Nanomaterials in Plants, Algae, and Microorganisms Concepts and Controversies: Volume 1

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.

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

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

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.

• 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