Nanomaterials for Agriculture and Forestry Applications. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

1. Introduction and techniques in nanomaterials formulation

2. Nanomaterials from non-wood forest products and their applications

3. Recent trends in isolation of cellulose nanocrystals and nanofibrils from various forest wood and nonwood products and their application

4. Nanomaterials from various forest tree species and their biomedical applications

5. Fabrication of nano-silica from agricultural residue and their application

6. Root-based fabrication of metal/metal-oxide nanomaterials and their various applications

7. Interactions of metal and metal-oxide nanomaterials with agricultural crops: an overview

8. Carbon-based nanomaterials and their interactions with agricultural crops

9. Behavior of agricultural crops in relation to nanomaterials under adverse environmental conditions

10. Holistic view for the safe use of nanomaterials at permissible level for plant production

11. Soil fertility and nutrient management with the help of nanotechnology

12. Nanomaterials and soil health for agricultural crop production: current status and future prospects

13. The ecology of nanomaterials in agroecosystems

14. Nanosensor platforms for surveillance of plant pathogens and phytometabolites/analytes vis-a` -vis plant health status

15. Nanosensors for root zone parameters influencing plant growth

16. Nanosensors for early detection of plant diseases

17. Role of nanomaterials in weed control and plant diseases management

18. Recent practices of medicinal and aromatic plants in nanotechnology

19. Nanotechnology for wood quality improvement and protection

20. Role of nanomaterials in soil and water quality management

21. Improving futuristic nanomaterial researches in forestry sector: an overview

Authors

Azamal Husen Foreign Delegate, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. Azamal Husen served as Professor & Head, Department of Biology, University of Gondar, Ethiopia and is a Foreign Delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia. He was also a Visiting Faculty member of the Forest Research Institute, and the Doon College of Agriculture and Forest at Dehra Dun, India. He specializes in biogenic nanomaterial fabrication and application, plant responses to environmental stresses and nanomaterials at the physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, herbal medicine, and clonal propagation for improvement of tree species, and has published over 200 research articles. He is contributed to R&D projects of World Bank, ICAR, ICFRE, JBIC etc. Mohammad Jawaid Senior Fellow (Professor), Biocomposite Technology Laboratory, Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. Professor Jawaid has more than 16 years of experience in teaching, research, and industries. His areas of research interests includes hybrid composites, lignocellulosic reinforced/filled polymer composites, advance materials: graphene/nanoclay/fire retardant, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers and solid wood, biopolymers and biopolymers for packaging applications, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. He has published 38 books, 65 book chapters, more than 350 peer-reviewed international journal papers; in addition to 2 patents and 6 copyrights. He is the founding Series Editor of Composite Science and Technology Book Series from Springer-Nature, and also Series Editor of Springer Proceedings in Materials, Springer-Nature. Beside that he is also member of International Advisory Board of Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. He worked as guest editor of special issues of SN Applied Science, Current Organic Synthesis and Current Analytical Chemistry, International Journal of Polymer Science, IOP Conference Proceeding. He also in Editorial Board Member of Journal of Polymers and The Environment, Journal of Plastics Technology, Applied Science and Engineering Progress Journal, Journal of Asian Science, Technology and Innovation and the Recent Innovations in Chemical Engineering.