This book reviews recent research advances in sustainable agriculture, with focus on crop production, biodiversity and biofuels in Africa and Asia.

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Dr. Eric Lichtfouse is a biogeochemist at Aix Marseille University who has invented carbon-13 dating, a molecular-level method allowing to study the dynamics of organic compounds in temporal pools of complex environmental media. He is Chief Editor of the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, and the book series Sustainable Agriculture Reviews and Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World. He is the author of the book Scientific Writing for Impact Factor Journals, which includes an innovative writing tool: the Micro-Article.

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Chapter 1. Mycotoxins occurrence, toxicity and detection methodsMohamed Amine Gacema, Aminata Ould El Hadj-Khelil. Badreddine Boudjemaa, Hiba Gacem
Chapter 2. Nanopesticides for pest controlSaheli Pradhan, Damodhara Rao Mailapalli
Chapter 3. Synthesis of nanofertilizers by planetary ball millingChwadaka Pohshna, Damodhara R. Mailapalli, Tapas Laha
Chapter 4. Materials and technologies for the removal of chromium from aqueous systemsFayyaz Salih Hussain, and Najma Memon
Chapter 5. Water quality assessment techniquesPriti Saha and Biswajit Paul
Chapter 6. Effect of Emerging Contaminants on Crops and Mechanism of ToxicityBansh Narayan Singh, Akash Hidangmayum, Ankita Singh, Akankhya Guru, Bhudeo Rana Yashu, Gopal Shankar Singh