Contaminants in Agriculture: Sources, Impacts and Management

SECTION-A: OVERVIEW OF CONTAMINANTS IN AGRICULTURE

Chapter 01: Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Contaminants in Agriculture: Impact on Soil and Water Resources

I.Rashmi¹, Trisha Roy², K.S. Kartika³, Rama Pal⁴, Vassanda Coumar⁵, S. Kala⁶ and K.C. Shinogi⁷

¹Scientist,  Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISWC,  Research Centre, Kota, India Email: rashmisac@rediffmail.com; ²Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISWC,  Dehradun, India Email: trisha17.24@gmail.com; ³Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, CPCRI, Research Centre, Vittal, India Email: kskavukattu@gmail.com; ⁴Scientist,  Environmental Science, IISWC,  Research Centre, Agra, India Email: rama.env@gmail.com; ⁵Scientist, Soil Chemistry and Fertility, IISS, Bhopal, India Email: vassanda.coumar@gmail.com; ⁶Scientist, Agriculture extension, IISS, Bhopal, India Email: shinojikallely@gmail.com; ⁷Scientist, Forestry, IISWC, Research Centre, Kota, India kalaforestry@gmail.com

Chapter 02: Role of Nutrients in Plant Growth and Development

Preksha Shrivastav, Akbar Ali, Mrinalini Prasad, Teg Bahadur Singh, Arti Yadav, Deepika Goyal, Prem Kumar Dantu*

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-5, India, Email:  premdantu@gmail.com

Chapter 03: Practice and Impact of Pesticides in Agricultural Crops

Sushil Ahlawat 

Department of Microbiology, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, CCS HAU, HISAR, India Email:  sushilahlawat08@gmail.com

Chapter 04: Response of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Soil Microbial Population and Yield of Plants

Teg Bahadur Singh

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh Agra - 282005

Chapter 05: An Overview of the Effect of Heavy Metals on Soil and Plant Growth

Deepika Goyal, Arti Yadav, Mrinalini Prasad, Teg Bhadur Singh, Preksha Shrivastava,  Akbar Ali, Prem Kumar Dantu, Sushma Mishra*

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-5, India ^*Email:  sushmamishra87@gmail.com

Chapter 06:  Effect of Acid Rain on Crop Plants and its Mitigation Approaches

Henan University of Science and Technology

Email:  ahammed@zju.edu.cn

SECTION-B: SOURCES OF CONTAMINANTS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON AGRICULTURE

Chapter 07: Heavy metals: Their Sources, Toxicity, Mechanism and Health Effects

Ayesha Siddiqa and Muhammad Faisal

Chapter 08: Heavy Metal Induced Gene Expression in Plants

Abdul Razaque Memon

Professor and Head, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science and Arts, Usak University, Bir Eylul Kampus, 64200 Usak/Merkez, Turkey

E mail: abdulrezzak.memon@gmail.com; armemon@usak.edu.tr

Chapter 09: Nano-contaminants: Sources and Impact on Agriculture

Mrinalini Prasad, Anamika Gupta, Akbar Ali and Rajiv Ranjan*

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India, Email:  rajivranjanbt@gmail.com

Chapter 10: Heavy Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants

M. Affan Baig, Sadia Qamar¹, Arlene Asthana Ali¹, Javed Ahmad¹, M. Irfan Qureshi¹

Proteomics and Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.

Email:  affan.mac@gmail.com

SECTION C- MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES: UTILIZATION, ENGINEERED APPLICATIONS AND BIOREMEDIATION OF AGRICULTURAL CONTAMINANTS

Chapter 11: Planning and Engineering Applications of Agricultural Wastes and their Remediation Strategies

Hera Naheed Khan and Muhammad Faisal

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.

Email: mohdfaysal@yahoo.com

Chapter 12: The Use of Constructed Wetlands to Mitigate Pollution from Agricultural Runoff

Alexandros I. Stefanakis

Tender Manager - Constructed Wetlands Expert, BAUER Resources GmbH, Muscat, Oman

Visiting Lecturer, Department of Engineering, German University of Technology in Oman, Oman Email: stefanakis.alexandros@gmail.com; alexandros.stefanakis@bauer.de

Chapter 13: Role of Nitrogen and Agricultural Management in Changing Environment

Amit Sharma

Department of Botany, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-5, India

Email:  amit_bio80@yahoo.com

Chapter 14: Efficient Biotransformation of Agricultural Waste in India

Mrinalini Prasad

Department of Botany, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra-5, India

Email:  mrinu.prasad.raj@gmail.com 

Chapter 15: Impact of Bio-fertilizers/ Mineral Fertilizers on Crop Production under Contaminated Soils

Indu Rialch

PAU, Ludhiana Punjab-141004

Chapter 16: Nutrient Management for Medicinal Plants grown in Calcareous Soils

Mohammad Idrees¹, M. Naeem², Tariq Aftab² and M Masroor A Khan²

¹Department of Mathematics and Sciences, College of Arts and Applied Sciences, Dhofar University, PO Box 2509, PC 211, Salalah, Sultanate of Oman

^2.Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh - 202002, UP, India

Email:  midress@du.edu.om

Chapter 17: Intimidating Effects of Heavy Metals on Mentha Species and Its Mitigation Using Scientific Approaches

Aarifa Nabi, M. Naeem*, Tariq Aftab and M. Masroor A. Khan

Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh - 202002, UP, India

Chapter 18: Impact of Heavy Metals on Catharanthus roseus and Its Amelioration through Conceivable Approaches

Department of Botany, Malda College, Malda, India

Chapter 19: Role of Cobalt in Plants: Its Stress and Alleviation

Plant Physiology Section, Department of Botany, AMU, Aligarh - 202002, UP, India

Chapter 20: Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils of Mining Areas

Tiziana Lai

E-mail: lai.tiziana@gmail.com

SECTION D- APPROACHES AND CHALLENGES FOR CROP PROTECTION AND PRODUCTION UNDER CONTAMINATED SOILS

Chapter 21: Bioremediation of Toxic Pollutants: Features, Strategies and Applications 

Arti Yadav, Deepika Goyal, Mrinalini Prasad, Teg Bahadur Singh, Preksha Shrivastav,  Akbar Ali, Prem Kumar Dantu*

Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra-5, India Email:  premdantu@gmail.com

Chapter 22: Ecological Implications of Atmospheric Nutrient Deposition in Low-Nutrient Ecosystems

Nishanta Rajakaruna and Mary Devlin

Associate Professor in Plant Biology, Biological Sciences Department, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA Email: nrajakaruna@coa.edu

Chapter 23: Utilization of Sericulture Waste by Employing Possible Approaches

Manjunath RN, Amit Kumar, KP Arun Kumar

Central Muga Eri Research & Training Institute, Central Silk Board, Lahdoigarh, Assam, India

E-mail: amit_bio80@yahoo.com

Chapter 24: Inimical Effects of Arsenic on the Plant Physiology and Possible Biotechnological Solutions to Mitigate Arsenic Induced Toxicity

Pinki Sharma¹, Monika, Khushboo Goyal¹, Tarun Kumar¹ & Nar Singh Chauhan^1*

Department of Biochemistry, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India

Email: narsinghc@gmail.com

Chapter 25: The Use of Vermicompost Leachate for Irrigation in Two South American Plant Species

G. Basilico