Swati Sachdev – författare

Emerging Micropollutants in Agro-ecosystems: Sources, Challenges, and Mitigation Approaches offers a comprehensive and timely exploration of Emerging Micropollutants (EMPs) in agricultural environments-tracking their origins, environmental behavior, health risks, and cutting-edge solutions. Structured into five in-depth sections, the book examines the identification and fate of various EMPs in agro-ecosystems, while also unpacking the health threats they pose to soil biodiversity, aquatic systems, and human populations through the food chain. It evaluates the efficiency and limitations of physical, chemical, and biological approaches for reducing EMP contamination, while emphasizing the crucial role of plant-microbe partnerships in ecosystem restoration.The book also looks ahead, highlighting how advanced technologies, forward-thinking policymaking, and public awareness can drive long-term environmental stewardship and sustainable agriculture. Bridging scientific depth with practical insight, this volume is an essential resource for researchers, environmental professionals, and policymakers working to secure healthier soils, safer food, and a cleaner future.Traces the full lifecycle of emerging micropollutants (EMPs) in agriculture-from their sources to their impactHelps readers discover a variety of physical, chemical, and biological methods, with a focus on nature-driven solutions like plant-microbe interactions for sustainable agricultureEquips users with next-gen tools like omics technologies and AI monitoring to tackle EMP contamination and promote sustainable agro-ecosystems

Extensive human developmental activities, increasing environmental contamination like heavy metals, pesticides, and petroleum oil, have detrimentally altered the functional attributes of the ecosystems and the well-being of the living organisms. To safeguard the interest of the present generation and to ensure the wellness of the future generation, it is crucial to harness sustainable approach like plant-microbe synergy. A beneficial partnership between the two can aid in managing the environmental challenges by using panoply of mechanisms such as elimination of heavy metals, degradation of toxic organic pollutants, and fortifying plant growth. Exploration of the in-depth mechanisms and their effective use is therefore indispensable. This book aims to provide a picturesque on molecular mechanisms of plant-microbe symbiosis and their real-world applications. It may facilitate readers to find new research avenues and harness the potential more efficiently. This book is appropriate for all the researchers, academicians, scientists, and policy makers focusing on the improvement of agricultural output and the alleviation of environmental issues. The content of the book has presented in a simple language with interesting and scientifically informative figures and tables to maximize reader’s engagement and retention.

The book deals with dual role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) which is beneficial and harmful at below and above threshold limits, respectively. To date, the emphasis has been laid only on ROS aspects damaging/ disrupting cellular machinery and inflicting crop productivity loss. The ROS is believed to be a hallmark of both abiotic and biotic stress. However, the recent researches have unambiguously established that the ROS at below threshold confers protection against both abiotic and biotic stress, augmenting crop productivity.  This emphasizes for a proper understanding of ROS based physio-molecular mechanisms and their upgradation in crops to adapt them to stress conditions. As a result, the cultivation area of various economically important crops and their productivity and quality can be enhanced, arresting degradation of sites, improving environment quality and mitigating ill impact of climate change. The book encompasses recent information on positive and negative impactof ROS on stress tolerance mechanisms and their management in augmenting crop performance. The information has been well illustrated and categorized in several chapters crafted lucidly, maintaining connectivity and synergy with each other. The book provides up-to-date comprehensive scientific information dual role of ROS, hitherto neglected, in crop abiotic and biotic stress management that would immensely benefit and educate graduate/ post graduate students, entrepreneurs, researchers, scientists and faculty members alike.