Prabhat Kumar Srivastava – författare

This book focuses on the menace of metal pollution and its impact on plants, particularly food grains, pulse and vegetable plants covering morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical aspects. It includes comparative studies among metal hyper-accumulators (metallophytes) and non-accumulators including exogenous hormonal alleviation in them due to metal stress. Low dose stimulation effects are also reviewed. The most significant feature of the book is its extensive coverage of genomics, metabolomics, ionomics, proteomics and transcriptomics in metal non-hyper-accumulators and hyper-accumulators. Being an edited volume, the book incorporates a variety of research perspectives, enhancing the existing knowledge about metal pollution and points to newer avenues to be researched.

This book focuses on the menace of metal pollution and its impact on plants, particularly food grains, pulse and vegetable plants covering morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical aspects. It includes comparative studies among metal hyper-accumulators (metallophytes) and non-accumulators including exogenous hormonal alleviation in them due to metal stress. Low dose stimulation effects are also reviewed. The most significant feature of the book is its extensive coverage of genomics, metabolomics, ionomics, proteomics and transcriptomics in metal non-hyper-accumulators and hyper-accumulators. Being an edited volume, the book incorporates a variety of research perspectives, enhancing the existing knowledge about metal pollution and points to newer avenues to be researched.

There is presently a drastic growth in multimedia data. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we observed that images helped doctors immensely in the rapid detection of Covid-19 infection in patients. There are many critical applications in which images play a vital role. These applications use raw image data to extract some useful information about the world around us. The quick extraction of valuable information from raw images is one challenge that academicians and professionals face in the present day. This is where image processing comes into action. Image processing’s primary purpose is to get an enhanced image or extract some useful information from raw image data. Therefore, there is a major need for some technique or system that addresses this challenge. Intelligent Systems have emerged as a solution to address quick image information extraction. In simple words, an Intelligent System can be defined as a mathematical model that adapts itself to deal with a problem’s dynamicity. These systems learn how to act so an image can reach an objective. An Intelligent System helps accomplish various image-processing functions like enhancement, segmentation, reconstruction, object detection, and morphing. The advent of Intelligent Systems in the image-processing field has leveraged many critical applications for humankind. These critical applications include factory automation, biomedical imaging analysis, decision econometrics, as well as related challenges.

There is presently a drastic growth in multimedia data. During the Covid-19 pandemic, we observed that images helped doctors immensely in the rapid detection of Covid-19 infection in patients. There are many critical applications in which images play a vital role. These applications use raw image data to extract some useful information about the world around us. The quick extraction of valuable information from raw images is one challenge that academicians and professionals face in the present day. This is where image processing comes into action. Image processing’s primary purpose is to get an enhanced image or extract some useful information from raw image data. Therefore, there is a major need for some technique or system that addresses this challenge. Intelligent Systems have emerged as a solution to address quick image information extraction. In simple words, an Intelligent System can be defined as a mathematical model that adapts itself to deal with a problem’s dynamicity. These systems learn how to act so an image can reach an objective. An Intelligent System helps accomplish various image-processing functions like enhancement, segmentation, reconstruction, object detection, and morphing. The advent of Intelligent Systems in the image-processing field has leveraged many critical applications for humankind. These critical applications include factory automation, biomedical imaging analysis, decision econometrics, as well as related challenges.

The book provides an overview of water stress in plants and alterations in the physiology, morphology, anatomy, and molecular mechanism due to water stress. The induction of water stress hormones and the up-regulating genes synthesizing them is also the major thrust of the book. It also deals with the water and nutrient uptake, alteration in water relations, transpiration and stomatal conductance, and hence in the amount of photosynthesis vis-à-vis water stress. It compiles recent studies on redox regulation, antioxidative systems, nitrogen metabolism and phytohormonal regulation in crop plants during water stress. Different strategies to manage water stress, viz. by using different osmolytes, proteins, hormones and growth regulators, antioxidants, plant extracts, nitric oxide donors, macro and micro mineral nutrients, and the use of silicon have been discussed. The viability of different biotechnological tools to make crop plants less water-demanding, the use of vetiver grass and the insertion of mycorrhiza in water-stressed crop plants have been explored. An exhaustive review of recent literature encompassing genomic, proteomic, transcriptomic, ionomics, and metabolomics approaches to have a better understanding of water stress is the prominent feature of the present book. It discusses major signaling molecules involved in water-stressed environments as well as the crosstalk with other minerals, phytohormones etc. Not least, the book endeavors to illustrate different water conservation methods to achieve sustainable agriculture. The book is a comprehensive compilation of work to date on water stress and its management techniques and this will bridge the missing gap between the research from the past to the current time.

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing key sectors critical to global progress. AI Frontiers: Transforming Health, Agriculture, and Education delves into how cutting-edge AI innovations are addressing some of the world’s most pressing challenges. This comprehensive volume explores the transformative impact of AI across healthcare, agriculture, and industrial landscapes, offering insights into practical applications, emerging trends, and future opportunities. By blending theoretical foundations with real-world case studies, this book empowers readers with actionable knowledge to leverage AI effectively.What sets this book apart is its interdisciplinary approach, combining technical depth with sector-specific insights. It goes beyond the basics to highlight ethical considerations, data governance frameworks, and sustainable development initiatives. Each chapter presents a roadmap for integrating AI solutions to enhance productivity, efficiency, and decision-making in diverse industries.Key Features: In-depth exploration of AI’s role in healthcare, from predictive analytics in diagnostics to AI-driven drug discovery and personalized treatment strategies. Detailed insights into AI applications in agriculture, including precision farming, crop disease prediction, and resource optimization. Coverage of industrial innovations powered by AI, such as predictive maintenance, process automation, and quality control systems. Case studies illustrating successful AI implementations in real-world scenarios. Discussion of ethical AI deployment, data privacy challenges, and strategies to bridge the digital divide. Forward-looking perspectives on AI’s role in advancing the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).This book is an essential resource for researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, and students seeking to understand the transformative power of AI. Whether you are a tech enthusiast, academic, or decision-maker, AI Frontiers offers valuable insights to help you navigate the rapidly evolving landscape of AI-driven innovation.

Blockchain-Enabled Digital Security Solutions: From Theory to Real-World Solutions is a comprehensive edited volume that systematically explores the role of blockchain technology in strengthening digital security frameworks, with a special focus on Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems and emerging cyber-physical systems. The book bridges the gap between theoretical foundations and practical implementations, offering readers a holistic understanding of how blockchain can be leveraged to address contemporary cybersecurity challenges.The rapid proliferation of IoT devices across domains such as smart cities, healthcare, supply chains, energy systems, and industrial automation has significantly increased concerns related to data privacy, trust, authentication, and system integrity. This book addresses limitations by presenting blockchain as a decentralized, transparent, and tamper-resistant solution capable of enhancing trust, accountability, and resilience in digital infrastructures.The volume begins by establishing foundational knowledge of blockchain and IoT technologies, outlining their architectures, operating principles, and inherent security challenges. Subsequent chapters delve into advanced concepts such as blockchain-based authentication and access control, secure identity management for IoT devices, data integrity, auditability, and trust establishment in distributed networks. The book also explores the integration of smart contracts to enable secure and autonomous interactions among IoT entities, along with performance, scalability, and optimization issues in blockchain-enabled systems.A distinctive feature of this edited book is its emphasis on real-world applications and practical use cases. Chapters highlight blockchain-enabled secure supply chain management, trusted data exchange mechanisms, and industry-specific implementations that demonstrate how theory can be translated into deployable solutions. Additionally, the book examines regulatory, legal, and governance considerations, offering readers critical insights into compliance, data protection, and policy frameworks that influence blockchain and IoT adoption globally.This edited volume is primarily aimed at postgraduate students, doctoral researchers, academicians, industry professionals, and policymakers who seek an in-depth understanding of blockchain-based digital security solutions.

A guide to the diversity of pesticides used in modern agricultural practices, and the relevant social and environmental issuesPesticides in Crop Production offers an important resource that explores pesticide action in plants; pesticide metabolism in soil microbes, plants and animals; bioaccumulation of pesticides and sensitiveness of microbiome towards pesticides. The authors explore pesticide risk assessment, the development of pesticide resistance in pests, microbial remediation of pesticide intoxicated legumes and pesticide toxicity amelioration in plants by plant hormones. The authors include information on eco-friendly pest management. They review the impact of pesticides on soil microorganism, crops and other plants along with the impact on other organisms like aquatic fauna and terrestrial animals including human beings. The book also contains an analysis of pesticide by GC-MS/MS (Gas Chromatography tandem Mass Spectrometry) a reliable method for the quantification and confirmation of multiclass pesticide residues. This important book:  Offers a comprehensive guide to the use of the diversity of pesticides and the pertinent social and environmental issuesExplores the impact of pesticides from morphological, anatomical, physiological and biochemical perspectivesShows how pesticides affects soil microorganisms, crops and other plants along with the impact on other organisms like aquatic fauna and animalsCritically examines whether chemical pesticides are boon or bane and whether they can be replaced by environmental friendly pesticidesWritten for students, researchers and professionals in agriculture, botany, entomology and biotechnology, Pesticides in Crop Production examines the effects of chemical pesticides and the feasibility of using bio-pesticides.