This book provides an in-depth exploration of how nanobiotechnological aspects can be leveraged to address problems and challenges in postharvest management, such as extending product shelf-life, detecting and mitigating pests and diseases, and improving the quality and safety of agro-products. It outlines the advancements of the field of nanobiotechnology and controlling postharvest diseases with the goal of enhancing postharvest management and reducing food waste. Its content caters to benefit students, researchers, and professionals in the fields of nanobiotechnology, plant pathology, and postharvest technology.

Outlines the advancements of nanobiotechnology and controlling postharvest diseases with the aim of reducing food waste Focuses on emerging postharvest technologies and applications of nanotechnology in agriculture and food preservation Serves as a valuable reference exploring the intersection of nanotechnology, biotechnology, and agriculture

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Youssef Khamis is a Professor of Plant Pathology, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Egypt. He obtained his B.Sc. in 2002 of Agriculture Sciences, Plant Pathology at Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Egypt. In 2007, he obtained his M.Sc. in Integrated Pest Management of Mediterranean Fruit Tree Crops at CIHEAM-MAIB, Italy. In 2011, he got his PhD in Plant Protection Curriculum: Integrated Crop Protection from Bari University Aldo Moro, Italy. Also, he had a Postdoc position and visiting professor at Department of Agronomy, Londrina State University in Brazil. He published many research articles in peer reviewed in highly impactful scientific journals in the field of phytopathology and postharvest pathology. He has membership and contributes to several professional societies and editorial board member for several international journals. He is a member of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Egypt. Ayat F. Hashim , Ph.D. is currently working as a Researcher at Food Industries and Nutrition Research Institute, National Research Centre. She has been working on Nano lipid Carriers and Polymer Nanocomposites as Effective Nutraceuticals Delivery Vehicles. She has published 38 articles and 12 book chapters in Elsevier and Springer Nature. Also, she has one Book entitled: Biopolymeric Nanoparticles for Agricultural Applications that has published in Springer's Nanotechnology in the Life Sciences. She traveled to Londrina the State University of Londrina, Brazil, Department of Food Science & Technology where she engaged in a short training project in 2019 relevant to the preparation of edible coating film using natural biopolymers. Two years before that, she also traveled to the University of Wroclaw, Poland for another short-term training program in the field of nanoencapsulation of nutraceutical oils for functional food applications. She is a principal investigator for the project funded by the National Research Centre (NRC), Egypt (2023) entitled Novel SMART Nanofibers as Visual Color Sensors for Edible Oil Deterioration. Also, she was the principal investigator for project number F/5853 funded by the International Foundation for Science (IFS), Sweden (2016). She is interested in the synthesis of nanomaterials, especially functional nanoemulsion, encapsulation, characterization, green synthesis, characterization, and application in pharmaceuticals, food, and agriculture.

Inhalt

Nanobiotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture.- Importance of post-harvesting management.- Current postharvest management approaches.- Nanobiotechnology for Intelligent Delivery Systems.- Nanomaterials as an effective way of postharvest management of fruits.- Nanotechnological applications in the postharvest management of vegetables.- Nanobiotechnology for Integrated Postharvest Disease Management.- Improvement in packaging materials to postharvest loss reduction.- Toxicity concerns of nanoparticles.- Nanobiotechnology for smart and intelligent packaging.- Nanobiotechnology in the labeling of postharvest products.- Safety of Horticultural by nanobiotechnology.- Use of nano-biosensors in postharvest management.- Nano-packaging in postharvest fruits and vegetables.- Nano-coatings in postharvest fruits and vegetables.- Nanotechnology and value chain addition.- Reducing postharvest waste using nanotechnology.- Nanotechnology as alternative postharvest control methods.- Emerging trends in postharvest management: future perspectives.- Nanomaterials approach for improving of value chain industry.