Nanoscience in Food and Agriculture 3, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016 Sustainable Agriculture Reviews Series, Vol. 23

Nanomaterials with unique properties are now being used to improve food and agricultural production. Research on nanomaterials is indeed revealing new applications that were once thought to be imaginary. Specifically, applications lead to higher crop productivity with nanofertilisers, better packaging, longer food shelf life and better sensing of aromas and contaminants. These applications are needed in particular in poor countries where food is scarce and the water quality bad. Nanotechnology also addresses the age old issue of water polluted by industrial, urban and agricultural pollutants. For instance, research produces nanomaterials that clean water more efficiently than classical methods, thus yielding water for drinking and irrigation. However, some nano materials have been found to be toxic. Therefore, nanomaterials should be engineered to be safe for the environment.  

Behzad Shahmoradi

Chapter 2: Nanomaterials: classification, biological synthesis and characterization

Chapter 3: Synthesis and toxicity of silver nanoparticles

Jeyaraj Pandiarajan

Chapter 4: Nanoparticles for agriculture: synthesis, classification and characterization

Selvaraj Mohana Roopan

Chapter 5: Copper nanoparticles in agriculture: biological synthesis and antimicrobial activity

Ramesh Chand Kasana*, Nav Raten Panwar, Ramesh Kumar Kaul, Praveen Kumar

Chapter 6: Nanoparticles to sense food quality

Vineet Kumar

Chapter 7: From nutraceuticals to nanoceuticals

Vandita Kakkar

Chapter 8: Selective removal of nitrate and phosphate from wastewater using nanoscale materials

S.K. Ashok Kumar

Chapter 9: Light driven nanomaterials for removal of agricultural toxins

Pichiah Saravanan

Chapter 10: Nanotechnology for sustainable agriculture in India

Gopal Pramani

Shivendu Ranjan is currently working as DBT-Research Fellow, Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India at VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also serving for a non government organization as an Honorary-Director, Research Wing, Veer Kunwar Singh Memorial Trust, Chapra, Bihar, India. He is the Founder-Director at Xpert Arena Technological Services Pvt. Ltd., India (www.xpertarena.com); this company is dedicated to serve in online and offline sectors with a vision to simplify the education. He has also founded and drafted the concept for first edition of “VIT Bio Summit” in 2012 and the same has been continued till date by the university. 

His area of research is multidisciplinary which are as but not limited to: Nano-food technology, Nano-agri technology, Nanobiotechnology, Nano-toxicology, Natural products technology, Natural products chemistry, Bio-business, Food chemistry and Food Engineering. He has published many scientific articles in international peer reviewed journals and also serving as editorial board member and referee for reputed international peer reviewed journals. He has bagged several awards from different organizations e.g. Best poster award, achiever award, research award, young researcher award etc.