Nanotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture

Vishnu D. Rajput, PhD, is Associate Professor and Leading Researcher at Southern Federal University. His ongoing research is based on advanced topics in soil contamination. He has published many peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters, and conference articles. Abhishek Singh, PhD, is a Research Scholar at Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttar Pradesh, India. He has published book chapters, review papers, abstracts, and Hindi English popular articles and has presented his work at professional conferences. Tatiana Minkina, PhD, is Head of the Soil Science and Land Evaluation Department of Southern Federal University. She is also head of the internationally accredited master’s degree program "Management and Estimation of Land Resources." A prolific author, she has published numerous scientific publications and has been an invited editor of the MDPI Journal Water. Krishan K. Verma, PhD, is a Visiting Scientist at the Sugarcane Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangxi, China. He has 10 years of research experience in the field of biotic and abiotic stresses, and has published over 50 scientific research articles, including five books. Awani Kumar Singh, PhD, is a Principal Scientist of Horticulture-Vegetable Science at the ICAR-IARI, New Delhi, India. He has developed several high-yielding varieties of different vegetable crops and has published many research papers, abstracts, book chapters, training manuals, and other publications, as well as three books. He has delivered many TV and radio talks on the topic of protected cultivation.

Part I: Nanotechnology: An Introduction to Nanoparticles 1. Nanotechnology as the Cutting Edge for Sustainable Agriculture Part II: Nanoparticles for Crop Production 2. Nanofertilizers: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Means 3. Nano-Pesticides: A Dab Hand at Eliminating Pests Part III: Improving Soil Fertility and Crop Protection 4. Possible Prospects of Nanotechnology in Sustainable Agriculture and Their Effects on Soil Health and Plant Growth 5. Impact of Nanoparticles on Soil Microbes for Enhancing Soil Fertility and Productivity 6. Nanoparticles: Plant Protective Agents against Pathogenic Microbes and Pests 7. Role of Nanomaterials in Plants under Abiotic Stress 8. The Behavior of Nanomaterials in Soil and Interaction with Soil Biota Part IV: Emerging Nanotechnological Tools and Techniques for Crop Improvement 9. Speed Breeding: Space-Inspired for Crop Improvement under the Nano-Era 10. Nanotechnological Approaches in the Second Green Revolution 11. Nanopore DNA Sequencing: A New Era for Crop Improvement 12. Bio-Nanotechnological Methods in Crop Production and Pest Management 13. Nanobiotechnological Approaches for Improved Plant Breeding 14. Nanobionics Aid in Agriculture 15. Nanosensors and Nano Biosensors: Nanoparticles as Sensing Materials