Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment
SDG Perspectives
- 1st Edition - March 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: M. Iqbal R. Khan, M. Afshar Alam, Malik Zainul Abdin
- Language: English
Organized into five thematic sections, Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment situates contemporary advances—spanning soil microbial ecology and bio… Read more
Description
Description
Organized into five thematic sections, Sustainable Science and Technologies for Agriculture and Environment situates contemporary advances—spanning soil microbial ecology and biostimulants, nanotechnology, predictive computational modeling, and integrative omics—within the framework of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and surveys how each contributes to measurable progress toward those targets.
The book bridges two scales of inquiry that are often treated apart. At the level of the field, it addresses how productivity can be enhanced without depleting natural capital, drawing on biological inputs, nutrient enrichment of staple foods, and the accounting of emissions from cultivation. At the level of the organism, it traces the physiological and genetic mechanisms through which plants withstand abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity, and heat, together with the breeding and selection approaches that consolidate such resilience.
Connecting the two are cross-cutting methods—engineered materials, algorithmic forecasting, and molecular analysis—whose capabilities are assessed alongside their limitations.
For researchers, graduate students, and practitioners alike, the value lies in seeing discovery and deployment held in a single frame, in the service of a common end: to secure food and nutritional sufficiency while safeguarding the integrity of the natural world.
Key features
Key features
- Renders processes, biological pathways, signaling networks, and mathematical formulations as clear visual schematics, streamlining interpretation and accelerating real-world application.
- Examines the pressures that the changing climate places on agriculture and ecosystems, and the actions needed in response.
- Distills promising avenues for future study from a record of past achievement and the narrowing window for meeting internationally agreed priorities.
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Section I: Sustainable agriculture, soil health, and food security
1. Carbon footprints in agriculture2. Soil microbial resources in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals through improving soil health and food security
3. Driving sustainability in agriculture: an approach via plant growth–promoting rhizobacteria
4. The role of biofortification in staple crops as a conduit to food security
Section II: Nanotechnology and environmental sustainability
5. Impact assessment of nanoparticles on the environment
6. Harnessing nanomaterials for soil remediation and agricultural sustainability
7. Nanoparticles as modulators of plant stress signaling
Section III: Climate change, environmental monitoring, and human well-being
8. An air quality index prediction model using machine learning
9. Impact of climate change on secondary metabolite content and therapeutic efficacy of medicinal plants
Section IV: Molecular and physiological basis of plant stress tolerance
10. Unlocking the potential of calcium against abiotic stresses in wheat
11. Proline metabolism as a regulatory hub in plant abiotic stress tolerance
Section V: Advanced strategies for crop resilience and improvement
12. Crop improvement strategies for stress resilience
13. Recent multi-omics approaches for stress resilience in crop plants
14. Abiotic stress tolerance in pigeonpea: mechanisms, traits, and breeding strategies
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: March 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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M. Iqbal R. Khan
M. Iqbal R. Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany and serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, India. He also holds adjunct appointments at Korea University, Seoul, South Korea, and at The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia. Dr. Khan’s research focuses on major staple crops, particularly wheat, with the objective of reducing their susceptibility to environmental stress under projected future climatic conditions and contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. His work addresses the challenges posed by environmental stressors to agricultural productivity, which remain a critical concern for global food and nutritional security. He has published over 100 research articles and has edited several books and authored multiple book chapters with leading publishers. He has an established citation record, as reflected in widely used bibliometric indicators. Dr. Khan has been recognized as a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in the Animal and Plant Science category and has been listed among the top 2% of scientists globally by Elsevier and Stanford University (2021–25). He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), in Plant and Agricultural Sciences, and a recipient of the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) Young Associates award (2024). His accolades include the R.H. Dastur Gold Medal Award—ISPP (2023), the Young Scientist Platinum Jubilee Award—NASI (2021), and the Young Scientist Award—ISPP (2018). He serves on the editorial boards of many renowned journals, including Plant and Soil, Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 3-Biotech, and Plant Physiology Reports. He has also served as a guest editor for Agriculture, Frontiers in Plant Science, Sustainability, and Plant Physiology and Biochemistry.
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M. Afshar Alam
Professor M. Afshar Alam is presently working as Vice-Chancellor and Professor and Dean of School of Engineering Sciences and Technology at Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi. His research areas include Software Re-engineering, Data Mining, Bio-Informatics, Fuzzy databases, and Sustainable Development. He has authored 10 books, supervised more than 30 Doctoral students and more than 200 Post Graduate research projects and has more than 160 research papers in reputed journals to his credit. He is conferred with many prestigious awards like Bharat Samaj Ratna Award, AMP Award for Excellence in Education, Cooperative Citizen Award, World Environment Day Award, and Spardha Shree Award. He is also the member of various government bodies at both National and International level including University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), Department of Science & Technology (DST).
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Malik Zainul Abdin
Dr. Malik Zainul Abdin is Professor of Biotechnology in Jamia Hamdard’s School of Chemical and Life Sciences, India. He obtained his B.S. from Aligarh Muslim University and his Ph.D. from the Indian Agricultural Research Institute. Professor Abdin specializes in plant biotechnology, plant-derived therapeutics, and phytopharmaceutical innovation. His work spans metabolic engineering, molecular genetics, and bioactive compound stabilization. He brings more than three decades of research and teaching experience to the project, and has edited six prior volumes, including Elsevier’s Transgenic Technology Based Value Addition in Plant Biotechnology.