Preface
SECTION-A: OVERVIEW OF CONTAMINANTS IN AGRICULTURE
Chapter 01: Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Contaminants in Agriculture: Impact on Soil and Water Resources
I.Rashmi1, Trisha Roy2, K.S. Kartika3, Rama Pal4, Vassanda Coumar5, S. Kala6 and K.C. Shinogi7
1Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISWC, Research Centre, Kota, India Email: [email protected]; 2Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISWC, Dehradun, India Email: [email protected]; 3Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, CPCRI, Research Centre, Vittal, India Email: [email protected]; 4Scientist, Environmental Science, IISWC, Research Centre, Agra, India Email: [email protected]; 5Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISS, Bhopal, India Email: [email protected]; 6Scientist, Agriculture extension, IISS, Bhopal, India Email: [email protected]; 7Scientist, Forestry, IISWC, Research Centre, Kota, India [email protected]
Chapter 02: Role of Nutrients in Plant Growth and Development
Preksha Shrivastav, Akbar Ali, Mrinalini Prasad, Teg Bahadur Singh, Arti Yadav, Deepika Goyal, Prem Kumar Dantu*
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-5, India, Email: [email protected]
Chapter 03: Practice and Impact of Pesticides in Agricultural Crops
Sushil Ahlawat
Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, CCS HAU, HISAR, India Email: [email protected]
Chapter 04: Response of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Soil Microbial Population and Yield of Plants
Teg Bahadur Singh
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh Agra - 282005
Chapter 05: An Overview of the Effect of Heavy Metals on Soil and Plant Growth
Deepika Goyal, Arti Yadav, Mrinalini Prasad, Teg Bhadur Singh, Preksha Shrivastava, Akbar Ali, Prem Kumar Dantu, Sushma Mishra*
Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-5, India *Email: [email protected]
Chapter 06: Effect of Acid Rain on Crop Plants and its Mitigation Approaches
Golam Jalal Ahammed
Henan University of Science and Technology
Luoyang City, Henan, China
Email: [email protected]
SECTION-B: SOURCES OF CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE
Chapter 07: Heavy metals: Their Sources, Toxicity, Mechanism and Health Effects
Ayesha Siddiqa and Muhammad Faisal
Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan Email:
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Chapter 08: Heavy Metal Induced Gene Expression in Plants
Abdul Razaque Memon
Professor and Head, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Usak University, Bir Eylul Kampus, 64200 Usak/Merkez, Turkey
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Chapter 09: Nano-contaminants: Sources and Impact on Agriculture
Mrinalini Prasad, Anamika Gupta, Akbar Ali and Rajiv Ranjan*
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India, Email: [email protected]
Chapter 10: Heavy Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants
M. Affan Baig, Sadia Qamar1, Arlene Asthana Ali1, Javed Ahmad1, M. Irfan Qureshi1
Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Mil
This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination. Considering the importance of agricultural crops to human health, the editors have focused on chapters detailing the negative impact of heavy metals, excessive chemical fertilizer use, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, agricultural wastes and toxic pollutants, among others, on agricultural soil and crops. In addition, the chapters offer solutions to these negative impacts through various scientific approaches, including using biotechnology, nanotechnology, nutrient management strategies, biofertilizers, as well as potent PGRs and elicitors. This book serves as a key source of information on scientific and engineered approaches and challenges for the bioremediation of agricultural contamination worldwide.
This book should be helpful for research students, teachers, agriculturalists, agronomists, botanists, and plant growers, as well as in the fields of agriculture, agronomy, plant science, plant biology, and biotechnology, among others. It serves as an excellent reference on the current research and future directions of contaminants in agriculture from laboratory research to field application.