Preface
Part I: Advances in the Understanding of Current Research
1. An insight into plant nanobionics and its applications
Debasish Kar1 and Shubha Rani Sharma2*
1Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University of Jharkhand, Ranchi-834002, India
2Department of Bio-Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi- 835215, India
2. 2. Recent Progress in Applied Nanomaterials
R. Mankamna Kumari, Surendra Nimesh*
Department of Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences,
Central University of Rajasthan, Bandarsindri, N.H. 8, Tehsil- Kishangarh,
District- Ajmer (Rajasthan)-305801, India
3. Nanotechnology and plant extracts as future control strategy for meat and milk products
Marija Boskovic*, Jasna Djordjevic, Milica Glisic and Milan Z. Baltic
Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Belgrade
4. Nano-inhibitors and virus-soil-plant-microbe interactions
Gero Benckiser
Department of Applied Microbiology, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Heinrich Buff-Ring 26-32, Germany
5. Nanomaterials and plant systems
Reiaz-Ul-Rehman
Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190001
6. Biotechnology and nanotechnology: Natural allies for brave new horizons
Navjot K. Dhillon1 and Siddhartha S. Mukhopadhyay2*
1Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana-141004, India 2M.S. Swaminathan School of Agriculture, Centurion University of Technology & Management, Paralakhemundi, Dt. Gajapati 761211, India
7. Advances in nanobiotechnology with special reference to plant systems
Madan L. Verma1,2*
1Centre for Chemistry and Biotechnology, Deakin University, Victoria-3216, Australia
2School of Biotechnology, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Neri Campus, Himachal Pradesh-177001, India
8. Nanoagriculture and energy advances
R.G. Cásarez-Santiago1, Jorge Chanona-Pérez1*, N. Gϋemes-Vera2, M.J. Perea-Flores3, M.Q. Marin-Bustamante1
Laboratorio de Micro y Nanobiotecnología del,
Departamento de Ingeniería Bioquímica
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas del IPN
Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu Esq. Cda. Miguel Stampa s/n.
C.P. 07738. Delegación Gustavo A. Madero, México D.F.
9. Plant nanobiomics as innovative therapeutics
Farid Menaa1*, Bushra Uzair2 and Barkat Ali Khan3 1California Innovations Corp., Sa
About the Author: Ram Prasad, Ph.D. is associated with Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India since 2005. His research interests include applied microbiology, plant-microbe-interactions, sustainable agriculture and nanobiotechnology. Dr. Prasad has more than hundred publications to his credit, including research papers, review articles and book chapters and five patents issued or pending. He has also edited or authored several books. Dr. Prasad has twelve years of teaching experience and has been awarded the Young Scientist Award (2007) and Prof. J.S. Datta Munshi Gold Medal (2009) by the International Society for Ecological Communications; FSAB Fellowship (2010) by the Society for Applied Biotechnology; the American Cancer Society UICC International Fellowship for Beginning Investigators, USA (2014); Outstanding Scientist Award (2015) in the field of Microbiology by Venus International Foundation; BRICPL Science Investigator Award (ICAABT-2017) and Research Excellence Award (2018). He serves as an editorial board member for the following journals: Frontiers in Microbiology, Frontiers in Nutrition, Academia Journal of Biotechnology. He is also the Series Editor of the Springer Nature series Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. Previously, Dr. Prasad served as Visiting Assistant Professor, Whiting School of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, USA and presently works as Research Associate Professor at School of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
