Engineered Nanomaterials for Sustainable Agricultural Production, Soil Improvement and Stress Management. Plant Biology, Sustainability, and Climate Change

Table of Contents

1. Emerging role of nanoparticles in sustainable agricultural crop production and protection: An overview
2. Emerging role of gold nanoparticles for healthier crop plants growth and enhanced yield
3. Emerging role of silver nanoparticles for healthier crop plants growth and enhanced yield
4. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to cerium oxide nanoparticles
5. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to zinc oxide nanoparticles
6. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to copper oxide nanoparticles
7. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to titanium oxide nanoparticles
8. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to iron oxide nanoparticles
9. Physiological, biochemical, and molecular performance of crop plants exposed to aluminium oxide nanoparticles
10. Effect of chitosan nanoparticles on crop plants growth and physiology
11. Assessment of carbon and fullerene nanomaterials for sustainable crop plants growth and production
12. Role of nanocomposite for sustainable crop plants growth and production
13. Emerging concept of nanofertilizers for sustainable crop plants growth and production
14. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants drought stress management
15. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants salinity stress management
16. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants temperature/heat stress management: A new-fangled approach
17. Engineered nanomaterials in crop plants nutrients stress management
18. Emerging concept of engineered nanomaterials in soil improvement for higher crop plants growth and production
19. Emerging concept of smart engineered nanomaterials for plant disease diagnosis and management
20. Nanosensors: A tool from the vault of science for crop plants growth, development, production and protection

Authors

Azamal Husen Foreign Delegate, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia; Adjunct Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Graphic Era (Deemed to be University), Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India. Azamal Husen is a scholar with over two decades of experience in botanical sciences, nanobiotechnology, plant physiology, environmental botany, medicinal plants, and clonal propagation. He previously served as a Full Professor and Head of the Department of Biology at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia, and is currently a foreign delegate at Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia, as well as an Adjunct Professor at Graphic Era University, India. He has also held senior academic roles at Sankalchand Patel University, the Forest Research Institute, and Doon College of Agriculture and Forest in Dehradun, India. Prof. Husen's research has been supported by major organizations including the World Bank, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research, and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation. He has contributed extensively to curriculum development, faculty training, and international conferences. A prolific author and editor, he has been recognized among Stanford University's World's Top 2% Scientists since 2020 and honored by the University of Gondar for his outstanding service.