Nanosensors for Smart Agriculture. Micro and Nano Technologies

Table of Contents

Section I Basic principles

1. Nanotechnology for agriculture: an introduction

2. Nanotechnology and sustainable agriculture

3. Microbiology in agriculture: an introduction

4. Methods for design and fabrication of nanosensors

5. Magnetic nanomaterials-based biosensors

6. Nanoparticles-based sensors for agricultural application

7. Electrochemical sensors for agricultural application

8. Current commercial nanosensors and devices/products used in agriculture

9. Soil moisture nanosensors

10. Detection and evaluation of trace metals in soil using nanosensors

Section II Nanosensors for soilquality monitoring and control

11. Nanosensors for pesticide detection in soil

12. Application of nanosensors for pesticide detection

13. Nanosensors for detecting nutrient losses from soil (as gaseous ammonia and nitrous oxide, and/or soil leachates as nitrate and phosphate)

14. Nanosensors for the detection of heavy trace metals in soil

15. Nanobiosensors for soil microbial detection

16. Nanosensors for microbial detection in soil

17. Wireless nanosensor network for agricultural applications

18. Nanosensors for controlled release fertilizer

Section III Nanosensors for growing crops

19. Nanosensors for plant health monitoring

20. Wireless nanosensor network for irrigation control

21. Plant health monitoring using nanosensor system

22. Role of nanobiosensors and biosensors in plant virus detection

23. Nanosensors for animal health monitoring

24. Nanosensors for virus detection

Section IV Nanosensors for livestock farming

25. Virus detection using nanobiosensors

26. Animal health monitoring using nanosensor networks

27. Advanced nanosensors for virus detection

28. Use of nanosensor technologies in the food industry

29. Nanosensors for food logistics

Section V Nanosensors for agrifood manufacturing

30. Nanosensors for food inspection

31. Application of nanosensors in food inspection

32. Nanosensors for intelligent food packaging

33. Food products safety

Authors

Adil Denizli Professor, Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey. Adil Denizli is Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry, Ankara, Turkey. His main research fields are molecular imprinting technologies, purification of biomolecules by chromatographic methods, detection of molecules by sensors, production of polymers with different surface and bulk properties, shape and geometries, and application of these polymers in different applications. Tuan Anh Nguyen Senior Principal Research Scientist, Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. Tuan Anh Nguyen is Principal Research Scientist at the Institute for Tropical Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam. His research focuses on advanced nanomaterials and nanotechnology for corrosion and materials integrity in transportation systems. His research activities include smart coatings, conducting polymers, corrosion and protection of metals/concrete, antibacterial materials, and advanced nanomaterials. Susai Rajendran Research Director, Professor of Chemistry St. Antony's College of Arts and Sciences For Women, India. Susai Rajendran is Research Director, Professor of Chemistry St. Antony's College of Arts and Sciences For Women, India. His research is in the field of corrosion science and engineering, nanotechnology, applications of nanomaterials in corrosion protection study, and environmental studies. Ghulam Yasin Researcher, School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. Ghulam Yasin is a researcher in the School of Environment and Civil Engineering at Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, China. His expertise covers the design and development of hybrid devices and technologies of carbon nanostructures and advanced nanomaterials for for real-world impact in energy-related and other functional applications. Ashok Kumar Nadda Assistant Professor, Jaypee University of Information Technology. Ashok Kumar is an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, at Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, India. His research areas are in enzymology, biocatalysis, biopolymers, enzyme immobilization, and bioenergy.