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Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment

SDG Perspectives

  • 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: M. Iqbal R. Khan, M. Afshar Alam, Malik Zainul Abdin
  • Language: English

Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: SDG Perspectives explores the mechanistic link between the environmental stress responses mediated by plant… Read more

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Description

Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment: SDG Perspectives explores the mechanistic link between the environmental stress responses mediated by plant growth stimulants and the resulting agricultural stability and food security aligned with targeted SDGs. Sections provide insights on novel green initiatives designed to align crop production and environmental remediation with the aid of growth stimulants-mediated mechanisms for growth, physiology, and yield improvements. Scientists, students, and academics in agriculture, crop, and environmental sciences will find this resource valuable in understanding the current status of the SDG goals, as well as for inspiring future research.

The book enables the reader to understand the impact of persistent environmental concerns, contaminants, and health risks in the face of increasing global population and resulting environmental and agricultural needs.

Key features

  • Provides graphical representations of processes, pathways, signaling networks, and mathematical interventions to optimize real-world applications
  • Explores current climate change impacts and the need for action to protect agriculture and the environment
  • Suggests future research opportunities based on past developments and SDGs urgency

Readership

Scientists, Students and Academics in Agricultural, Plant and Environmental Sciences

Table of contents

1. Carbon Footprints in Agriculture

2. Soil Microbial Resources in Achieving Sustainable Development Goals Through Improving Soil Health and Food Security

3. Impact assessment of nanoparticles on the environment

4. Harnessing nanomaterials for soil remediation and agriculture sustainability

5. Nanoparticles as modulators of plant stress signalling

6. Crop improvement strategies for stress resilience

7. Driving sustainability in agriculture: An approach via plant growth promoting rhizobacteria

8. Striking out the role of biofortification in staple crops as a conduit to food security

9. Air quality index prediction model using machine learning

10. Unlocking the calcium potential against various abiotic stresses in wheat

11. Impact of climate change on secondary metabolites content and therapeutic efficacy of medicinal plants

12. Recent advanced multi-omics approaches for stress resilience in crop plants

13. Abiotic stress tolerance in Pigeonpea: Mechanisms, traits, and breeding Strategies

14. Proline metabolism as a regulatory hub in plant abiotic stress tolerance

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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M. Iqbal R. Khan

Dr. M. Iqbal R. Khan currently holds the position of Assistant Professor at the Department of Botany, and Deputy Director of The Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. Also, an Adjunct Professor at the Korea University, Seoul, South Korea and Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Exposure of agricultural crops to environmental stress–induced adversities pose a serious threat to global food and nutritional security. Dr. Khan research has primarily focused on major staple crops, particularly wheat, with the objective of reducing their susceptibility to environmental stress under projected future climatic pressures and contributing toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Dr. Khan has published more than 100 articles, edited 11 Books, and authored 14 Book Chapters in reputed Publishers. He has an h-index of 57 and i10-index of 98, with more than 14600 citations to his credit as per Google Scholar as per bibliometric data in Jan 2026. He has been recognized as Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in Animal and Plant Science category and is in the list of Top 2% Scientists (Elsevier) of the World (2021-2025). Dr. Khan has been awarded with The National Academy of Sciences (NASI) - Membership in Plant and Agricultural Sciences (2024), and recipient of Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Associates (2024). Further, his work has attracted prestigious awards, including R.H. Dastur Gold Medal Award-ISPP (2023), Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award-NASI (2021), and Young Scientist Award-ISPP (2018). He is on the Editorial Board of many renowned journals as the Section Editor in Plant and Soil, Associate Editor in Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 3-Biotech, and Plant Physiology Reports. Also served as Guest Editor in the Agriculture, Frontiers in Plant Science, Sustainability and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.

Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany; Deputy Director, Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

MA

M. Afshar Alam

Professor M. Afshar Alam is presently working as Vice-Chancellor and Professor and Dean of School of Engineering Sciences and Technology at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. His research areas include Software Re-engineering, Data Mining, Bio-Informatics, Fuzzy databases, and Sustainable Development. He has authored 10 books, supervised more than 30 Doctoral students and more than 200 Post Graduate research projects and has more than 160 research papers in reputed journals to his credit. He is conferred with many prestigious awards like Bharat Samaj Ratna Award, AMP Award for Excellence in Education, Cooperative Citizen Award, World Environment Day Award, and Spardha Shree Award. He is also the member of various government bodies at both National and International level including University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Department of Science & Technology (DST).

Affiliations and expertise
Vice-Chancellor and Professor and Dean of School of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India

MA

Malik Zainul Abdin

Dr. Malik Zainul Abdin is Professor of Biotechnology in Jamia Hamdard’s School of Chemical and Life Sciences, India. He obtained his B.S. from Aligarh Muslim University and his Ph.D. from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Professor Abdin specializes in plant biotechnology, plant-derived therapeutics, and phytopharmaceutical innovation. His work spans metabolic engineering, molecular genetics, and bioactive compound stabilization. He brings more than three decades of research and teaching experience to the project, and has edited six prior volumes, including Elsevier’s Transgenic Technology Based Value Addition in Plant Biotechnology.

Affiliations and expertise
Head of the Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Jamia Hamdard University, New Delhi, India