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Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae, and Microorganisms

Concepts and Controversies: Volume 1

  • 1st Edition - November 18, 2017
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Durgesh Kumar Tripathi, Parvaiz Ahmad, Shivesh Sharma, Devendra Kumar Chauhan, Nawal Kishore Dubey
  • Language: English

Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume One discusses the vast amount of nanomaterials that have been released into the environme… Read more

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Description

Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae and Microorganisms: Concepts and Controversies: Volume One discusses the vast amount of nanomaterials that have been released into the environment in a relatively short amount of time. There is a need to understand what the implications to the health of our biota and ecosystems are as the earth is increasingly inundated with these materials. Not all of the effects are negative, but their impacts are increasing exponentially due to their size, quantity and other factors.

Key features

  • Covers the issues of nanoparticles on more simple organisms and their ecosystems
  • Presents issues that are specific to terrestrial ecosystems
  • Contains contributions from global experts who help increase understanding at the physiological, biochemical, molecular, and even genomic and proteomic levels
  • Provides a critical assessment of the progress taking place on this topic and sheds light on future research needs

Readership

Researchers, professionals and students involved in Nanotechnology research, Pollution, Environmental Sciences, Plant Ecophysiology, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Molecular Biology, Plant Microbe Interactions or Soil Pollution

Table of contents

1. Role of Nanoparticles in crop protection

2. Biological synthesis of nanoparticles and their impact on fungus

3. Role of Silver nanoparticles in different plant diseases

4. Role of nanoparticles in agricultural production and crop protection: Status and scope

5. Antifungal impact of nanoparticles against different plant pathogenic fungi

6. Role of metal Nanoparticles in persuading Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Effects on Plant Growth

7. Biological synthesis of nanoparticles and their Impacts on plants and soil microorganisms

8. Nanoparticles and plants DNA

9. Impact of fluorescence nanoparticles on living organisms: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities

10. Interaction of nanoparticles and abiotic Stress Tolerant Transgenic Plants: responses and future prospects

11. Response of Iron oxide nanoparticles to plants

12. Nanoparticles and oxidative stress in plants

13. Nanoparticles and their impact on morphology of root and shoot of plants

14. TiO2 nanoparticle biosynthesis, accumulation, translocation and its differing impacts on plants

15. Effects of rare earth oxide nanoparticles on plants

16. Relevance of Carbon Nanotubes in agriculture: Solution Threats and opportunity

17. Impact of nanoparticles on antioxidant defense system of Plants

18. Response of Zero-valent ion nanoparticles to plants

19. Interactions of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) to plants: Phytotoxicity, uptake and accumulation

20. Perception for nano-biotechnology enabled protection and nutrition of plants

21. Recent progress of Nanotoxicology in Plants

22. Effect of nanoparticles on Phytosynthesis of plants: Role and future possibilities

23. Plant-Based Synthesis of Nanoparticles and their impact

24. Applications of Nanoparticles to enhance plant health and agricultural production

25. Carbon nanotubes as plant growth regulators: impacts on growth, reproductive system, and soil microbial community

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: November 20, 2017
  • Language: English

About the editors

DT

Durgesh Kumar Tripathi

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Tripathi is currently an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Organic Agriculture, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He is the recipient of ‘Dr DS Kothari Post-Doctoral Fellowship’ of the UGC, New Delhi. Dr. Tripathi has received his D.Phil. in Science from University of Allahabad, India. During this period, Dr. Tripathi worked extensively on phytolith analysis, crop stress physiology, agro-nanotechnology and molecular biology. He has expertise on laser spectroscopy. His research interests encompass stress tolerance mechanisms in plants. Presently, he is working with nano-materials and their interactions with plants to find out their detoxification mechanisms, he is also working on Silicon, Nitric oxide and hormonal crosstalk against abiotic stress in plants.

Affiliations and expertise
Amity University Uttar Pradesh

PA

Parvaiz Ahmad

Dr. Parvaiz Ahmad is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Sri Pratap College, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, and is presently a Visiting Scientist at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He completed his post-graduate degree in Botany in 2000 at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. After receiving a Doctorate degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, India, he joined the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, in 2007. His main research area is Stress Physiology and Molecular Biology. He has published more than 50 research papers in peer reviewed journals, and 40 book chapters. He is also an Editor of 17 volumes (one with Studium Press Pvt. India Ltd., New Delhi, India; nine with Springer, New York; three with Elsevier USA; and four with John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.). He is a recipient of the Junior Research Fellowship and Senior Research Fellowship award, granted by CSIR, New Delhi, India. Dr. Ahmad was awarded the Young Scientist Award under the Fast Track scheme in 2007 by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Govt. of India. Dr. Ahmad is actively engaged in studying the molecular and physio-biochemical responses of different agricultural and horticultural plants under environmental stress.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

SS

Shivesh Sharma

Dr. Shivesh Sharma completed his master’s degree and PhD in the field of microbiology. His research interests include environmental microbiology/biotechnology, plant-microbe interaction, and bio formulations. He has been involved in number of research projects, funded both externally (DBT, UGC, DST, MHRD) and internally in the fields of his research interests. He has more than 110 publications in different research journals and various book chapters to his credit.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, UP, India

DC

Devendra Kumar Chauhan

Devendra Kumar Chauhan is a Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India. He has 35 years’ worth of teaching experience, has edited 5 books and contributed 15 book chapters. He has 76 publications in total and is on the editorial board for 5 different journals, including the American Journal of Current Biology and Ethnobotany: International Journal of the Society of Ethnobotanists. His research interests include palaeobotany, evolutionary biology, phytoremediation, plant stress physiology and agro-nanotechnology.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Head of Department of Botany at the University of Allahabad, India

ND

Nawal Kishore Dubey

Dr Dubey has won awards for both his teaching and his research, and is currently a fellow of the National Academy of Sciences. His work spans across botany and food microbiology. He has published over 160 papers and has contributed to 7 books, in addition to holding a number of patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Botany, Center of Advanced Study in Botany, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India

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