Nanotechnology has been identified as one of the “Key Enabling Technologies” that play essential role in sustainable development of different fields. In recent years, nanotechnology has been gaining interest in animal and agriculture sciences, resulting from its potential in crop improvement, crop protection, crop productivity improvement, food quality control, soil fertility management, detection of plant and animal diseases, animal growth promotion and antimicrobials. In agriculture, studies indicate nanoparticles are capable of promoting germination and growth of seed, protecting plant from abiotic and biotic stresses, and increasing soil fertility. In animal science, nanoparticles are considered as excellent candidate for veterinary medicine, nutrient delivery, and biocidal agents.
Currently, in animal and agriculture sciences, the application of nanoparticles is still at the initial stage, that its advantage and potentiality are not fully exploited. Deeper studies are needed for this direction to explore impacts of nanoparticle on biological effects, probe into the mechanisms of nanoparticle uptake and mobilization in plants, understand bioaccumulation capability of nanoparticles and its effect on environment-related toxicity, design and synthesis safer nanoparticles. This article collection aims to expand our understanding in the application of nanoparticles in agricultural and animal science.
We welcome original research and review articles on topics of
- Nanoparticles
- Animal Reproductive sciences applications
- Agriculture sciences applications
- In vitro fertilization applications
- Embryo transfer applications
- Mammalian cell culture applications
- Biomedical applications
- Food Sciences
- Food Technology
Prof. Saber Abd-Allah (HOD, Professor, Researcher, Author, Scientist, Consultant and Orator) is currently working in the area of Embryonic Stem Cell Culture, Induced Pleuripotent Stem Cell, Oocyte and embryo culture, In vitro fertilization, In vitro embryo production, Embryo Transfer, Cryopreservation of ovaries, oocytes, embryos and semen, Follicle Ablation, Ovum Pick-Up, Superovulation, Cytogenetic, Molecular biology and many more. He has been awarded 6 International Awards for Teaching, Research, Innovation and Scientist Activities and recognitions for his contribution including: 1)- Lifetime Achievement Award, Global Outreach Research and Education Association, New Delhi, India – 2019. 2)- Best researcher Award, DK International Research Foundation (DKIRF), India, 2018. 3)-Distinguished Scientist Award, SBBS -2017- Faculty of Vet. Med., Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu, India. 4)- Best Professor Award, Association of Scientists, Developers and Faculties (ASDF International), Oakland University, Michigan, USA, 2016. 5)- Postdoctoral fellow from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, 2014. 6)- CV RAMAN International Fellowship for African Researchers, India – 2012.
Assoc. Prof. Rahisuddin is presently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi 110025, India. Assoc. He was awarded Ph.D. degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi in 2004. During his Ph.D. Thesis he worked on synthesis and spectroscopic characterization of transition metal complexes with macrocyclic ligands. He did B.Sc. (Chemistry, Zoology and Botany) and M.Sc. with specialization of Inorganic Chemistry from Ch. Charan Singh University, Meerut, UP, India. He has been awarded DST Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India in 2009. He has been teaching Inorganic Chemistry to the undergraduate and post graduate students in Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia. He has an expertise in synthesis of organic and inorganic drugs which are characterized by Single Crystal X-ray Crystallography and other modern spectroscopic techniques like FTIR, UV-visible, NMR, LC-MS, EPR and TGA. He was involved as Principal Investigator in Major Research Project of University Grant Commission, New Delhi on synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of phthalimide derivatives. His research group is also involved to investigate DNA binding interaction with biologically active drug molecules. He has been affiliated of ACS membership in 2016. He has presented research papers in various national and international conferences/symposia. He has published more than 60 research papers in International Journals
