Biotechnology Books

Book SynopsisThis comprehensive edited book on microbial prospective discusses the innovative approaches and investigation strategies, as well as provides a broad spectrum of the cutting-edge research on the processing, properties and technological developments of microbial products and their applications. Microbes finds very important applications in our lives including industries and food processing. They are widely used in the fermentation of beverages, processing of dairy products, production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, enzymes, proteins and biomaterials; conversion of biomass into fuel, fuel cell technology, health and environmental sectors. Some of these products are produced commercially, while others are potentially valuable in biotechnology. Microorganisms are considered invaluable in research as model organisms. This is a useful compilation for students and researchers in microbiology, biotechnology and chemical industries.Table of ContentsChapter 1.Impact of isotropic and anisotropic plasmonic metal nanoparticles on healthcare and food-safety management.- Chapter 2. An introduction to different methods of nanoparticles synthesis.- Chapter 3. Classification, Synthesis, and Application of Nanoparticles against Infectious Diseases.- Chapter 4. Nanotechnology in Food Science.- Chapter 5. Facets of Nanotechnology in food processing, packaging and safety: an emerald insight.- Chapter 6. Nanotechnology and its potential application in postharvest technology.- Chapter 7. Nanotechnology mediated detection and control of phytopathogens.- Chapter 8. Nanosystems for Cancer Therapy.- Chapter 9. Phytoplankton mediated nanoparticles for cancer therapy. Chapter 10. Nanotechnology and its potential implications in Ovary Cancer.- Chapter 11. Nanotechnology: An Emerging Field in Protein Aggregation and Cancer Therapeutics.- Chapter 12. Bio-nano interface and its potential application in Alzheimer’s disease.- Chapter 13. Potential of curcumin nanoparticles in tuberculosis management.- Chapter 14. Application of Nanobiosensor in Health care sector.- Chapter 15. Bioactive nanoparticles: A next generation smart nanomaterials for pollution abatement and ecological sustainability.- Chapter 16. Smart nano-materials for bio-imaging applications:An overview.- Chapter 17. Biology of Earthworm in a World of Nano-materials: New Room, Challenges and, Future Perspectives.- Chapter 18. Bioethanol production from agricultural wastes with the aid of nanotechnology.- Chapter 19. Nanotechnology for sustainable bioenergy production.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides up-to-date information on the prototypes used to develop medical devices and explains the principles of biosensing and theranostics. It also discusses the development of biosensor and application-orientated design of medical devices. In addition to summarizing the clinical validation of the developed techniques and devices and the regulatory steps involved in their commercialization, the book highlights the latest research and translational technologies toward the development of point-of-care devices in the health care. Lastly, it explores the current opportunities, challenges and provides troubleshooting on the use of biosensors in precision medicine. The book is helpful for researchers and medical professionals working in the field of clinical theranostics, and medical-device development wanting to gain a better understanding into the principles and processes involved in the development of biosensors.Table of ContentsChapter 1_Biosensing: Material, methods and principle of detection.- Chapter 2_Biosensing applications in the development of medical devices.- Chapter 3_Theranostics: basic principles.- Chapter 4_Material and technique advancements in the development of theranostic products.- Chapter 5_Medical device development strategies.- Chapter 6_Research aspects for the development of medical devices.- Chapter 7_Biosensor-based commercialized point-of-care devices.- Chapter 8_Medical devices in clinical set up.- Chapter 9_Clinical validation of medical devices.- Chapter 10_Regulatory steps involved in the validation of medical devices.- Chapter 11_Protocol for registration process of point-of-care device at FDA or equivalent agencies.- Chapter 12_Opportunities and challenges in medical device development.- Chapter 13_Prospective journey of the research idea from laboratory to the user in the clinic.

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Book SynopsisThis book describes the growing clinical and healthcare relevance of nano-therapeutics in treating respiratory diseases. It begins with a brief introduction on the different types of nanoparticles in respiratory disease conditions. It further discusses the current trends in understanding the disease pathology using different in vitro and in vivo models, which are important towards the onsite clinical applications and development of new therapeutics. The book includes exciting topics such as formulation of these nanoparticles, targeting various organelles etc. It also describes the future prospects and challenges in the field. Different chapters are written by researchers actively working in the area of pulmonary diseases. This book is designed to address the requirements of both beginners and specialized scientists involved in pulmonary research. The contents include basic concepts followed by advanced state-of-art monitoring and treatment of diseases. The book is meant for researchers and industry experts in nanotechnology, pharmaceutical sciences and drug design.Table of Contents1. Preface2. Introduction2.1. Nanotechnology and its influence2.2. Novel drug delivery systems2.3. Significance of nanomaterials in respiratory diseases3. Nanoparticles in chronic respiratory diseases3.1. Inflammatory respiratory diseases (Asthma, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Tuberculosis, Lung cancer, Cystic fibrosis)3.2. Formulation and role of microparticles, microspheres, microemulsions in respiratory diseases3.3. Formulation and role of polymeric and inorganic nanoparticles3.4. Liposomes, niosomes, and dendrimers targeting in respiratory diseases3.5. Micelle targeting in respiratory diseases4. Targeting immune-system/ cellular level (macrophages & neutrophils) in respiratory diseases using advanced drug delivery systems5. Mucoadhesive drug delivery system in respiratory diseases6. Advancement in translational respiratory research using nanotechnology7. Nanotechnology in pulmonary disease diagnosis8. Clinical trials using in vitro and in vivo models9. Targeting biofilms in respiratory diseases using novel drug delivery systems10. Future prospects and challenges11. Bibliography12. Glossary

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Book SynopsisThe book has 2 sections; Section A focuses on Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology and Section B covers Emerging Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology. The book introduces Environmental biotechnology as a tool to progress towards sustainable development goals and covers green technologies such as Bio-plastics, Third generation hybrid technology for algal biomass production, wastewater treatment and greenhouse gas mitigation, Green vaccination, Bio-fuels, Microbial enzymes, Bioelectrical systems, eco-friendly handmade paper production, nature based sanitation solutions, and greener ways to tackle air pollution along with the application of GIS to monitor & manage COVDI19 pandemic. The Section B covers emerging & innovative technologies such as vermifiltration, Small scale PVA gel based innovative solution for wastewater treatment, Cyclic technology based sequencing batch reactors (SBR) and role of Role of Bio-selectors in Performing Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification in SBR’s. It holistically covers essential information on Enzymatic Biotransformation and Biopolymer based nanocomposites for dye waste treatment, Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi assisted Bioremediation of heavy metals, Coir Retting and Duckweeds: The Tiny Creatures for Resolving the Major Environmental Issues. It is a promising book for researchers, academicians, teachers, students, industrial enterprises, policy makers, public health officials and general users. The book is closely aligned to curricula of post graduate courses in biotechnology, microbiology, environmental biotechnology and environmental science.Table of ContentsPart 1 Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology.- 1 The use of Environmental Biotechnology: A tool to progress towards sustainable development goals.- 2 Environment sustainability and role of biotechnology.- 3 Global Environmental Problems: A Nexus between Climate , Human Health and COVID 19 and Evolving Mitigation Strategies.- 4 Environment & Green Technology.- 5 Sustainable Technology: Foresight to Green Ecosystem.- 6 Green Technology for Bioplastics towards Sustainable Environment.- 7 Green Vaccination: Smart Plant Health Care for Human Welfare.- 8 Role of Emerging Green Technology in Remediation of Toxic Pollutants.- 9 Biofuel as a sustainable option to control environmental changes.- 10 Third generation hybrid technology for algal biomass production, wastewater treatment and greenhouse gas mitigation.- 11 Advances in Biological Nitrogen Removal.- 12 Application of Microbial enzymes: Biodegradation of paper and pulp waste.- 13 Microalgal Bioremediation: A Clean and Sustainable Approach for Controlling Environmental Pollution.- 14 Toxicological Impact of Azo Dye and their Microbial Degraded by-products on Flora and Fauna.- 15 Industrial Wastewater Treatment in Bio-electrochemical Systems.- 16 Novel Economic Method for Dynamic Non-Invasive Optical Monitoring of Turbidity.- 17 Exploring the Less Travelled Path of Ecofriendly Handmade Paper Production.- 18 Exploring the Niche: Real-Environment Demonstration and Evaluation of innovative Nature-Based-Sanitation Technologies in a Water scarce Community Context in India.- 19 Problems of increasing Air Pollution and Certain Management Strategies.- 20 Applications of Geographic Information Science and Technology to Monitor and Manage the COVID-19 Pandemic.- Part 2 Emerging Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology.- 21 Emerging Technologies in Environmental Biotechnology.- 22 Advanced and eco-friendly technologies for the treatment of industrial wastewater to constrain environmental pollution.- 23 Vermifiltration technology as a sustainable solution for wastewater treatment- Performance Evaluation, Applicability and Opportunities.- 24 Vermifiltration: A novel sustainable and innovative technology for waste water treatment.- 25 Small Scale Pva Gel Based Innovative Solution for Wastewater Treatment.- 26 Cyclic technology based sequencing batch reactors (SBR) treating municipal wastewater: Full scale experience.- 27 Biodegradation of Soapstock: as an Alternative Renewable Energy Resource and Reduce Environmental Pollution.- 28 Influence of nanomaterials in combined microbial fuel cell-electro-Fenton systems as a sustainable alternative for electricity generation and wastewater treatment.- 29 Role of Bio-Selectors in Performing Simultaneous Nitrification and Denitrification in Sequencing Batch Reactor Based Stps of India.- 30 Emerging technique of Enzymatic Biotransformation of Amides to Hydroxamic Acid for Pharmaceutical and Dye waste treatment.- 31 Biopolymer based nanocomposites for removal of hazardous dyes from water-bodies.- 32 Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi assisted Bioremediation of Heavy metals– A Revaluation.- 33 Application of Biotechnology for Providing Alternative of Fossil Fuel to Protect Environment.- 34 Coir Retting: Process upgradation and Pollution abatement through Environmental Biotechnology.- 35 Cadmium toxicity in rice: tolerance mechanisms, and their management.- 36 Evaluation of Residual Toxicity of Synthetic Pyrethroids in the Environment.- 37 Sustainable sanitation as a tool to reduce land degradation.- 38 Duckweeds: The Tiny Creatures for Resolving the Major Environmental Issues.- 39 Influence of the electrical stimulation using IrO2-Ta2O5êTi and RuO2-Ta2O5ê Ti anodes in the edaphological properties for the germination and growth of Zea mays L.- 40 Recent Advances in Biotechnology for generating Yellow Mosaic Disease resistance in mungbean (Vignaradiata L. Wilczek).

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines comprehensive information on the global trends, policies, research priorities and frontier innovations made in the research domain of breeding, biotechnology, biofortification and quality enhancement of wheat and barley. With contributions by international group of leading wheat and barley researchers, this book offers data-based insights along with a holistic view of the subject and serve as a vital resource of information for scientists engaged in breeding future high-yielding biofortified varieties. It catalogs both conventional as well as modern tools for gene identification and genome editing interventions for enhancing the yield, grain quality, disease and pest resistance, nutrient-use efficiency and abiotic stress tolerance. The prospects of processing high quality wheat end-products with long term storage and high nutritional quality are also discussed. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, molecular breeders, cereal biochemists and biotechnologist, policymakers and professionals working in the area of wheat and barley research, food and cereal industry. Also, the book serves as an additional reading material for the undergraduate and graduate students of agriculture and food sciences. National and international agricultural scientists, policy makers will also find this book to be a useful read. Volume 2 of New Horizons in Wheat and Barley Research covers topics in crop protection and resource management. Table of ContentsPart 1 Global Trends and policy perspectives.- 1 Wheat and Barley Production Trends and Research Priorities: A Global Perspective.- 2 Policy Analysis for Food System Approach to Food and Nutrition Security.- 3 Wheat in Asia – Trends, Challenges and Research Priorities.- 4 Accelerating varietal replacement in wheat through strengthening of seed systems.- 5 Status of Wheat Variety Protection in India: Implications and Future Directions.- 6 Barley Improvement: Current Status and Future Prospects in Changing Scenario.- 7 Modern Extension Tools and Approaches for Upscaling, Outscaling and Deepscaling Wheat and Barley Technologies.- Part 2 Frontiers in breeding and genetic gain.- 8 Integration of emerging genomic tools in wheat improvement.- 9 Breaking the Yield Barriers to Enhance Genetic Gains in Wheat.- 10 Tackling a Cereal Killer on the Run: Unending Fight between Wheat Breeding and Foliar Rusts.- 11 Wheat blast: A Bio-Security Threat Looming Large.- 12 Breeding wheat for powdery mildew resistance.- 13 Breeding for spot blotch resistance in wheat.- 14 Common bunt and smuts in wheat and barley-Genetics, breeding and management: Current.- 15 Breeding wheat for conservation agriculture (CA) in the era of climate change.- 16 Breeding for aphid resistance in wheat: Status and future prospects.- 17 Broadening genetic base of wheat for improving rust resistance.- 18 Genetic interventions to improve salt and micro element toxicity tolerance in wheat.- 19 Prospects of durum wheat in the realm of climate change.- 20 Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat: Physiological Interventions.- 21 Dicoccum wheat: Current status and future perspectives.- 22 Channelizing Novel Diversity Through Synthetics for Wheat Improvement.- 23 Genetic improvement of wheat and barley using transgenic approaches.- 24 Status and prospects of hybrid wheat: a brief update.- 25 Barley Genomic Research and Breeding Strategies.- Part 3 Advances in biofortification and quality enhancement.- 26 Advances in Malt and Food Quality Research of Barley.- 27 Mainstreaming grain zinc and iron concentration in CIMMYT Wheat breeding to accelerate rates of genetic gain for grain yield and zinc concentration.- 28 Physiochemical components of wheat grain quality and advances in their testing methods.- 29 Molecular, biotechnological and omics-based interventions for improving wheat grain quality: Advances and way forward.- 30 Interventions in wheat processing quality of end products.- 31 Effect of long-term storage on wheat nutritional and processing quality.- 32 Uniqueness of Sharbati and Indian Durum Wheat –Prospects for International Trade.

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Book SynopsisThis book illustrates the influence of biomimetics in the field of tissue engineering and drug delivery. These two distinct fields of regenerative medicine have greatly benefited from the concept of biomimetics, which focuses on using or imitating nature to develop materials for improving human lives. The book begins by highlighting the relevance and recent advances in biomimetic biomaterials. An updated and innovative content has been presented in terms of biomimetic systems that are being utilized in controlled delivery and stem cell therapy. Further, the book reviews the role of these materials in enhanced capacity for drug loading, cellular uptake, and controlled release within the target cells. The book includes advanced techniques for characterizing biomimetic biomaterials and highlights their pivotal role in providing three-dimensional templates and synthetic extracellular matrices. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Biomimetics in Biomaterials. – Chapter 1.1. Biomaterials and their need. –Module 1.2. Introduction to Biomimetics. – Chapter 1.3. The need for biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 1.4. Most recent advances in the field of biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 1.5. Limitations and Future. –Chapter 2_Biomimetics in Tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.1. Tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.2. Biomimetics approach in tissue engineering. – Chapter 2.3. Hydrogels as biomimetic structures. – Chapter 2.4. 3D scaffolds as biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 3_Biomimetics in Drug delivery. . – Chapter 3.1. Drug delivery systems. – Chapter 3.2. Biomimetic drug delivery carriers. – Chapter 3.3. Nanomaterials as biomimetic drug delivery systems. – Chapter 3.4. Macrosystems as biomimetic drug depots. – Chapter 4_ Biomineralization as a biomimetics tool. – Chapter 4.1. Biomineralization. – Chapter 4.2. Relevance of Biomineralization as biomimetic matrices. – Chapter 4.3. Methods of introducing mineralization on biomimetic matrices. – Chapter 4.4. Techniques to characterize mineralized biomimetic biomaterials. – Chapter 5_Advanced Techniques to unravel biomimetic biomaterials.

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Book SynopsisThis book is immensely useful for graduate students as well as researchers to understand the basics of molecular biology and Recombinant DNA Technology. It provides a comprehensive overview of different approaches for the synthesis of recombinant proteins from E. coli including their cloning, expression and purification. Recent advances in genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics have facilitated the use of Recombinant DNA Technology for evaluating the biophysical and biochemical properties of various proteins. The book starts with an introductory chapter on gene cloning, protein expression and purification and its implication in current research and commercial applications. Each chapter provides a lucid set of principles, tools and techniques for both students and instructors. The protocols described have been aptly exemplified, and troubleshooting techniques have been included to aid better understanding. Moreover, the set of questions at the end of each chapter have been particularly formulated to help effective learning.Table of ContentsModule 1_Introduction.- Chapter 1. History of recombinant DNA technology.- Chapter 2. Overview of technology.- Chapter 3. It’s impact on research.- Module 2_Cloning basics.- Chapter 3. c-DNA library.- Chapter 4. PCR amplification.- Chapter 5. Restriction Digestion.- Chapter 6. Ligation.- Chapter 7. Colony screening.- Chapter 8. Transformation.- Chapter 9. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 10. Problems.- Module 3_Choice of vectors (expression and cloning).- Chapter 11. Different types of vectors.- Chapter 12. Promoters.- Chapter 13. Antibiotic selection.- Chapter 14. Sequence confirmation.- Chapter 15. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 16. Problems.- Module 4_Transformation and protein expression.- Chapter 17. Competent cell preparation.- Chapter 18. Transformation methods.- Chapter 19. Different bacterial strains (E. coli, Pseudomonas, Streptomyces).- Chapter 20. Optimizing protein expression (different inducers, temperature, concentration of inducers).- Chapter 21. Expression in insect cells.- Chapter 22. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 23. Problem. Module 5_Protein purification.- Chapter 24. Lysis and extraction.- Chapter 25. Checking solubility and designing purification strategies.- Chapter 26. Databases and tools to determine physico-chemical properties of protein.- Chapter 27. Salting out and salting in methods.- Chapter 28. Dealing with proteins in inclusion bodies.- Chapter 29. Choice of buffer and dialysis.- Chapter 30. Overview of chromatography.- Chapter 31. Choice of chromatographic techniques with specific examples.- Chapter 32. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 33. Problems.- Module 6_Affinity chromatography.- Chapter 34. Overview.- Chapter 35. His6.- Chapter 36. Cobalt.- Chapter 37. Streptavidin.- Chapter 38. MBP.- Chapter 39. GST.- Chapter 40. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 41. Problems.- Module 7_Ion exchange chromatography.- Chapter 42. Overview.- Chapter 43. Cation exchange.- Chapter 44. Anion exchange.- Chapter 45. Choice of different combination of chromatographic techniques with examples.- Chapter 46. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 47. Problems.- Module 8_Gel filtration chromatography.- Chapter 48. Overview.- Chapter 49. Different columns.- Chapter 50. HPLC.- Chapter 51. FPLC.- Chapter 52. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 53. Problems.- Module 9_Purification of difficult proteins.- Chapter 54. Insoluble protein purification.- Chapter 55. Toxic protein purification.- Chapter 56. Membrane protein purification.- Chapter 57. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 58. Problems .- Module 10_Quantitation and characterization.- Chapter 59. Need for protein quantitation.- Chapter 60. Different methods (Bicinchoninic Acid (BCA), Bradford, Folin-Lowry, Kjeldahl, UV absorption).- Chapter 61. Calculation of protein concentration.- Chapter 62. Purity calculation.- Chapter 63. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 64. Problems. Module 11_Characterizing recombinant proteins.- Chapter 65. Secondary structure (CD).- Chapter 66. Tertiary structure (CD, fluorescence).- Chapter 67. Functional studies (protease, kinase, phosphatase etc).- Chapter 68. Preliminary Biochemical assays.- Chapter 69. Trouble-shooting.- Chapter 70. Problems.

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Book SynopsisIndustrial microbiology utilizes microorganisms to produce industrially important products in a more sustainable way, as opposed to the traditional chemical and energy intensive processes. The present book is an attempt to provide its readers with compiled and updated information in the area of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. This book provides the basics of microbiology and how it has been exploited at an industrial scale. The book focuses on the role of biotechnological advances that directly impact the industrial production of several bioactive compounds using microbes-based methods under a controlled and regulated environment. On one hand, this book presents detailed information on the basics of microbiology such as types of microbes and their applications, bioreactor design, fermentation techniques, strain improvement strategies, etc. At the same time it also provides recent and updated information on industrial production, recovery, and applications of enzymes, alcohols, organic acids, steroids as a drug precursor, etc., using microbial biotechnological approaches. The book presents an overview of modern technological advances for the generation of energy (biomethane, bioethanol, and bioelectricity) and resource recovery from waste. It also highlights the application of CRISPR-based technologies in the industrial microbiology sector. This book is developed with the motive to benefit students, academicians, as well as researchers. The book will also find interests among microbiologists, biotechnologists, environmentalists, and engineers working in the application of the microbes-based approach for the development of greener technologies. Table of Contents1 Understanding the small world: The Microbes.- 2 Bacteria and their industrial importance.- 3 Industrial perspectives of fungi.- 4 Microbial fermentation: basic fundamentals and its dynamic prospect in various industrial applications.- 5 Fermenter Design.- 6 Strain improvement of microbes.- 7 Enzyme Kinetics: a plethora of information.- 8 Asparaginase: Production, harvest, recovery and potential industrial application.- 9 Laccases: production, harvest, recovery, and potential industrial application.- 10 Pectinases: Production, harvest, recovery, and potential industrial application.- 11 Production of malt-based beverages.- 12 Biotransformation of industrially important steroid drug precursors.- 13 Value addition to chemical compounds through biotransformation.- 14 Fermentation Strategies for Organic Acid Production.- 15 Biological Production of Succinic Acid: State of the Art and Future Perspectives.- 16 Biomass, Bioenergy, and Biofuels.- 17 Biomethanation: Advancements for Upgrading Biomethane in Biogas Technologies.- 18 Microbial Bioelectricity Generation & Product Electrosynthesis.- 19 Microbial assisted systems for lignin-based product generation.- 20 Bioremediation Technology : A cumulative study of Microbial bioremediation of heavy metals, aromatic hydrocarbons, acrylamide and polyacrylamide.- 21 Microbes and their application in the food and agriculture industry.- 22 Microbes in resource and nutrient recovery via wastewater treatment.- 23 Potential of CRISPR/Cas9-based genome editing in the fields of industrial biotechnology-strategies, challenges, and applications.- 24 Animal cell culture: Basics and applications.

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Book SynopsisThe book discusses up-to-date and detailed information about the nutritional quality of forage in the biodiversity-rich Himalayan region and their potential in livestock feeding.• Provides a comprehensive discussion on the prospects of Himalayan forages.• Collates findings and data based on more than two decades of research on nutritional quality of different temperate grasses, fodder trees, legumes and non-conventional forage resources.• Includes information on different forage resources, nutritional quality of forages, niche based nutritive forage species, varietal improvement of different species for nutritionally rich forages, non-conventional forages and modern biotechnological intervention for quality improvement of forages.• Offers a valuable resource of information on forages for researchers and policymakers• Include information oriented toward livestock feeding, influencing their health, production and productivity affecting economic status of farmers.• Presents exhaustive information on forage species along with pictorial presentations. The target audience will be researchers and scientists in public and private institutions (e.g. government, academia, dairy industry), policy planners, animal nutritionists and students. The monograph is relevant for the readers interested in understanding forage quality for livestock feeding and suggest models for quality improvement of forages worldwide, in similar topographies. It is also relevant to the researchers studying forage improvement and biofortification for nutritional enhancement for improving livestock health and productivityTable of Contents1. Overview of forage quality and livestock production 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Forage quality 1.3. Influence of forage quality on livestock health and productivity 1.4. Forage production and Livestock productivity Inter linkage 1.5. Biodiversity in forages of Himalayan region 1.6. Nutritional diversity in forages 1.7. Regional imbalances in forage availability and nutrition 1.7.1. Scenario of demand and supply status of forages 1.8. Insight of livestock production and productivity 1.8.1. National perspective 1.8.2. Himalayan perspective 2. Impact of forage availability on livestock rearing and socio- economic aspects 2.1. Livestock rearing- An indispensable component of hill Agriculture 2.2. Importance of livestock production on rural economy of Himalayan region 2.2.1. Contribution of livestock to National and Regional economy 2.2.2. Socio-economic status of farmers depending on livestock based agriculture 2.3. Constraints in achieving optimal livestock productivity 2.4. Conventional practices of livestock feeding 2.5. Effect of nutritionally compromised forages on livestock productivity 2.6. Scope of improving animal productivity with nutritional species 3. Forage resources and productivity in Himalayan region 3.1. Forage grasses 3.2. Forage legumes 3.3. Cereal forages 3.4. Range forages 3.5. Fodder trees and shrubs of Himalayan region 3.6. Crop residues 3.7. Grasslands, pastures and Rangelands of Himalayan region 3.7.1.Grasslands and pasture of North-western Himalayan region 3.7.2.Grasslands and pasture of Eastern Himalayas 3.7.3.Rangelands 3.7.4. Other important feed resources in Himalayan region 3.8. Production and productivity of forages in Himalayan region 3.8.1. Forage resources and their productivity in N-W Himalayas 3.8.1.1.Major forage resources and their productivity in Himachal Pradesh 3.8.1.2. Major forage resources and their productivity in Uttarakhand 3.8.1.3. Major forage resources and their productivity in Jammu & Kashmir 3.8.2. Forage resources and their productivity in Eastern Himalayas 3.9. Grazing patterns and maintenance of grasslands and pasture in Himalayan region 3.10. Multiple cropping systems influencing forage nutritional value 4. Constraints in fodder production in Himalayan region 4.1. Land scarcity 4.2. Topographic constraints 4.3. Harsh environmental conditions 4.4. Climate change 4.5. Increasing population of unproductiveanimals 4.6. Uncontrolled grazing 4.7. Lack of management and conservation practices 4.8. Lack of improved varieties 4.9. Lack of knowledge of non-conventional fodder 4.10. Poor credit and marketing facilities 5. Factors influencing forage nutritional quality 5.1. Plant factors affecting forage quality 5.1.1. Stage of maturity 5.1.2. Anti-quality factors 5.1.3. Species difference 5.1.4. Soil fertility/fertilizer application 5.1.5. Plant composition 5.1.6. Variety (cultivar) 5.1.7. Plant morphology 5.2. Animal factors 5.2.1. Palatability 5.2.2. Intake 5.2.3. Digestibility 5.3. Environmental factors 5.3.1. Water stress 5.3.2. Temperature 5.3.3. Solar radiation 5.3.4. Photoperiod 5.3.5. Shading 5.3.6. Altitude 5.4. Effect of seasonal dynamics on nutritional quality of forages 5.4.1. Seasonal dynamics in nutritional quality of forage grasses and legumes 5.4.2. Seasonal dynamics in nutritional quality of forage trees 5.5. Effect of foliar diseases and insect-pests on quality of forages 5.6. Changes in forage quality during harvest and storage 5.6.1. Respirational losses during harvest 5.6.1.1. Dry matter and nutrient losses 5.6.2. Mechanical losses 5.6.2.1. Losses during Mowing and Conditioning 5.6.2.2. Losses during Raking 5.6.2.3. Losses due to Baling and chopping 5.6.3. Changes in forage quality during storage 5.6.3.1. Quality loss during inside storage 5.6.3.2. Quality loss during outside storage 6. Forage genetic resources (FGR) of region 6.1. An introduction - Forage genetic resources 6.2. Role of Forage Plant Genetic Resource conservation 6.3. Forage germplasm conservation and evaluation 6.3.1. Breeding for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 6.3.2. Varietal development with nutritional attributes 6.3.3. Research studies to evaluate forage germplasm 6.4. Breeding for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 6.5. Varietal development with nutritional attributes 7. Forage production and quality improvement 7.1. Forage research: National and Regional scenario 7.2. Nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 7.3. Conventional breeding approaches 7.4. Breeding strategies for forage crop improvement 7.4.1. Plant introduction 7.4.2. Plant Selection 7.4.3. Polycrossing 7.4.4.Development of synthetic varieties in forage crops 7.4.5. Mutation breeding 7.4.6. Apomixis 7.4.6. Wide hybridization 7.4.7.1. Festuca-Lolium complex 7.4.7.2. Bajra-Napier hybrids 7.4.7.3. Lolium-Dactylis hubridization 7.4.7.4. Trifolium interspecific hybridization 7.5. Implication of modern strategies in development of improved forage crop varieties 7.5.1. Embryo rescue 7.5.2. Callus culture 7.5.3. Meristem culture 8. Nutritional and anti-nutritional constituents in forages 8.1. Nutritional and anti-nutritional constituents of forages and their importance in animal nutrition 8.1.1. Nutritional constituents 8.1.1.1. Dry matter 8.1.1.2. Crude protein 8.1.1.3. Amino acids composition and protein quality 8.1.1.4. Crude fiber 8.1.1.5. Crude fat 8.1.1.6. Fatty acids 8.1.1.7. Ash 8.1.1.8. Nitrogen free extract (NFE) 8.1.1.9. Acid detergent insoluble nitrogen (ADIN) 8.1.1.10. Water soluble carbohydrates (WSC) 8.1.1.11. Total digestible nutrients (TDN) 8.1.1.12. Fat soluble micronutrients 8.1.2. Anti-nutritional constituents 8.1.2.1. Neutral digestible fiber (NDF) and Acid detergent fiber (ADF) 8.1.2.2. Lignin 8.1.2.3. Polyphenols 8.1.2.4. Alkaloids 8.1.2.5. Saponins 8.1.2.6. Cyanogens 8.1.2.7. Oxalates 8.1.2.8. Protease and α-amylase inhibitors 8.1.2.9. Nitrates 8.1.2.10. Non protein amino acids 8.1.2.11. Crop specific anti-nutrients 9. Nutritional quality estimation of forages 9.1. Destructive methods for forage quality estimation 9.1.1. The Weende scheme 9.1.2. The Van Soest system 9.2. Non-destructive methods for forage quality estimation 9.2.1.Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) technique 9.3. In vivo and laboratory methods for estimation of forage quality 9.3.1. Laboratory methods for forage quality parameters 9.3.1.1. Moisture 9.3.1.2. Total dry matter determination 9.3.1.3. Crude protein 9.3.1.4. NDF 9.3.1.5. ADF 9.3.1.6. Crude fiber 9.3.1.7. Ether extract 9.3.1.8. Carbohydrates 9.3.1.9. Ash content 9.3.1.10. True protein and non-protein nitrogen (NPN 9.3.1.11. Starch 9.3.1.12. ADL 9.3.1.13. Cellulose 9.3.1.14. Silica 9.3.1.15. IVDMD 9.3.1.16. In sacco dry matter digestibility 9.3.2. In vivo method for determination of digestibility of forages 10. Nutritional quality of major forage grasses of Himalayan region 10.1. Range forages 10.1.1. Guinea grass (Panicum maximum) 10.1.2. Bermuda grass (Cynadon dactylon) 10.1.3. Nut grass (Cyperus rotundus) 10.1.4. Chizz grass (Imperata cylindrica) 10.1.5. Dallis grass (Paspalum dilatatum) 10.2. Cultivated forage grasses of Himalayan region 10.2.1.Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) 10.2.2. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) 10.2.3. Golden timothy (Setaria spp.) 10.2.4. Orchard grass/ Cock’s foot (Dactylis glomerata) 10.2.5. Elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum) 10.2.6. Bajra × Napier hybrids (BN hybrids) 10.3. Cereal fodders 10.4.1. Fodder maize (Zea mays) 10.4.2. Oats (Avena sativa) 10.4.3. Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) 10.4.4. Barley (Hordeum vulgare) 11. Nutritional quality of major forage legumes of Himalayan region 11.1. Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) 11.2. Berseem (Trifolium alexandrium L.) 11.3. Trifolium species 11.4. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) 11.5. Caribbean stylo (Stylosanthes hamata) 11.6. Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata L.) 11.7. Sainfoin (Onobrychis vicifolia L.) 11.8. Rice bean (Vigna umbellata) 11.8.1. Fodder production potential of ricebean 11.8.2.Biochemical composition of rice bean forage 11.8.2.1Dry matter 11.8.2.2. Crude protein 11.8.2.3.Crude fiber 11.8.2.4. Total soluble carbohydrates 11.8.2.5.Ash content 11.8.2.6. Cell wall constituents 11.8.3. Anti-nutritional constituents in rice bean forage 11.8.4. Nutritional superiority of rice bean forage over other forage legumes 11.8.5. Rice bean seeds in animal feeding 12. Nutritional quality of tree fodder of Himalayan region 12.1. Importance of tree fodder 12.1.1. Nutritional fodder resource 12.1.2. Dry season supplement 12.1.3. Multipurpose uses 12.2. Tree fodder-Alternative source of quality fodder 12.3. Nutritional composition of fodder trees of Himalayan region 12.4. Anti-nutritional components of fodder trees 12.5. Lean season forages and their nutritive quality 13. Prospects of non-conventional feed resources of Himalayan region 13.1. Significance of non-conventional feed resources in livestock feeding 13.2. Source and availability of NCFR 13.2.1. Fruit and vegetable wastes 13.2.2. Trees and shrubs 13.2.3. Agroforestry 13.2.4. Agro-industrial by-products (AIBP) 13.2.5. Weeds 13.3. Nutritive Value of NCFR 13.3.1. Fruits and vegetables 13.3.2. Trees and shrubs 13.3.3. Crop byproducts 13.3.4. Weeds 13.3.5. Azolla 13.4. Constraints in using non-conventional feed resources as a potential livestock feed 13.5. Future possibility of using NCFR in livestock feeding 14. Improving quality and digestibility of crop residues 14.1. Crop residues and livestock feeding 14.2. Nutritive value of important crop residues available in Himalayan region 14.3. Barriers in the effective utilization of crop residues as sole livestock feed 14.4. Strategies for improving quality and digestibility of crop residues 14.4.1. Physical treatment 14.4.1.1. Chopping and grinding 14.4.1.2. Pelleting and cubing 14.4.1.3. Irradiation 14.4.1.4. High pressure/high temperature steam treatment 14.4.1.5. Ensiling 14.4.2. Chemical treatment 14.4.2.1. Ammoniation of crop residues 14.4.2.2. Alkali treatment 14.4.2.3. Acid hydrolysis 14.4.3. Biological treatment 14.4.3.1. Lignocellulolytic organism treatment 14.4.3.2. Fungal treatment 14.4.3.3. Bacterial treatment 14.4.3.4. Yeast treatment 14.4.4. Combined physical and biological treatment 14.4.5. Exogenous enzymatic treatment 14.4.6. Supplementation 15. Improvement in nutritional quality of forages through new biotechnological techniques 15.1. Overview of biotechnological interventions for quality enhancement in forage crops 15.2. Candidate gene approach for nutritional enhancement 15.3. Biotechnological approaches for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 15.3.1. Transfer of nutritionally potential genes 15.3.1.1. Prevention of bloat in forages 15.3.1.2. Gene introgression for higher amino acid content 15.3.2. Engineering of metabolic pathways 15.3.2.1. Manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 15.3.2.2. Manipulation of fructan metabolism 15.4. Genomic in situ hybridization and DNA-based genetic marker technology for nutritional enhancement of forage crops 15.4.1. Genomic insitu hybridization (GISH) 15.4.2. DNA based marker technology / Linkage mapping 15.5. Prospects of gene editing techniques for nutritional quality enhancement of forage crops 16. Lignin: possible manipulationsin forages 16.1. Lignin biochemistry 16.1.1. Shikimate pathway 16.1.2. Phenyl propanoid pathway 16.1.3. Monolignol synthesis pathway 16.1.4. Polymerization 16.2. Intricacies of lignin biosynthesis in plant cell wall 16.3. Role of lignin in plant growth development 16.4. Relationship between lignin and digestibility of forages 16.5. Genetic manipulation of lignin biosynthesis for enhanced forage quality 16.5.1. RNAi mediated manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 16.5.1.1. Alteration of S‐adenosylhomocysteine (SAH) levels for alteration lignin biosynthesis 16.5.2. Antisense RNA mediated manipulation of lignin biosynthesis 16.5.2.1. Alteration in Lignin monomer ratio 16.5.2.2. Down regulation of cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase (CAD) 16.5.2.3. Down regulation of Caffeic acid O-methyltransferase (COMT) 16.5.2.4. Antisense expression encoding cytochrome P450 enzymes 17. Post-harvest processing of forages 17.1. Harvesting stages 17.2. Post-harvest preservation of forages 17.2.1. Hay making 17.2.2. Silage making 17.2.3. Bale silage 17.2.4. Haylage 17.2.5. Chaffing of fodder 17.3. Packaging and storing 17.3.1. Baling of hay/straw 17.3.2. Pelleting 17.3.3. Densified complete feed block 17.4. Transporting and Stacking practices 18. Challenges and opportunities in forage and livestock production in Himalayan region 18.1. Management of grazing resources 18.2. Alternate land use systems 18.3. Arable land utilization 18.4. Forage crop breeding 18.5. Livestock breeding programme 18.6. Livestock improvement 18.7. Need for biotechnological interventions 18.8. Climate change 18.9. Other challenges 19. Perspective 20. Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book covers sustainable recycling processes (e.g. physical, biological, chemical, and thermo-chemical) of multiple organic solid wastes, provides methods for material recycle of wastes into value-added products including fuels and commodity chemicals that are able to be directly applied to promote manufacturing processes. Aimed at improving the awareness of effective conversion protocols and for developing innovative biomass conversion processes, this text was conceived as a collection of studies on state-of-art techniques and know-how for production of biofuels and chemicals from sustainable recycling of organic solid wastes. Topics in the text are discussed in terms of addressing recent advances, assessing and highlighting promising new methods or new technological strategies and direct conversion of organic solid wastes to process feeds. Highly-recognized authorities, experts and professionals have contributed individual chapters in selected areas to cover the overall topic in a comprehensive manner. Table of ContentsPart I: Introduction.- Chapter 1. Sustainable technologies for recycling organic solid wastes.- Part II: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Thermo-chemical Conversion Processes.- Chapter 2. Recent advances in the catalytic co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass and different polymer wastes: from laboratory scale to pilot plant.- Chapter 3. Roadmap to Low-Cost Catalytic Pyrolysis of Plastic Wastes for Production of Liquid Fuels.- Chapter 4. Production of Valuable Compounds from Leaves by Supercritical CO2 Extraction.- Part III: Production of Biofuels and Chemicals by Biodegradation.- Chapter 5. Recovery of biohydrogen and biomethane by anaerobic fermentation of organic solid waste.- Chapter 6 Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into biogas via anaerobic digestion.- Chapter 7. Recycling of multiple organic solid wastes into chemicals via biodegradation.- Part IV Production of Liquid Biofuels with New Technologies.- Chapter 8. Producing value-added products from organic bioresources via Photo-BioCatalytic processes.- Chapter 9. Depolymerisation of fossil fuel and biomass-derived polyesters.- Chapter 10 Producing Value-added Products from Organic Solid Wastes with Mechanochemical Processes.- Chapter 11. Fundamentals of Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass-Related Molecules for Converting Organic Solid Wastes into Chemical Products.- Chapter 12 Third Generation Biorefineries Using Micro- and Macro-Algae.- Part V. Techno-Economic Analysis.- Chapter 13. Prospects and perspectives for producing biodiesel, bioethanol and bio-chemicals from fruit waste: Case study in Brazil and Serbia.- Chapter 14. Sustainable Recycling and Valorization of Organic Solid Wastes for Fuels and Fertilizers.

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Book SynopsisThe book inculcates a holistic approach to improve crop productivity and quality for ensuring food security and nutrition to all. This warrants to identify various stress conditions prevalent globally and tailor crop adaptability and productivity to the maximum accordingly, employing physio-molecular modern tools and techniques with judicious amalgamation with conventional crop husbandry. As a result, the book chapters encompass diverse environmental factors, internal physio-molecular processes and their modulations with a final goal of expanding area under cultivation by utilization of constraint terrains of poor site quality and augmenting sustainable crop productivity and quality on the face of rapidly changing climate. The book includes role of plant hormones, nano-sensors, nanomaterials etc. in stress tolerance responses, capturing recent advancement in the field of stress tolerance, enlarging scope of coverage by gleaning modern literature and providing glimpses of futuristic scenario of agriculture practices that can render ‘balance staple food rich in nutrition, vitamins and minerals’ to teeming billions of global human populations. Thus, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the role of stress environment and understanding stress physiology for developing stress tolerant crops. The book covers current knowledge and future prospects to achieve enhanced food security under stress environment of crops. The renowned contributors elegantly crafted each chapter, suited alike to both classroom texts for graduate students and reference material for researchers. The language and style are simple and lucid with liberal use of illustrations. This book should be on the shelf of university/ personal libraries for inquisitive students and enlightened researchers.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Role of Nanosensors and Bionanosesors in Crop Abiotic Stress.- Chapter 2. Role of Environment Stress Leaf Senescence and Crop productivity.- Chapter 3. Genomics in Enhancing Crop Productivity against Stresses.- Chapter 4. Transgenic plants: A Tool to Increase Crop Productivity Under Stress Environment.- Chapter 5. Breeding efforts for crop productivity in abiotic stress environment.- Chapter 6. Changing Environment and Crop Plant Breeding.- Chapter 7. Crop plants, abiotic stress, reactive oxygen species production, signaling and their consequences.- Chapter 8. Environment Stress Tolerance in Plants -Physiological Aspects.- Chapter 9. Role of hormones in crop plants root system architecture under changing environmental conditions.- Chapter 10. Water Logging Tolerance and Crop Productivity.- Chapter 11. Crop Adaptability to Excess Salts.- Chapter 12. Crop Scavenging Potential to Heavy Metals.- Chapter 13. Role of plant microbiome under stress environment to enhance crop productivity.- Chapter 14. Role of Effective Management of Harvested Crop to Increase Productivity under Stress Environment.- Chapter 15. Bioactive Compost for Managing Plant Growth under Stress Environment.- Chapter 16. Salicylic acid: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 17. JA and Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 18. ABA: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 19. Polyamines: Metabolism, Regulation and Functions in Crop Abiotic Stress Tolerance.- Chapter 20. Agriculture for Combating Global Starvation.- Chapter 21. Land use and Biodiversity Conservation through Agroforestry.- Chapter 22. Challenges of Stressed Soil: A Case Study of Acid Soil.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides thorough information on various nanomaterials, techniques for their synthesis and characterization, and examines their agricultural, environmental, biomedical, and clinical applications. The initial part of the book presents different nanomaterials; covers various physical, chemical, and biological methods for their synthesis; and reviews techniques to characterize their physicochemical and biological properties. Subsequently, the chapters of the book focus on the innovative applications of nanomaterials in disease diagnosis, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, and cancer therapy. It also explores the green biosynthesis of nanomaterials and highlights their biological applications. Towards the end, the book examines the toxicity and biocompatibility of various nanomaterials. It aims to serve as a resource guide for researchers and biomedical clinicians working with nanomaterials.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to Nanotechnology.- Chapter 2. Nanomaterials, their types and properties.- Chapter 3. Synthesis Route of Nanoparticles by Physical Route.- Chapter 4. Synthesis Route of Nanomaterials by Chemical Route.- Chapter 5. Synthesis Route of Nanomaterials by Biological Route.- Chapter 6. Structural and Morphological Characterization of Nanomaterials.- Chapter 7. Optical Characterization of Nanomaterials-I.- Chapter 8. Optical Characterization of Nanomaterials-II.- Chapter 9. Magnetic Characterization of Nanomaterials.- Chapter 10. Electrical characterization of Nanomaterials.- Chapter 11. Electromagnetic characterizations of nanomaterials.- Chapter 12. Electromagnetic Characterization of Nanomaterials- Preliminary study of 60-GHz millimetre wave li-NGD circuit in microstrip technology.- Chapter 13. Nanomaterials for Antenna Applications.- Chapter 14. Advancement in Crops and Agriculture by Nanomaterials.- Chapter 15. Micronutrient Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Properties and Application in Agriculture.- Chapter 16. Phytosynthesis of Silver nanoparticles and their Role as antimicrobials.- Chapter 17. MICROBICIDAL NANOPARTICLES.- Chapter 18. Advancement in Water Purification by Nanomaterials.- Chapter 19. Nanotechnology in Healthcare.- Chapter 20. Graphene Quantum Dots and their Hybrid Hydrogels: A Multifaceted Platform for Theranostic Applications.- Chapter 21. Functionalised nanoparticles in drug delivery:Strategies to enhance direct nose-to-brain drug delivery via integrated nerve pathways.- Chapter 22. ENVIRONMENTAL NANOMEDICINE.- Chapter 23. Development of Nanostructured Material by Severe Plastic Deformation.- Chapter 24. NANOTECHNOLOGY FOR FUNCTIONAL/HIGH PERFORMANCE/ SMART TEXTILES.- Chapter 25. Toxicity of nanomaterials- An overview.

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Book SynopsisThe edited book highlights various emerging Omics tools and techniques that are currently being used in the analysis of responses to different abiotic stress in agronomically important cereals and their applications in enhancing tolerance mechanism. Plants are severely challenged by diverse abiotic stress factors such as low water availability (drought), excess water (flooding/ waterlogging), extremes of temperatures (cold, chilling, frost, and heat), salinity, mineral deficiency, and heavy metal toxicity. Agronomically important cereal crops like Rice, Wheat, Maize, Sorghum, Pearl Millet, Barley, Oats, Rye, Foxtail Millets etc. that are the major sources of food material and nutritional components for human health are mostly exposed to abiotic stresses during the critical phases of flowering and grain yield. Different Omics platforms like genomics, transcriptomics proteomics, metabolomics and phenomics, in conjunction with breeding and transgenic technology, and high throughput technologies like next generation sequencing, epigenomics, genome editing and CRISPR-Cas technology have emerged altogether in understanding abiotic stress response and strengthening defense and tolerance mechanism of different cereals. This book is beneficial to different universities and research institutes working with different cereal crops in the areas of stress physiology, stress-associated genes and proteins, genomics, proteomics, genetic engineering, and other fields of molecular plant physiology. The book can also be used as advanced textbook for the course work of research and master’s level students. It will be of use to people involved in ecological studies and sustainable agriculture. The proposed book bring together the global leaders working on environmental stress in different cereal crops and motivate scientists to explore new horizons in the relevant areas of research.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Morphological, architectural and biochemical modifications of cereal crops during abiotic stress.- Chapter 2. Cereal physiology, flowering and grain yield under salinity and drought stress.- Chapter 3. Physiology, flowering and grain yield under abiotic stress imposed by heavy metals.- Chapter 4. Priming effect in developing abiotic stress tolerance in cereals through metabolome reprograming.- Chapter 5. Understanding abiotic stress tolerance in cereals through genomics and proteomics approaches.- Chapter 6. Metabolome analyses in response to diverse abiotic stress.- Chapter 7. Metabolomic profiling of different cereals during biotic and abiotic stresses.- Chapter 8. Plant breeding strategies for abiotic stress tolerance in cereals.- Chapter 9. Transgenic strategies to develop abiotic stress tolerance in cereals.- Chapter 10. Genetically engineered cereals tolerant to abiotic stress.- Chapter 11. Genome editing and CRISPR-Cas technology for enhancing abiotic stress tolerance in cereals.- Chapter 12. Abiotic stress tolerance in cereals through genome editing.- Chapter 13. Varietal physiology, metabolic regulation and molecular responses of rice genotypes to diverse environmental stresses.- Chapter 14. Breeding and Omics Approaches to Understand Abiotic Stress Response in Rice.- Chapter 15. Genomics and transcriptomics approaches to understand abiotic stress response in rice.- Chapter 16. Biochemical and molecular mechanism of wheat to diverse environmental stresses.- Chapter 17. How microRNAs Regulate Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Wheat? A Snapshot.- Chapter 18. Molecular-genetic studies, breeding and genomics-based approaches to develop abiotic stress tolerance in sorghum.- Chapter 19. MicroRNAs shape the Tolerance Mechanisms against Abiotic Stress in Maize.- Chapter 20. Transcriptome, proteome and metabolome profiling for abiotic stress tolerance in maize and barley.- Chapter 21. Omics tools to understand abiotic stress response and adaptation in rye, oat and barley.- Chapter 22. Genomic tools and proteomic determinants for abiotic stress tolerance in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) and foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.).- Chapter 23. Advancement in Omics Technologies for Enhancing Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Finger millet.- Chapter 24. Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) response and tolerance to abiotic stress.- Chapter 25. Abiotic Stress Response and Adoption of Triticale.

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Book SynopsisThis book dispenses a comprehensive coverage of up-to-date account of genomics and genome editing enriched smart plant breeding approaches for enhancing genetic gains in vegetable crops in the post-genomics era. The main focus of the present volume is to illuminate the applications of new techniques evolved in the post-genomics era. The techniques covered are high-throughput sequencing of DNA and RNA, genome editing, epigenetics and epigenomics, genotype by sequencing (GBS), QTL-seq and RNA-seq for transcriptome analysis. Vegetables are the important component of healthy diet, source of energy and hold a promising position in building up a strong immunity. Zero hunger and attaining the food and nutritional security is the top priority of United Nations development goals. Smart breeding of food and vegetable crops to fight the challenges ahead in sustainable manner by keeping the harmony with nature is an important approach to fulfill the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). This edited book highlights the modern results in smart vegetable breeding in the post genomics era and forecasts crucial areas of future needs. It is an important reference for the, readers, students, researchers, scientists in academia and research industries to provide them comprehensive information of innovative approaches for crop improvement in the post-genomics era and in the era of and climate change. Even the readers, academia, social activists, and others fond of reading will get a fair idea of journey travelled so far and future roadmap for fighting the challenges ahead to meet the sustainable development goals.Table of ContentsAttached

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Book SynopsisThis book covers different aspects of biodegradable packaging, such as their sourcing and application in food industries. The book focuses on the production and characterization of biodegradable food packaging derived from plant, animal and microbial sources. Chapters highlight the nano-technological interventions in biodegradable food packaging and the less studied microbial biopolymer-based biodegradable food packaging makes it distinct from other related books. It includes the latest research and development in the areas of food processing, food packaging, material science and polymeric science. It also discusses the standards and regulatory guidelines about the biodegradability testing of these polymers.This book is meant for researchers in food science, food packaging, bioprocess technology, polymer science and biochemical engineering. It is also beneficial for faculty members and students of food microbiology, food technology, dairy technology. The book is also meant for small entrepreneurs and farmers who are interested in bio-plastic usage for food packaging.Table of Contents 1. Introduction-Scope and importance of biodegradable polymers 2. Plant derrived biopolymers in food packaging-current status and market potential 3. Animal derived biopolymers in food packaging-current status and market potential 4. Microbially derived biodegradable polymers as food packaging tool 5. Polyhdroxyalkanoates (PHAs) in Food packaging 6. Polylactide (PLA) in biodegradable food packaging- synthesis, properties & biocompatibility 7. Role of agro-waste in economical food packaging synthesis 8. Enzymes involved in synthesis of biodegradable food packaging materials 9. Metabolic engineering for the synthesis of biodegradable polymers with potential applications in food packaging 10. Downstream processing strategies for synthesis of biodegradable polymers 11. Functionality test methods for biodegradable polymers 12. Nanocomposite biodegradable polymers for food packaging 13. Application of biopolymer blends as edible films and coatings in food packaging 14. Biopolymer based active and intelligent packaging for food applications. 15. Standards and guidlines for testing biodegradability of bio-plastic 16. Future prospects of Biodegradable polymers in Food industry

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Book SynopsisThis edited book provides the readers with the concepts and in-depth knowledge of plant disease assessment and conventional and modern technologies that aid in precise and accurate phytomathometery. This book discusses the evolution of plant disease assessment procedures from the primary visual estimation-based assessment to modern approaches, their practical application for reliable disease quantification, yield loss estimation, and the efficacy of disease control strategies for sustainable crop protection. Significant information is provided on the major aspects of the topic, including remote sensing, imaging techniques, molecular phytopathometery, microarray, and immunotechnology. The book helps plant scientists, plant pathologists, practitioners, researchers, and students in disease quantification, developing predictive models for plant disease epidemics, assessing crop losses, and the magnitude of plant disease control methods. This book describes the classical plant disease assessment methods based on visual observations. It Provides information regarding the modern and emerging technologies in Phytopathometery, precision, and accuracy. This book also discusses the application of disease assessments in predictive models, disease warning systems, expert systems, and decision support systems in applied plant pathology.Table of Contents1. Phytopathometry: A trans-disciplinary concept.- 2. Visual Estimation: a classical approach for plant disease estimation.- 3. Remote Sensing: A new tool for disease assessment in crops.- 4. Image analysis and processing approach: an automated plant disease recognition technology.- 5. Hyper-spectral imaging through Spatial and Spectral Sensors for Phytopathometry.- 6. Fluorescent imaging system-based plant phenotyping for disease recognition.- 7. Concept and Application of Infrared Thermography for Plant Disease Measurement.- 8. Application of Biosensors in Plant Disease Detection.- 9. Immunotechnology for Plant Disease Detection.- 10. Molecular Phytopathometry.- 11. Microarray technology for detection of plant diseases.- 12. Predictive Models for Plant Disease Assessment.- 13. Extension Plant Pathology.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers an overview of the current knowledge on beta glucanase enzymes derived from actinobacterial source, their structure, functions and industrial applications. It summarizes the exploitation of actinomycetes, assay methods for beta glucanase screening, structural characterisation, genetic engineering, protein engineering, strategies for purification, characterisation and finally how to synthesize a hybrid enzyme of beta glucanases.Enzyme beta glucanases have considerable interest in industrial biotechnology owing to its distinct effect on the hydrolysis of insoluble beta glucan molecules and applications in particular industrial sectors such as food, feed and beverages industries. The beta glucanases are characterized extensively in microorganisms viz. bacteria, fungi and also in plants. A wide varieties of actinobacterial β- glucanases have exclusively active on β-glucan substrates and cleave the mixed linkage β-glucan chains at different points. This is significant for picking precise substrates for the assay of each type of enzymes within this enzyme groups. The well recognized specificity and mechanism of action within the enormous substrates allow to understand that most of them are varied from cellulases, excluding β-1,4-glucanases. The progress in genetic and protein engineering in actinobacterial beta glucanases improves the stability, activity and thermodynamic properties in relation with industrial relevance. This book will be useful for researchers and students engaged in industrial biotechnology, enzyme production, molecular biology, protein engineering and many more.Table of Contents1.An Introduction to Beta Glucan and Beta Glucanases.- 2.Industrial Applications of Beta Glucanases.- 3.Microbial Sources of Beta Glucanase Enzymes.- 4.Role of Beta Glucanases in Animal Nutrition.- 5.Betaglucanse in Breweries.- 6. Exploitation of Actinobacteria for Beta Glucanolytic enzymes –Screening and Characterisation.- 7.Structural Characterisation of Beta Glucanase Genes from Actinobacteria.- 8.Application of Codon Optimization in Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases.- 9.Actinobacterial Beta Glucanases: Recombinant Expression of in E. coli.- 10.Purification and Properties of Recombinant Beta Glucanases Enzymes.- 11.Fungal Beta Glucanases.- 12.Industrial Production and Characterisation of Beta Glucanases.- 13.Protein Engineering of Beta Glucanase Enzymes.- 14.Biotechnological Avenues in Hybrid Beta Glucanase Enzyme Production.

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Book SynopsisThis book elucidates the sustainable production of commercially important biomolecules in medicines, food, and beverage processing, through biological systems, including microorganisms, animal cells, plant cells, tissues, enzymes, and in vitro. It discusses promising technologies for the manipulation of cells including, genetic engineering, synthetic biology, genome editing, and metabolic engineering. The initial chapters of the book introduce topics on biomanufacturing, circular economy, strain design and improvement, upstream and downstream processing. The subsequent chapters cover artificial intelligence-assisted production, designer cell factories, biosensors for monitoring biomolecules, different cells factories, biosynthetic pathways, and genome editing approaches for scale-up biomanufacturing. Lastly, the book discusses the opportunities and challenges of implementing biological systems for the production of biomolecules. ​This book is a valuable source for students, researchers, scientists, clinicians, stakeholders, policymakers, and practitioners to understand biomanufacturing for the sustainable production of biomolecules.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Strain design and optimization methods for sustainable production.- Chapter 2. Designer and minimal cells for production of biomolecules.- Chapter 3. Recent advances in downstream processing deployed in the treatment of pharmaceutical effluents.- Chapter 4. Microbial conversion of waste to biomolecules.- Chapter 5. Biosensor for detecting biomolecules.- Chapter 6. Artificial Intelligence Assisted Production of Biomolecules.- Chapter 7. Escherichia coli cell factory for synthesis of biomolecules.- Chapter 8. Bacillus subtilis cell factory.- Chapter 9. Pseudomonas putida cell factory.- Chapter 10. Cyanobacteria for marine based biomolecules.- Chapter 11. Yeast cell factory for biomolecules.- Chapter 12. Plant cell factory for biomolecules.- Chapter 13. Genetic manipulation of crop for enhanced food quality and nutrition towards sustainable production.- Chapter 14. Insect cell factory for production of biomolecules.- Chapter 15. Mammalian cell factor for biomolecules.- Chapter 16. Genome editing guided production of biomolecules.- Chapter 17. Cell free protein synthesis system for sustainable production of biofuels.- Chapter 18. Challenges and opportunities in biomanufacturing.

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Book SynopsisThis contributed volume provides a comprehensive, in-depth and subject-based reviews on the current status of active ingredients, sustainable use, biodiversity and conservation of certain endangered medicinal plants. The book also explores conventional and non-conventional biotechnological interventions for their biodiversity conservation. Medicinal plants have been used in worldwide as a major source of raw material for the traditional herbal healthcare practices as well as for drug discovery and development in pharmaceutical industry. The cumulative consequences of various human activities and environmental factors cause decline in the biodiversity of medicinal plants at an unprecedented rate worldwide. Thus, the overall understanding of ecology, species and genetic diversity along with assessment of the status of different threats and their impact on medicinal plants is crucial to sustain existing biodiversity, its utilization and conservation. All the latest advancements in the biotechnological approaches for the conservation research of endangered medicinal plants and the future perspectives have been described. This book provides comprehensive reviews spreading over about 25 chapters divided in three sections. The chapters of this book are written by recognized scientists in their respective fields which are useful to students, academicians, researchers, botanists, biotechnologists, policy makers, conservationists and industries interested in biodiversity conservation and medicinal plant research for the production of secondary metabolites.Table of Contents1. The Current Status of Population Extinction and Biodiversity Crisis of Medicinal Plants.- 2. Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Phytochemical Diversity: A Fountainhead of Potential Drugs against Human Diseases.- 3. Threats and opportunities for sustainable use of medicinal plants in Brazilian Atlantic Forest based on the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities.- 4. Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: An Insight from the IUCN Red List Of Threatened Species.- 5. Securing Conservation Status of Paris Polyphylla, a Medicinally Important Plant of the Indian Himalayan Region.- 6. Endophytic Fungal Diversity in Solanaceous Medicinal Plants and Their Beneficial Impact.- 7. Genetic Studies on Threatened Medicinal Plants of Brazil: Mind the Gap.- 8. Medicinal Plants of North-east India: Biodiversity and Their Ethno-Medicinal Values.- 9. Strategies for Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants.- 10. Scientific Databases for Conservation of Medicinal Plants.- 11. International Trade of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs).- 12. Inventorization of Ecology, Ethnobotany and Conservation Status of Dactylorhiza hatagirea: Problems Progress and Prospects.- 13. Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants.- 14. Traditional Practices of Ethnomedicinal Plants in North-East Region of India and Their Conservation for Sustainable Utilization.- 15. Occurrence and Diversity of Major Naphthoquinones in Higher Plants: Their Distribution and Conservation Strategies.- 16. Astragalus fridae genetic Source,Applications, and Conservation.- 17. Tinospora cordifolia as a Potential Candidate for Health Care Of Post-Menopausal Women.- 18. The Potential Role of Medicinal Plants, Traditional Herbal Medicines and Formulations to Overcome SARS-CoV-2 Induced Health Crisis.- 19. Bioactive Compounds from Medicinal Plants and Its Therapeutic Uses in the Traditional Health Care System.- 20. In-Vitro conservation and propagation of endangered Ethno-Medicinal Orchids from the Northeast Region of India.- 21. Artificial Seed Production and Cryopreservation Technology for Conservation of Plant Germplasm with Special Reference to Medicinal Plants.- 22. Biotechnological Studies on Nasturtium Officinale (Watercress) - An Endangered Species of Significant Relevance in Medicine, Cosmetic, and Food Industries.- 23. Isatis tinctoria L. (woad) – Cultivation, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Utilization.- 24. Tissue Culture Techniques to Conserve Endangered Medicinal Plants with Antimicrobial and Antiviral Activities.- 25. Insights into the In Vitro Approaches for the Production of Secondary Metabolites Towards The Conservation of Medicinal Orchids.- 26. Biotechnological Approaches for Ex Situ Conservation of Medicinal Plants.- 27. Conservation of Medicinal Plants by Tissue Culture Techniques.- 28. Current Status of Metabolic Engineering of Medicinal Plants for Production of Plant-derived Secondary Metabolites.- 29. Stationary, Agitated and Bioreactor Cultures of Verbena officinalis L. (Common Vervain) - A Potential Rich Source of Bioactive Phenolic Compounds for Pharmacy, Health Food Industry and Cosmetology.

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Book SynopsisThis book addresses waste generation problems from various sectors, including industries, agriculture, and household. It focuses on how modern biotechnological approaches could help manage waste in an eco-friendly manner and generate precious bioenergy. It discusses the inadequate waste management systems damaging the environment and its adverse impacts on climate change-related problems. This book covers all the essential information regarding various types of waste and their management. It is a comprehensive compilation for understanding the efficient generation of bioenergy. It is a relevant reading material (resource) for anyone who wishes to study waste management as Chemist, Biologist, Biotechnologist, Industrialist, Ecologist, Microbiologist, Economist, and all disciplines related to the environment. Table of ContentsPart 1 Introductory Chapters.- 1 Emerging Frontiers of Microbes as Agro-waste Recycler.- 2 Microbes: the next generation bioenergy producers.- 3 Emerging and eco-friendly approaches for waste management.- 4 Ecofriendly microbial biofuel production from waste.- 5 Bioremediation: Current research trends and applications.- 6 Bioremediation: an approach for environmental pollutants detoxification.- 7 Bioethanol extraction and its production from agricultural residues for sustainable development.- Part 2 Biotechnological approaches.- 8 Byproduct valorization of vegetable oil industry through biotechnological approach.- 9 Omics tools: Approaches for microbiomes analysis to enhance bioenergy production.- 10 Omics (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics etc.) tools to study the environmental microbiome and Bioremediation.- Part 3 Industrial waste management.- 11 Microalgae: Omics approaches for biofuel production and biomedical research.- 12 Waste Utilization and Minimization in Food Industry.-13 Ligninolytic microbes and their role in effluent management of pulp and paper industry.- 14 Production of Polyhydroxyalkanoates using waste as raw materials. 15 Newer Aspects of Waste-to-Valorisation Technologies in Food Industry.- 16 Xylanase in waste management and its industrial applications.- 17 Organic Acid Production from Agricultural Waste.

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Book SynopsisThis book summarizes experimentally-supported research on the therapeutic efficacy of plant extracts and their constituents on a range of respiratory diseases including infections. It discusses the pharmacological, cellular and molecular factors involved in the pathogenies of respiratory diseases and their modulation by plant-derived compounds. Additionally, it underlines the growing relevance of medicinal plant-based advanced drug delivery systems for treating lung diseases providing maximal therapeutic efficacy with better patient compliance. Overall, this comprehensive book is a blend of translational, biological, chemical and drug delivery aspects of medicinal plants employed in targeting respiratory diseases and attracts a range of audiences including physiochemist, translational and clinical researchers working in the field of respiratory diseases.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Immunopathology of respiratory diseases.- Chapter 2. Introduction to Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Pressing Need for Novel Therapeutic Approaches.- Chapter 3. Role of Indian Herbal Medicine in the treatment of Pulmonary Diseases.- Chapter 4. Asthma-induced inflammatory responses and reversal by botanicals.- Chapter 5. Medicinal plants in targeting asthma.- Chapter 6. Incipient need of medicinal plants in targeting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.- Chapter 7. Utilization of Natural Compounds for Treatment of Tuberculosis-I.- Chapter 8. Medicinal plants in the treatment of Tuberculosis-II.- Chapter 9. Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of tuberculosis-III.- Chapter 10.Natural compounds as versatile potential therapeutic agents of lung cancer.- Chapter 11. Exploring the potential of medicinal plants in Lung Cancer.- Chapter 12. Effect of Medicinal Plants against Lung Cancer.- Chapter 13. Medicinal Plants used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension- I.- Chapter 14. Medicinal Plants used in the treatment of pulmonary hypertension-II.- Chapter 15. Herbal bioactives for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.- Chapter 16. Medicinal Plants targeting Bronchitis.- Chapter 17. Role of medicinal plants in the treatment of pulmonary edema.- Chapter 18. Medicinal Plants Used in the Treatment of Influenza a Virus Infections.- Chapter 19. Medicinal Plants used in the treatment of influenza A virus infections.- Chapter 20. COVID-19 pandemic panic: prophylactic as well as therapeutic management with traditional ethnic phytopharmaceuticals with challenging nano-spray inhaler and advanced drug delivery system.- Chapter 21. Targeting SARS-CoV2 novel corona (COVID-19) virus infection using medicinal plants.- Chapter 22. Promising plant based bioactive natural products in combating SARS-CoV2 novel corona (COVID-19) virus infection.- Chapter 23. Medicinal plant based advanced drug delivery system for the treatment of chronic lung diseases.- Chapter 24. Medicinal Plant Based Advanced Drug Delivery System for the Treatment of Chronic Lung Diseases.- Chapter 25. Application of nanodrugs derived from active metabolites of medicinal plants for the treatment of inflammatory and lung diseases: Recent advances.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction to Freeze Drying, its Operation, and the Different Types of Freeze Dryers.- Chapter 2. Development of the Freeze-Drying Cycle, Cryoprotectant Selection, and Characterization.-Chapter 3. New physical methods for characterization of freeze-dried goods.- Chapter 4. Impact of Freeze-Drying on Pharmaceutical Product’s Morphology, Physical Characteristics, and In Vitro Release Kinetics.- Chapter 5. Stability of Colloidal Dispersions Using Freeze-Drying Technology.- Chapter 6. Progress and Challenges in Enhancing the Stability of Targeted Drug Delivery Vehicles.-Chapter 7. Use of Freeze Drying for Pharmaceutical Microencapsulation.- Chapter 8. Freeze drying of Pharmaceutical products for injectable and oral use.- Chapter 9. Palatalisation of pharmaceuticals using freeze-drying technology.- Chapter 10. Solid-state delivery and stabilization of therapeutic proteins using freeze-drying technology.- Chapter 11. Using Freeze-Drying to Stabilize Formulations of Monoclonal Antibodies.- Chapter 12. Freeze Drying of Vaccines to Increase Immunity.- Chapter 13. Enhanced Preservation of Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Through Freeze-Drying.- Chapter 14. Development of a hydrogel-nanofibrous scaffold via freeze-drying.- Chapter 15. Freeze-drying: Increasing probiotic stability.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction about Precision Medicine, Personalized Therapies in Health and Diseases.- Chapter 2. Microbiota profiling techniques: Recent advancement.- Chapter 3. Microbiota Drug Interaction and Its Influence on Drug Metabolism and Toxicity.- Chapter 4. Immunomodulatory Effects of Microbiome Derived Therapies.- Chapter 5. Alzheimer's Disease and Gut Microbiota.- Chapter 6. Parkinsons Disease and Gut Microbiota.- Chapter 7. Biomarker Role in Drug Delivery: Microbiota Implications and Nanotechnology for Personalized Therapeutics.- Chapter 8. Advancing Precision Therapeutics Integrating Microbiota Biomarkers and Nanotechnology for Targeted Drug Delivery - Insights from Case Studies.- Chapter 9. Strategies for Biomarker Identification and Validation in Precision Medicine: Microbial Predictors, Data Integration, Machine Learning, and Clinical Trial Insights.- Chapter 10. Microbiota-Driven Precision Therapies: Applications in Autoimmune Disorders, Optimizing Cancer Therapy, and Advancements in Gastrointestinal Disease Treatment.- Chapter 11. Exploring Clinical Applications: Precision Medicine in Gastrointestinal Disorders, Microbiota-Driven Cancer Therapies and Innovative Interventions for Neurological Disorders-Insights from Case Studies.- Chapter 12. The Next Frontier in Microbiome-Based Therapeutics: Advanced Clinical.- Chapter 13. Navigating the Landscape: Regulatory Frameworks and Ethical Considerations in Microbiota-Based Precision Medicine.- Chapter 14. Challenges and Future Perspectives in Microbiota-Based Precision Medicine: Standardization of Profiling Methods, Ethical Considerations and the Potential for Preemptive Healthcare.

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Book SynopsisChapter 1. Cellular Architects of Healing: A History of Cell Therapy in Medicine .- Chapter 2. Embryonic Stem Cells: The Dawn of Regenerative Promise .- Chapter 3. Mesenchymal stem cells .- Chapter 4. Bone Marrow-derived Mononuclear Cells and Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mononuclear Cells .- Chapter 5. iPSC Technology Applying in Drug Discovery .- Chapter 6. Biology of Extracellular Vesicles from Mesenchymal Stem Cell .- Chapter 7. Cell Therapy for Cerebral Palsy .- Chapter 8. Cell Therapy for Autism Spectrum Disorders .- Chapter 9. Cell Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury.- Chapter 10. Cell Therapy for Spina Bifida.- Chapter 11. Cell Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury.- Chapter 12. Cell Therapy for Cerebral Stroke .- Chapter 13. Cell Therapy for Liver Cirrhosis .- Chapter 14. Cell Therapy for Biliary Atresia.- Chapter 15. Cell Therapy for Diabetes Mellitus .- Chapter 16. Stem Cell Therapy for Myocardial Infarction, Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathies and Heart Failure .- Chapter 17. Cell therapy for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease .- Chapter 18. Stem cell therapy for Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia .- Chapter 19. Cell Therapies for Cartilage Repair and Osteoarthritis .- Chapter 20. Cell Therapy for Ovarian Deficiency and Female Sexual Dysfunction .- Chapter 21. Cell Therapy for Testosterone Deficiency and Male Sexual Dysfunction .- Chapter 22. Stem Cell-based Therapy for Treatment of Frailty .- Chapter 23. Clinical Applications of Exosomes.- Chapter 24. iPSC Technology Applying in Cell Therapy.

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Book Synopsis.- Chapter 1: Introduction: Phytochemicals in Drug Discovery .- Chapter 2: Medicinal Plants: Uses, Cultivation, and Preservation.- Chapter 3: Biotechnological Phytochemical Synthesis: Innovations, Challenges, Advantages, Implications.- Chapter 4: Nanomaterials Synthesis and Medicinal Plant Extracts  .- Chapter 5: Biological Activities of Unripe Fruit Extract: Anti-Inflammatory, Antibacterial, Anti-Urease, and Anti-a-Amylase Effects.- Chapter 6: Analytical Techniques for Phytochemical Analysis and Functional Investigation.- Chapter 7: Drug Discovery in the Context of Covid-19.- Chapter 8: Mineral Profiling of Medicinal Plants .- Chapter 9: Future Prospects in Medicinal Plant-Derived Drug Development: Unveiling Opportunities and Challenges    .- Chapter 10:Potential Phyto-Drugs Against SARS Cov-2 Infection: Approaches and Challenges.- Chapter 11:Summary.

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Book SynopsisThe book, intended for biomedical researchers, attempts to foster a comprehensive understanding of the elements that impact scientific research, such as clinical trial design, communication, and publication methods. It introduces the process of idea generation and creative/critical thinking, leading to the development of key concepts that coalesce into theoretical constructs and working hypotheses. The book systematically delineates research phases associated with a bench-to-bedside translational approach, providing the full depth and breadth of drug discovery and development: design, synthesis, and optimization of drug candidates interacting with targets linked to diseases, as well as clinical trial design to acquire substantial evidence of efficacy and safety for candidate drugs in the target patient population. New and evolving topics such as artificial intelligence, machine and deep learning, drug repurposing approaches, and bioinformatics, are incorporated into the text as these features are becoming integrated into drug research and development. Additionally, it covers publication strategies, including literature search, manuscript preparation, data presentation, relevant discussion, editorial processes, elements of peer review, and bibliometrics. Finally, the book addresses grantsmanship, key strategies for building effective networks, mentorships, maintaining research integrity, and forging career advancement opportunities, including entrepreneurship.Table of ContentsPlease refer to the attachments tab.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents high-quality peer-reviewed articles from the 2nd International Conference on Biomass Utilization and Sustainable Energy 2022 (ICoBiomasSE 2022) organized by the Centre of Excellence for Biomass Utilization (COEBU), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia. The theme of the conference “Emerging Technology for Future Sustainability” is chosen in view of the current revolution and rapid developments in the field of biomass innovation towards sustainable development. The contents are broadly divided into five parts: (1) sustainable biomass resources for decarbonizing the economy, (2) biomass conversion technologies for bioenergy and biofuels, (3) biomass conversion to intermediates and products, (4) bioeconomy sustainability, impacts and policies and (5) bioenergy integration. It provides a platform for students, professionals, researchers, academicians, policymakers and industries working in the areas of biomass utilization and sustainable energy to solve long-standing environmental issues for a healthier planet.​Table of ContentsPhytoremediation Potential of Salvinia molesta to Reduce Ni and Cd from Simulated Wastewater.- Soil Risk Assessment on the Usage of Molasses-Based Distillery Effluent for Paddy Irrigation: Heavy Metals Content.- Effects of Soil Conditioners on Rice Growth and Soil Properties under Water Stress at Vegetative Stage.- Soil Amelioration Effects on Morphology Traits of Upland Rice Root-Shoot and Soil Productivity under Water Deficit.- Comparison of Corn and Tapioca Starch Binders on the Characteristic of Rice Straw Charcoal Briquettes.- Pretreatment of Leucaena leucocephala Using Deep Eutectic Solvent for Ethanol Production by Kluyveromyces marxianus UniMAP 1-1.- Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment of Rubber Seed Shells for Cellulose and Hemicellulose Production.- Inhibition Study on the Growth of Clostridium Saccharoperbutylacetonicum N1-4 (ATCC 13564) For the Production Biobutanol in ABE Fermentation.- Thermogravimetric Analysis on Empty Fruit Bunch, Rice Husk, and Rice Straw for Feedstock in Biomass Gasification.- A Review on Enhancement of Oil Palm Solid Waste through Torrefaction.- Energy Efficiency of Briquettes from Queen Pineapple (Ananas comosus [Linn.] Merr.) Wastes Using Three Organic Binders.- Optimization of Biobutanol Production from Detoxified Palm Kernel Cake Hydrolysate by Clostridium Acetobutylicum YM1.- Mixed Matrix Membrane (MMMs) as Membrane Based Separation Technology: A Review.- Application of Machine Learning for Biogas Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass.- Utilization of Spent Coffee Ground As Adsorbent for Nitrate Removal.- Nitrate Adsorption using Spent Coffee Ground: Kinetics, Isotherm, and Thermodynamic Studies.- Impact of Power Supply on Electro-Precipitation of Nickel Hydroxide from Industrial Electronic Waste.- Optimization of Nickel Electrowinning from Simulated Watts Bath of Electronics Industrial Waste.- Bio-based Packaging Materials for Fruit and Vegetables - Current Applications and Future Trends: A Review.- Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted Synthesis of Nanocrystalline Cellulose Adsorbent for Silver Nitrate Removal.- Optimization of an Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Method for Phenolic Content in Momordica Charantia Seeds and it’s Antifungal Activity Against Pleurotus ostreatus Green Mould Pathogen.- Optimization of Rice Bran Protein Extraction Using Choline Chloride-Glycerol Deep Eutectic Solvent Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM).- Traditional Paddy Farmers Perception on Bioeconomy Social Change on Adapting Internet of Things in Precision Farming.- Bioeconomy of Local Soybean Farming to Increasing Commodity Competitiveness.- Microbial Fuel Cell: Simultaneous Bioremediation and Energy Recovery Technology.- Green Renewable Energy: Microbial Fuel Cell Technology.

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Book SynopsisThis book comprehensively discusses the applications of molecular genetics, functional and structural genomics, and proteomics vis-a-vis bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and robotics in livestock healthfulness and productivity. It reviews the biotechnological approaches in veterinary sciences for increasing productivity and resistance to disease. The book emphasizes the approaches based on artificial intelligence to analyze the data collected on animals, pathogens, and their environment. It underscores artificial intelligence applications in disease diagnosis, epidemiological studies, and detecting biological phenomena, including heat-detection, pregnancy, docility, and infections. Further, the book examines the genomics and proteomics approaches for understanding the gut microbiota and the role of pathogen-host interactions in animal health and disease. Lastly, it explores both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbial transfer between humans, animals, and the environment across one health spectrum. ​Table of ContentsChapter 1_High density bovine SNP genotyping: Status in Indian cattle breeds. -Chapter 2_ 2_Potential of third generation sequencing in unveiling the hidden architecture of genome in light of genomic complexity and copy number vis-a-vis structural variations. -Chapter 3_RNAseq and lncRNAs to understand disease resistance and susceptibility in domestic animals. -Chapter 4_Genome wide copy number variation and structural variation: A novel tool for improved livestock genomic selection. -Chapter 5_Exploiting whole genome sequences and annotation information to improve goat germplasm. -Chapter 6_Implementation of genomic selection under Indian scenario through utilizing the vast repository of female datasets. -Chapter 7_Unraveling the genomic potential of draft animals ensuring production of more climate resilient animals. -Chapter 8_Role of proteomics in understanding livestock health. -Chapter 9_Genomics innovations and advanced technologies. -Chapter 10_Unraveling the encrypted treasure of information in host-pathogen interaction to explore systems biology in livestock. -Chapter 11_Methods for studying microbial diversity. -Chapter 12_Microbial diversity and relevance to animal health. -Chapter 13_Exploring the impact of microbial invasion on the diseases involving the gut-brain axis in animals. –Chapter 14_In silico studies of molecular mechanisms of microbial action. -Chapter 15_Genome based prediction of bacterial antibiotic resistance. -Chapter 16_Microbial genomics and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. -Chapter 17_Microbial genomics and modulation in ruminants: an environmental perspective with special reference to methane migration. -Chapter 18_Stem cell therapy: Promises and challenges in treating animal diseases. -Chapter 19_Genome editing: applications in animal health. -Chapter 20_CRISPR-Dx (Diagnostics) to develop efficient point of care diagnostics in the era of one-health. -Chapter 21_Harnessing knowledge from COVID19 scenario for new generation vaccine development to control pandemics in animals. -Chapter 22_NGS and its applications to understand host-pathogen interactions with special emphasis on chronic diseases in animals. -Chapter 23_Point-of-care testing diagnostics using molecular approaches. -Chapter 24_Bioinformatics: unveiling the systems biology. -Chapter 25_Discovering novel genes through machine learning approaches. -Chapter 26_Promises and premises of applications of artificial intelligence in animal health. -Chapter 27_Applying sensors and robotics towards smart animal management. -Chapter 28_Cloud computing for development of animal husbandry sector. -Chapter 29_Revolutionize one health through quantum computing. ​

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Book SynopsisThis edited book provides a comprehensive review of the current agricultural waste disposal techniques focusing on the ongoing research in the production of various agro waste-derived value-added products. Further topic includes the techno-economic aspects in up-scaling the technology from lab scale to commercial/pilot scale. Sustainable waste management and alternative renewable energy sources are the most important requirements in this era of rapid industrialization and urbanization. Agricultural waste, which is one of the major contributors to overall waste production, has the ability to be an essential source of renewable energy and other valuable products. The ongoing research and technical advancements in agro-waste treatment lead to the efficient conversion of waste into different value-added products. This book is of primary interest to academicians, researchers, scientists and engineers working in the field of agro-residue management, and biomass to bio-energy conversion technologies. Also, the book serves as reading material for students of Environmental Engineering/Civil and Environmental Engineering and Agricultural Engineering. Rural Management authorities, Industrial and Government policy-making agencies may also find it useful read.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: Growth of agricultural waste, its disposal, and related environmental issues.- Chapter 2. Global status of agricultural waste-based industries, challenges and future prospects.- Chapter 3. Technoeconomic and Sustainability Analysis of Agricultural Waste Conversion Technologies.- Chapter 4. Biochemical approach for transformation of agricultural waste to bioenergy production and other value-added products through the bioelectrochemical system.- Chapter 5. Energy-efficient Bio-electrochemical system for treatment of agricultural wastes and wastewater: mechanism, scope and challenges.- Chapter 6. Microbial Conversion of Agricultural Residues into Organic Fertilizers.- Chapter 7. Thermochemical approach for sustainable transformation of agricultural waste into value-added end-products.- Chapter 8. Advances in Thermochemical Valorization of Agricultural Waste.- Chapter 9. Conversion of Agricultural Waste with Variable Lignocellulosic Characteristics into Biochar and its Application.- Chapter 10. Agricultural waste-based biochar for soil carbon sequestration and emission reduction: Preparation, evaluation, application, and mechanism.- Chapter 11. Contemporary Approaches for Biochar Production from Agro-Waste and Its Current and Prognostic Applications in Environment Health.- Chapter 12. Valorisation of Sugarcane Bagasse Fly Ash into a Low Cost -Adsorbent Material for Removal of Heavy Metals: A Review.- Chapter 13. Extraction of lignin from various agricultural biomass: Its characterization and applications.- Chapter 14. Rice husk: from agro-industrial to modern applications.- Chapter 15. Production and application of nano-materials from agricultural waste.- Chapter 16. Agricultural waste as a source of fine chemicals.- Chapter 17. Centralized approach for the agricultural waste-based industry.- Chapter 18. Decentralized Composting and Vermicomposting for Agricultural Waste Management: Recycle at Source.

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Book SynopsisThe book gives an insight into the theoretical background, conceptual understanding, latest developments, and applications in the field of pharmaceuticals in general and drug design, discovery, biosystems, and biomedical and drug delivery technologies in particular. Knowledge is drawn from various disciplines such as Chemistry, Biology, Material Science and Engineering, Statistics, Biomedicine, and Genetics . A host of applications like bio-imaging, novel biological agents, testing, characterization and validation of drugs, computer-based models in drug design, and application of statistical tools in data analysis, design, and development of drug delivery systems, and ecosystems are dealt with in detail. The said book undoubtedly confirms the requirements of the postgraduate students, research scholars, academicians, scientists, and researchers from the academia, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical engineering domain. The book covers a conceptual understanding of the exploration of drugs in tandem with intended uses, sound ecosystem development, and carriers for drug and supplement delivery.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Editorial: Biosystems.- 2. Potential of Biotechnology in cancer management.- 3. Biosimilars: Promising and Rapidly Emerging Biotherapeutics.- 4. Applications of Nanomaterials in Medicine: Current status and future scope.- 5. Biomedical Applications of Nanofluids in Drug Delivery.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides readers a fundamental insight into the basic properties of the pharmaceutical agents used in the treatment of osteoporosis. It provides insight into mechanisms of action, updated information on clinical utility, and possible side effects associated with the use of these pharmaceutical agents. In particular, it highlights the use of two monoclonal antibodies romosozumab and denosumab in activating osteoblast differentiation and inhibiting osteoclasts. It also discusses two anabolic pharmaceutical agents, teriparatide and abaloparatide to treat osteoporosis. They have been shown to reduce the incidence of non-vertebral and vertebral fractures significantly after they were administered to patients daily as subcutaneous injections. The content of this book caters to researchers, scientists, and clinical practitioners who are interested in the treatment of osteoporosis using pharmaceutical agents.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis book details several important medicinal plants, their occurrence, plant compounds and their chemical structures, and pharmacological properties against various human diseases. It also gives information on isolation and structural elucidation of phytocompounds, bio-assays, metabolomic studies, and therapeutical applications of plant compounds.Table of ContentsSection 1: Medicinal plants. Gloriosa Superba, A Source Of The Bioactive Alkaloid Colchicine: Chemistry, Biosynthesis And Commercial Production. Botany, Phytochemistry And Pharmacological Activities Of Leea Species. Centella Asiatica (L.) Urb., an endowment from traditional medicine. The Importance Of Iranian Borage (Echium Amoenum Fisch. Mey): A Critical Review. Section 2: Plant metabolites and bioactive compounds. Plant Metabolites As New Leads To Drug Discovery- Approaches And Challenges. Introduction To Herbs And Their Therapeutical Potential: Recent Trends. Curcumin As A Potential Therapeutic For Alzheimer's Disease: A Multi-Targeted Approach. Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa L.): Bioactive Compounds And Health Benefits. Indian Tropical Fruits And Role Of Their Bioactive Compounds Against Human Diseases. Plant Alkaloids: Classification, Isolation And Drug Development. The Role Of Phytocompounds In Cosmeceutical Applications. Rosmarinic Acid: Sources, Properties, Applications And Biotechnological Production. Section 3: Bioactive potential of medicinal plants and treatment against diseases. Scientific Validation Of The Usefulness Of Withania Somnifera Dunal In The Prevention Of Diseases. Plant Essential Oils And Anticancer Properties: An Update. Isolation, Extraction, Preclinical And Clinical Studies On Major Anticancer Compounds Of Natural Origin. Anticancer Properties Of Medicinal Plants Listed In The Herbal Pharmacopoeia Of The United Mexican States.

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Book SynopsisPearl millet is mainly used for animal and poultry feed. It is the principal source of energy, protein, vitamins, minerals and contains many phenolic compounds, which are a good source of natural antioxidants. Pearl millet is a rich source of bioactive compounds and contains phytates and polyphenols. Owing to high nutritional and phytochemical properties, it has gained considerable attention as a botanical dietary supplement in many functional foods. Pearl Millet: Properties, Functionality and Its Applications provides comprehensive knowledge on nutritional and non-nutritional aspects of pearl millet. It covers recent research on pearl millet and provides information to improve the property and shelf life of flour, as well as the starch, and their uses in various food products.Features: Reviews structure, functional and antioxidant properties in pearl millet flour Deals with the latest developments in modiTable of ContentsChapter 1 Pearl Millet: A Drought Arrested Crop Chapter 2 Shelf Life Enhancement of Pearl Millet Flour Chapter 3 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Properties in Pearl Millet: A Cereal Grain with Potential Applications Chapter 4 Effects of Different Milling Processes on Pearl Millet Chapter 5 Starch: Structure, Properties and Applications Chapter 6 Impact of Different Modifications on Starch Properties Chapter 7 Biotechnological Applications for Improvement of the Pearl Millet Crop Chapter 8 Biofortification and Medicinal Value of Pearl Millet Flour Chapter 9 Product Formulations

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