Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides
Emerging Roles in Agriculture
- 1st Edition - September 11, 2021
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: M. Naeem, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 6 7 2 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 8 6 0 9 - 3
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Request a sales quoteRadiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles in Agriculture is the first book to focus exclusively on this emerging and important option for reducing the overuse and negative impact of agrochemicals in agriculture. Among practices being developed for effective and eco-friendly plant growth regulators in crop production, using radiation-processed polysaccharides (RPPs) is a promising technique. Comprised of chapters from diverse areas of plant science, including agriculture, agronomy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, molecular biology, and radiation agriculture, this book provides insights into the practical application of RPPs and inspires further research toward sustainable and efficient agricultural production.
Polysaccharides (sodium alginate, carrageenan, chitosan and others) in their depolymerized state are increasingly important to agriculture based on their unique biological properties, biocompatibility, biodegradability and non-toxicity. Understanding the impact of RPPs on the plant phenotype, translocation of nutrients from source to sink, signal processing, and crosstalk helps improve the applicability of RPPs and sustainable agricultural yield.
- Presents the latest application of RPPs for improved plant production
- Includes insights for abiotic stress, biotechnology, nanotechnology and molecular application
- Explores the efficiency of natural polysaccharides as plant growth promoters
Researchers in agriculture, agronomy, plant biology, plant physiology, biotechnology, molecular biology, and radiation biology
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Chapter One: Occurrence, distribution, and structure of natural polysaccharides
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Classification of polysaccharides based on their sources
- 3: Properties of naturally polysaccharides
- 4: Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution
- 5: Structure of natural polysaccharides
- 6: Conclusions
- Chapter Two: Synthesis, characterization, and modification of natural polysaccharides
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Classification of natural polysaccharides
- 3: Synthesis of natural polysaccharide
- 4: Characterization of natural polysaccharides
- 5: Modification of natural polysaccharides
- 6: Application of radiation processed polysaccharides (RPPs)
- 7: Conclusion
- Chapter Three: Biodegradable and active polymeric matrices reinforced with silver-titania nanoparticles for state-of-the-art technology of food packaging
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Background
- 2: Nanoparticles in food packaging
- 3: Properties of food packaging
- 4: Characterization methods
- 5: Reaction mechanism
- 6: Conclusions
- Chapter Four: Polysaccharides and radiation technology
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Radiation technology
- 3: Polysaccharides: Starch and cellulose
- 4: Polysaccharides classification
- 5: Bacterial polysaccharides
- 6: Marine polysaccharides
- 7: Chemically modified polysaccharides
- 8: Polysaccharides and ionizing radiation
- 9: Concluding remarks
- Chapter Five: Radiation processed polysaccharides in food production, preservation and packaging applications
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Radiation sources for food
- 3: Radiation processed polysaccharides
- 4: Radiation chemistry of polysaccharides and food
- 5: Application of radiation processed polysaccharides in agriculture
- 6: Application of radiation processed polysaccharides in food preservation
- 7: Application of radiation processed polysaccharides in food packaging
- 8: Irradiation detection techniques in food and agricultural products
- 9: Nutritional value of foods after application of irradiated polysaccharides
- 10: Regulations regarding irradiation processed food and food products
- 11: Conclusion
- Chapter Six: Prospects and probabilities of irradiated cellulose and carrageenan in food and agricultural industries
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Cellulose
- 3: Carrageenan
- Chapter Seven: Potential of biopriming with irradiated chitosan for sugarcane micropropagation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Chitosan: A natural priming agent
- Chapter Eight: Irradiated starch: Roles in agricultural and food production
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Sources of starch
- 3: Effects of irradiation in starch
- 4: Irradiation in the development of starch-based edible films and coatings
- 5: Applications in food and agricultural industry
- Chapter Nine: Radiation-processed polysaccharides and the enrichment of medicinally imperative bioactive compounds in plants, a review
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Processing of polysaccharides through ionizing radiations
- 3: Oligosaccharides regulate activities of important enzymes in plants
- 4: Oligosaccharides and the secondary metabolite elicitation under normal and perturbed environmental conditions
- 5: Oligosaccharide-signaling under normal and perturbed environmental conditions
- 6: Conclusion
- Chapter Ten: Fractions of gamma-irradiated sodium alginate enhance the growth, enzymatic activities, and essential oil production of lemongrass [Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats]
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Results
- 4: Discussion
- 5: Conclusion
- Funding
- Chapter Eleven: Fractions of radiation-processed chitosan induce growth, photosynthesis and secondary metabolism in Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt)
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Results
- 4: Discussion
- 5: Conclusions
- Chapter Twelve: Improvement in growth, physiological attributes and essential oil production of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash mediated by soil-applied gamma-irradiated sodium alginate
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Results
- 4: Discussion
- 5: Conclusions
- Chapter Thirteen: Effect of presowing treatment of Co-60 gamma-irradiated chitosan on seed germination and seedling vigor in Eucalyptus citriodora Hook
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Materials and methods
- 3: Results
- 4: Discussion
- Chapter Fourteen: Chitin, chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides: Recent advances and future perspectives
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 1: Chitin
- 2: Agricultural applications of chitin
- 3: Pharmacological applications of chitin
- 4: Chitosan
- 5: Agricultural applications of chitosan
- 6: Pharmacological applications of chitosan
- 7: Food preservative applications of chitosan
- 8: Cosmetic applications of chitosan
- 9: Chitooligosaccharides (COS)
- 10: Agricultural applications of COS
- 11: Pharmacological applications of COS
- 12: Food preservative applications of COS
- 13: Conclusion
- Chapter Fifteen: Studies on radiation processed polymers mediated biochemical and molecular responses and relevance to enhancing plant productivity
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Conclusions
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 11, 2021
- No. of pages (Paperback): 396
- No. of pages (eBook): 396
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323856720
- eBook ISBN: 9780323886093
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M. Naeem
M. Naeem is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University, India. His research focuses on escalating the production of medicinal plants and their active principles using potent PGRs under normal and stressful environmental conditions. His research also focuses on abiotic stress tolerance in medicinal plants. Dr. Naeem has published over 100 research papers in reputable international journals. He has also authored 12 books and co-authored several book chapters published by international publishers. Based on his research contributions, Dr. Naeem has received multiple awards and recognitions.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaTA
Tariq Aftab
Tariq Aftab received his PhD degree in the Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, India, and is currently an Assistant Professor there. He received prestigious Leibniz-DAAD fellowship from Germany, a Raman Fellowship from the Government of India, and Young Scientist Awards from the State Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of India. He has worked as Visiting Scientist at IPK, Gatersleben, Germany, and in the Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, United States. He has edited 14 books with international publishers, including Elsevier Inc., Springer Nature, and CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group), co-authored several book chapters, and published over 65 research papers in peer-reviewed international journals. His research interests include physiological, proteomic, and molecular studies on medicinal and crop plants.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaMK
M. Masroor A. Khan
Dr. M. Masroor A. Khan is a professor in the Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh, India. After completing the PhD from AMU, he joined the Ohio State University, USA as Post-doctoral Fellow. After returning from USA, he worked as Pool Scientist (CSIR) and, later, as a Research Associate (CSIR and UGC). Thereafter, he was appointed as Assistant Professor in AMU. Prof. Khan has published eight books and about 150 research papers in internationally recognized journals. Prof. Khan contributed to the establishment of Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides (RPPs) as plant growth promoters. His research-collaboration with Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai resulted in the development of specific agro-formulation, which would help the farmers to increase the productivity and active constituents of MAPs. He has published his valuable research regarding the effects of RPPs on MAPs in high impact factor journals such as Carbohydrate Polymers, Industrial Crops and Products, etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Botany, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, IndiaRead Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides on ScienceDirect