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Arsenic in Rice Grain
Different parameters define the quality of rice. However, the absence of toxic compounds such as Arsenic (As) is essential. This metalloid occurs...
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Scope of Nanotechnology for Sustainable Production of Nutritive Foods
To meet the nutritional requirements of the world’s fast rising residents is a pressing necessity. Pest infestations, microbiological assaults,...
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Occurrence, analysis and removal of pesticides, hormones, pharmaceuticals, and other contaminants in soil and water streams for the past two decades: a review
Chemical waste constitutes a group of environmental pollutants including pesticides, heavy metals, hormones, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare products...
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Applications of Microbial Biosurfactants in Detergents
Surfactants are multifunctional amphiphilic compounds and have wide applications in various industries, such as food, agriculture, petroleum,...
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Lavender
Lavender being a member of the mint family, is cultivated worldwide because of its charming flowers and beautiful scent. It is cultivated throughout...
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Microbial Diversity for Agricultural Productivity
The safety and security of the world’s food supply is at risk due to the present-day intensive farming methods. To fulfill the food demand of the...
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Role of Extremophiles in the Treatment of Industrial Waste, Pharmaceuticals, and Personal Care Products
Industrial waste, pharmaceutical waste, and personal care products’ prevalence in soil and water bodies are of emerging concern at present. Moreover,...
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Eco-friendly Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons Compounds from Crude Oily Wastewater Using PVA/Alginate/Clay Composite Hydrogels
Immobilized microorganisms especially bacteria are most used rather than free cells to be protected from the environmental conditions when being used...
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Opium Poppy
Opium poppy is one of the oldest medicinal plants known to humanity. This iconic plant is believed to be originated in the eastern Mediterranean...
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The Exogenous Application of 24-Epibrassinolide (24-EBL) Increases the Cd and Pb Resilience in Zea mays (L.) by Regulating the Growth and Physiological Mechanism
Heavy metals (HMs) at a concentration above the threshold level act as environmental pollutants and very often threaten the agricultural productivity...
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Translocation of residual ethoprophos and tricyclazole from soil to spinach
The dissipation of ethoprophos and tricyclazole in soil and their translocation tendency to spinach were investigated. Prior to field trials, the...
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Nanoengineered particles for sustainable crop production: potentials and challenges
Nanoengineered nanoparticles have a significant impact on the morphological, physiology, biochemical, cytogenetic, and reproductive yields of...
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Environmental Pollutants: Organic and Emerging Contaminants
Environmental contamination by organic and emerging contaminants emanating from anthropic activities is widespread globally. Such activities include...
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Enzyme Conjugation - A Promising Tool for Bio-catalytic and Biotransformation Applications – A Review
Enzymes have revolutionized conventional industrial catalysts as more efficient, eco-friendly, and sustainable substitutes that can be used in...
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New Trends from Fungi Secondary Metabolism in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Fungi are eukaryotic organisms that can produce a wide range of secondary metabolites with a significant impact on society. Some metabolites are...
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Effects of Metal Nanoparticles on Plants and Related Microbes in Agroecosystems
Utilizing nanoparticles with a size of less than 100 nm, nanotechnology present an unheard of chance to create concentrated supplies of nutrients...
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Fabricated Nanofertilizers: A Clean and Feasible Substitute for Conventional Fertilizers
The rising population, leading to the decline in cultivable land and water resources, creates a need in agriculture for greater food production...
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Optical Detection of Targets for Food Quality Assessment
Food safety and quality is one of the scientific disciplines that have gained the concern and attention of people. For the most part, food safety...
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Identification, characterization, and genome sequencing of Brevibacterium sediminis MG-1 isolate with growth-promoting properties
In recent years, plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) have received increased attention due to their prospective use as biofertilizers for the...
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Luminescent Microbial Bioassays and Microalgal Biosensors as Tools for Environmental Toxicity Evaluation
This chapter deals with toxicity bioassays and biosensors based on luminescent microorganisms that report on global toxicity of a sample in such a...