Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides

Emerging Roles in Agriculture

M. Naeem, Tariq Aftab, M. Masroor A. Khan

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN:
  9780323856720
• eBook ISBN:
  9780323886093
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Agribusiness
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides: Emerging Roles in Agriculture  is the first book to focus exclusively on this emerging and important option for reducing the overuse and negative impact of agrochemicals in agriculture. Among practices being developed for effective and eco-friendly plant growth regulators in crop production, using radiation-processed polysaccharides (RPPs) is a promising technique. Comprised of chapters from diverse areas of plant science, including agriculture, agronomy, biotechnology, nanotechnology, molecular biology, and radiation agriculture, this book provides insights into the practical application of RPPs and inspires further research toward sustainable and efficient agricultural production. Polysaccharides (sodium alginate, carrageenan, chitosan and others) in their depolymerized state are increasingly important to agriculture based on their unique biological properties, biocompatibility, biodegradability and non-toxicity. Understanding the impact of RPPs on the plant phenotype, translocation of nutrients from source to sink, signal processing, and crosstalk helps improve the applicability of RPPs and sustainable agricultural yield. - Presents the latest application of RPPs for improved plant production - Includes insights for abiotic stress, biotechnology, nanotechnology and molecular application - Explores the efficiency of natural polysaccharides as plant growth promoters

Table of contents

• Radiation-Processed Polysaccharides
• Chapter One Occurrence, distribution, and structure of natural polysaccharides
• Chapter Two Synthesis, characterization, and modification of natural polysaccharides
• Chapter Three Biodegradable and active polymeric matrices reinforced with silver-titania nanoparticles for state-of-the-art technology of food packaging
• Chapter Four Polysaccharides and radiation technology
• Chapter Five Radiation processed polysaccharides in food production, preservation and packaging applications
• Chapter Six Prospects and probabilities of irradiated cellulose and carrageenan in food and agricultural industries
• Chapter Seven Potential of biopriming with irradiated chitosan for sugarcane micropropagation
• Chapter Eight Irradiated starch: Roles in agricultural and food production
• Chapter Nine Radiation-processed polysaccharides and the enrichment of medicinally imperative bioactive compounds in plants, a review
• Chapter Ten Fractions of gamma-irradiated sodium alginate enhance the growth, enzymatic activities, and essential oil production of lemongrass [Cymbopogon flexuosus (Steud.) Wats]
• Chapter Eleven Fractions of radiation-processed chitosan induce growth, photosynthesis and secondary metabolism in Java citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt)
• Chapter Twelve Improvement in growth, physiological attributes and essential oil production of Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash mediated by soil-applied gamma-irradiated sodium alginate
• Chapter Thirteen Effect of presowing treatment of Co-60 gamma-irradiated chitosan on seed germination and seedling vigor in Eucalyptus citriodora Hook
• Chapter Fourteen Chitin, chitosan, and chitooligosaccharides: Recent advances and future perspectives
• Chapter Fifteen Studies on radiation processed polymers mediated biochemical and molecular responses and relevance to enhancing plant productivity
• Index