as Assistant Professor at the Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, India. With a prolific scholarly record, she has authored and edited over 25 books published by Springer, Elsevier, Apple Academic Press and CRC Press, contributed more than 70 book chapters, and published 40 research articles in reputed journals. Dr. Sangeetha earned her PhD in Environmental Science and BSc in Microbiology from Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, and holds an MSc in Environmental Science from Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. She was awarded prestigious fellowships for her doctoral and postdoctoral research, including the Junior Research Fellowship, Dr. D.S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellowship and UGC Postdoctoral Fellowships, supported by the University Grants Commission, Government of India. From 2012 to 2016, she completed postdoctoral research at the Karnatak University, Karnataka, India, contributing significantly to advancements in environmental sciences. In addition to her academic and research accomplishments, Dr. Sangeetha serves as Book Series Editor for Current Advances in Biodiversity, Conservation and Environmental Sciences and Innovations in Microbiology with AAP/CRC Press (USA).
Ram Prasad is an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Motihari, Bihar, India. His research interests include applied and environmental microbiology, plant-microbe interactions, sustainable agriculture, and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than three hundred publications, including research papers, review articles and book chapters, and seven patents issued/pending, and edited/authored more than fifty books. Dr. Prasad has been awarded with the Sir CV Raman Scientist Award, Global Best Scientist Award, Young Scientist Award and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal by the International Society for Ecological Communications; Fellow of the World Academy of Productive Science (FWAPS); Fellow of Agricultural Technology Development Society (FATDS); Fellow of Biotechnology Research Society of India (FBRS); Fellow of the Society for Applied Biotechnology (FSAB); Fellow of the Association of Fungal Biologists (FAFB); the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA; Outstanding Scientist Award in the field of Microbiology; BRICPL Science Investigator Award, Research Excellence Award etc. He has been serving as an editorial board member for Nanotechnology Reviews; BMC Microbiology; BMC Biotechnology; International Journal of Microbiology; Annals of Microbiology; IET Nanobiotechnology; Green Processing and Synthesis; Discover Nano, Discover Applied Sciences; Discover Molecules; Journal of Agriculture and Food Research etc. including Series editor of Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences, Springer Nature, USA. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as an Assistant Professor at Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India; Visiting Assistant Professor at Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, United States.
