Nanotechnology for Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Management in Crop Plants

Dr Ramesh Namdeo Pudake is an Assistant Professor in Amity University Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr Pudake received his PhD from China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, and after his PhD he engaged in research in a range of topics in biotechnology. He has also worked in the Department of Agronomy at Iowa State University Ames, IA, USA on functional genomics. Currently he is focusing on the research of different nanotechnology applications in agriculture. Dr Pudake has published several book chapters and articles in prominent Journals. Dr Ravi Mani Tripathi is an Associate Professor at Amity Institute of Nanotechnology, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India. He received his Ph.D. in Nanobiotechnology from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India. He did his post-doctoral research at School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea, and received the young scientist award in 2019 from the International Scientist award on Engineering, Science, and Medicine, Visakhapatnam, India. He has 15 years of teaching and research experience in Nanobiotechnology. He developed an innovative method for the biological synthesis of nanomaterials like particles, nanodots, flowers, rods, fibres, etc. and has vast expertise in the fields of antimicrobial nanomedicine, colorimetric detection, and catalytic/photocatalytic degradation of toxic pollutants. Sarvajeet Singh Gill is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Biotechnology, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India. His research areas include agricultural plant biotechnology, biotic and abiotic stress biology, plant microbe interaction, and in-silico understanding of plant genomes. He has 12 years of research and 10 years of teaching experience. Dr. Gill has written over 50 book chapters and published over 100 peer reviewed publications in reputed SCI journals and edited around 30 books published by International publishers such Springer-Verlag, Wiley-Blackwell, CRC Press, and Elsevier, among others. He has carried out four R&D projects funded by prominent National funding agencies as Principal Investigator.

• 1. Status of impact of abiotic stress on global agriculture2. Molecular mechanism of abiotic stress regulation in crop plants3. Introduction to fundamentals of nanoparticle synthesis, characterization, and properties4. Role of nanotechnology in crop management5. Molecular mechanism of nanomaterial interaction with plants6. Role of nanoparticles to protect plant from abiotic stress by scavenging reactive oxygen species7. Recent advances in field of plant nano nutrition8. Nanosensors for monitoring soil parameters related to abiotic stress in plants9. Recent advances in abiotic stress detection with help of plant wearable sensors10. Monitoring plant health with in-planta nanosensors11. Status and opportunities of visible detection of heavy metal ions in irrigation water using nanomaterials12. Nanobiotechnology in genetic engineering for abiotic stress resistance in crops13. Effect of engineered nano materials on the crop growth parameters under drought stress14. Applications of bio-based nanomaterials in alleviation of plant abiotic stress15. Nanozymes mediated enhancement in resistance to abiotic stress in crops16. Genetic and physiological mechanism of nano particle-based plant growth promotion17. Seed priming with engineered nanomaterials for mitigating abiotic stress in plants18. Boosting of stress tolerance in crop plants with the help of bio fertilizer and nano materials19. IOTs: Internet of Things systems for smart plant health monitoring under abiotic stresses20. Development of stimuli-responsive nano-based formulations as an opportunity for crop stress management