Plant Nanobionics, 1st ed. 2019 Volume 1, Advances in the Understanding of Nanomaterials Research and Applications Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences Series

An improved understanding of the interactions between nanoparticles and plant retorts, including their uptake, localization, and activity, could revolutionize crop production through increased disease resistance, nutrient utilization, and crop yield. This may further impact other agricultural and industrial processes that are based on plant crops.

This two-volume book analyses the key processes involved in the nanoparticle delivery to plants and details the interactions between plants and nanomaterials. Potential plant nanotechnology applications for enhanced nutrient uptake, increased crop productivity and plant disease management are evaluated with careful consideration regarding safe use, social acceptance and ecological impact of these technologies.

Plant Nanobionics: Volume 1, Advances in the Understanding of Nanomaterials Research and Applications begins the discussion of nanotechnology applications in plants with the characterization and nanosynthesis of various microbes and covers the mechanisms and etiology of nanostructure function in microbial cells. It focuses on the potential alteration of plant production systems through the controlled release of agrochemicals and targeted delivery of biomolecules. Industrial and medical applications are included. Volume 2 continues this discussion with a focus on biosynthesis and toxicity.

Preface

Debasish Kar¹ and Shubha Rani Sharma^2*                                    

¹Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University of Jharkhand, Ranchi-834002, India

²Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India

2.   2. Recent Progress in Applied Nanomaterials

R. Mankamna Kumari, Surendra Nimesh*

Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences,

Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, N.H. 8, Tehsil- Kishangarh,

District- Ajmer (Rajasthan)-305801, India

3.   Nanotechnology and plant extracts as future control strategy for meat and milk products                                                                                               

Marija Boskovic*, Jasna Djordjevic, Milica Glisic and Milan Z. Baltic

Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Belgrade

Gero Benckiser

Department of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Heinrich Buff-Ring 26-32, Germany

5.   Nanomaterials and plant systems

     Reiaz-Ul-Rehman

     Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190001

     6.   Biotechnology and nanotechnology: Natural allies for brave new horizons

     Navjot K. Dhillon¹ and Siddhartha S. Mukhopadhyay²*

        ²M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Paralakhemundi, Dt. Gajapati 761211, India

     7.     Advances in nanobiotechnology with special reference to plant systems

Madan L. Verma^1,2*

¹Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Victoria-3216, Australia

²School of Biotechnology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri Campus, Himachal Pradesh-177001, India

8.     Nanoagriculture and energy advances

R.G. Cásarez-Santiago¹, Jorge Chanona-Pérez¹*, N. Gϋemes-Vera², M.J. Perea-Flores³, M.Q. Marin-Bustamante¹

Laboratorio de Micro y Nanobiotecnología del,

Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica

Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del IPN

Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu Esq. Cda. Miguel Stampa s/n.

C.P. 07738. Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, México D.F.

9.     Plant nanobiomics as innovative therapeutics  

¹California Innovations Corp., San Diego, CA, USA

²Department of Environmental Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

³Department of Pharmaceutics, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

10.    Antimicrobial Silver Nanoparticles: Future of Nanomaterials

Geeta Arya, Surendra Nimesh*

Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Central University of Rajasthan,

Bandarsindri, N.H. 8, Teh.- Kishangarh, Dist. - Ajmer - 305817, Rajasthan, India

Part II: Advances in the Understanding of Current Research

11.    Application of nanotechnology in plant tissue culture         

Sandra Pérez Álvarez^1* and María Esther González Vega ²

¹Instituto Politécnico Nacional, CIIDIR-IPN, Unidad Sinaloa, Departamento de Biotecnología

Agrícola, Guasave, Sinaloa, México.

²Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Agrícolas (INCA), San José de las Lajas, Mayabeque, Cuba

12.    Nanotechnology and efficiency of nuclear power plants

Neslihan Aydogan-DUDA

13.  Future application of nanomaterials in plant protection

     S. Retno Djiwanti*

     IAARD, ISMECRI, Bogor, Indonesia

14.  Nano-agriculture in food industry

Allwyn Sundarraj

Department of Food Processing and Engineering, Karunya University, India

15. Nanopesticides in agriculture                                             

Aditya Saran

Department of Microbiology, Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, India

16.   Nano-materials for smart delivery of bio-active compounds for agriculture

     Vinod Saharan¹*, RV Kumaraswamy¹, Sarita Kumari², Ram Chandra Choudhary¹, Garima Sharma¹, Ajay Pal², Ramesh Raliya³ and Pratim Biswas³

      ¹Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, India

          ²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India

      ³Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St.Louis, MO 63130, USA

17. Nano-materials for mitigating abiotic stress in plant

      Vinod Saharan¹*, Ashok Kumar¹, RV Kumaraswamy¹, Sarita Kumari², Ram Chandra Choudhary, Garima Sharma, Ajay Pal², Ramesh Raliya³ and Pratim Biswas³

      ¹Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology,Udaipur-313001, Rajasthan, India

      ²Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India

      ³Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St.Louis, MO 63130, USA

Part III: Nanoparticles' toxicity 

18.  Toxicity of nanomaterials in plants and humans

Ivan Pacheco and Cristina Buzea

IIPB Medicine Corporation, Owen Sound, N4k 6S5, Canada

19. Impact of nanoparticles on photosynthesizing organisms and their use in hybrid structures with some components of photosynthetic apparatus

 Josef Jampílek^1* and Katarína Kráľová²

 ¹Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Comenius University, Odbojárov 10, 832 32 Bratislava, Slovakia

²Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia

20.  Toxicity of nanomaterials in plants and Environment

¹Nano-Environment Research Group, Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol   Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

²Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

³Nanotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

⁴Nanobiotechnology Research Institute, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Babol, P.O.BOX: 484, Iran

21.  Perovskite based photocatalysts for excellent visible light driven photocatalysis and energy conversion

 Kah Hon Leong¹*, Ping Feng Lim¹, Lan Ching Sim², Azrina Abd Aziz³, Pichiah Saravanan⁴

¹Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Green Technology, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, 31900 Kampar, Perak, Malaysia.

 ²Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Jalan Sungai Long 9, Bandar Sungai Long, 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia

³Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, 26300 Gambang, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

⁴Environmental Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad, 826004, Jharkhand, India 

22.   Green gold and silver nanopartilces for pharmaceutical biotechnology and anticancer applications

Steven Mufamadi¹*, Zamanzima Mazibuko² and Thilivhali Emmanuel Tshikalange³

¹Nanotechnology and Biotechnology, Nabio Consulting, Pretoria, South Africa

²Knowledge Economy and Scientific Advancement, Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA), Johannesburg, South Africa

³Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, Email:

23.   Synthesis, characterisation and antibacterial property of silver nanoparticles against multidrug resistant bacteria from Indian medicinal plants

Ankita Anupam, Shruti Palankar, Sharangouda J. Patil* and L.A. Rama Chandra Prasad*

24.  Green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles to combat plant diseases and the  potential economic benefits in Sub-Saharan Africa countries: Food quality

Steven Mufamadi^1* and Rofhiwa Bridget Mulaudzi²

¹Nanotechnology and Biotechnology, NABIO Consulting (Pty) Ltd, Pretoria, South Africa,

²Agricultural Research Council, Vegetable and Ornamental Plants, Pretoria, South Africa.

Shubharani R and V.N. Yogananda Murthy

Azyme Biosynthesis Private Limited, Bengaluru-560069, Karnataka, India

26.    Strategies to encapsulate nanomaterials and their applications in bio Imaging

Biomedical department, DCRUST Murthal, India

Chapters written by leading scholars from around the world

Richly illustrative figures and tables

Emphasis on nanostructure materials, plant interactions, and its potential and utility

Discussion of applications from a nanotechnological perspective for sustainable agriculture

Unique discussion of the role of nanomaterials in plant productivity, food security, and environmental protection