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Nanomaterials–Microbial Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance

  • 1st Edition - January 9, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Azamal Husen
  • Language: English

Nanomaterials–Microbial Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance investigates how engineered nanomaterials interface with soil ecosystems to influence plant hea… Read more

Description

Nanomaterials–Microbial Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance investigates how engineered nanomaterials interface with soil ecosystems to influence plant health and agricultural sustainability. By leveraging the distinctive surface chemistry, size, and reactivity of these materials, the book analyzes how they modulate soil chemistry, microbial activity, and plant physiology, with implications for growth, resilience, and productivity.

Interdisciplinary perspectives from soil science, microbiology, plant biology, and nanoengineering are integrated to evaluate mechanisms of action, exposure routes, and environmental fate. The volume weighs opportunities for enhanced yield and nutrient-use efficiency against risks to soil health, biodiversity, and food safety, while also discussing regulatory frameworks and scalable strategies for real-word farming systems and food value chains.

Aimed at researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers across academia, government, and industry, Nanomaterials–Microbial Interactions for Soil Health, Plant Growth, and Performance serves as an authoritative platform for future-oriented thinking that bridges discovery and deployment aligned with global environmental stewardship goals across diverse agroecosystems.

Key features

  • Emphasizes the integrated nanoparticle–plant–microbe axis across farming systems and remediation strategies
  • Elucidates rhizosphere responses to metal and metal oxide nanoparticles under abiotic and biotic influences
  • Examines how nanoparticles affect rhizosphere bacteria and fungi, including arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
  • Assesses effects on microbial processes (mineralization, nitrogen fixation) and consequent plant growth outcomes

Readership

Scientists, researchers, and upper-level students involved in agricultural science, plant science, nanobiotechnology/nanoengineering, microbiology, biotechnology.

Table of contents

1. Microbial nanotechnology: An overview

2. Nanomaterials and nanocomposites in the rhizosphere: An overview

3. Nanomaterial–microbe interactions for soil health and plant growth and performance

4. Interactions between nanoparticles and microorganisms and their important role in the treatment of plant diseases

5. Nanoparticle-based plant microbiome engineering for disease resistance

6. Nanoparticles and plant–microbe interactions in the rhizosphere during abiotic stress

7. Nanoparticles and plant–microbe interactions in the rhizosphere during biotic stress

8. Sensing soil–microbe interactions and the role of various nanomaterials

9. Role of metal nano-based fertilizers on soil and plant-associated microbial communities

10. Interactions between metal-based nanoparticles and the plant rhizosphere community

11. Interactions between metal oxide-based nanoparticles and the plant rhizosphere community

12. Interactions between nanomaterials and plant growth-promoting bacteria for enhanced plant growth and production

13. Interactions of various nanoparticles, plants, and microorganisms in agricultural systems and soil remediation

14. Nanomaterials and nanocomposites in the rhizosphere: Biotransformation and nanosafety assessments

15. Role of artificial intelligence in coordinating interactions between nanoparticles, plants, and microorganisms

16. Foliar applications of nanomaterials and their effects on microbes on the plant surface and the transformation of nanomaterials within plants and their tissues

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 9, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editor

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Azamal Husen

Azamal Husen is a scholar with over 25 years of experience in botanical sciences, nanobiotechnology, plant physiology, environmental botany, medicinal plants, and clonal propagation. He previously served as a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, and is currently a foreign delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Graphic Era University, India. He has also held senior academic roles at Sankalchand Patel University, the Forest Research Institute, and Doon College of Agriculture and Forest in Dehradun, India. Prof. Husen’s research has been supported by major organizations including the World Bank, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He has contributed extensively to curriculum development, faculty training, and international conferences. A prolific author and editor, he was recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University in 2022–2024 and honored by the University of Gondar for outstanding service.
Affiliations and expertise
Foreign Delegate, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

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