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Cutting-Edge Agri-Technologies for Next-Generation Farming
Author(s): Mahendra Rai (Editor), Graciela Dolores Avila Quezada (Editor)
- Publisher Finelybook 出版社: CRC Press
- Publication Date 出版日期: July 7, 2026
- Edition 版本: 1st
- Language 语言: English
- Print length 页数: 318 pages
- ISBN-10: 1041081456
- ISBN-13: 9781041081456
Book Description
Cutting-Edge Agri-Technologies for Next-Generation Farming explores how emerging innovations such as nanotechnology, genome editing, artificial intelligence, precision agriculture, and smart sensing systems are reshaping modern food production. Bringing together insights from leading global experts, this volume presents interdisciplinary perspectives on improving crop productivity, enhancing resource-use efficiency, and strengthening resilience to climate change. It offers a holistic roadmap for developing sustainable, technology-driven farming systems that balance economic viability with environmental stewardship. Designed for researchers, policymakers, students, and industry professionals, this book serves as a comprehensive reference for advancing the future of agriculture through science-based innovation.
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About the Author
Dr. Mahendra Rai is presently a Senior visiting Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Piaui (UFPI), Teresina, Brazil. Formerly, he was Professor and Head of the Department of Biotechnology, SGB Amravati University, Maharashtra State, India. He was a visiting scientist at the University of Geneva, Debrecen University, Hungary; University of Campinas, Brazil; VSB Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic; National University of Rosario, Argentina, and the University of São Paulo. He has published more than 450 research papers in national and international journals, with 95 h-index. In addition, he has edited/authored more than seventy-five books owns 6 patents. He has been featured among the top 2% scientists in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology by Stanford University and is ranked 7th nationally in Biology and Biochemistry by Research.com.
Dr. Graciela Avila Quezada is a Professor at Faculty of Agrotechnology Science, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, in México. She has been conducting research related to plant pathogens for thirty years, beginning with her undergraduate thesis work focused on the control of Puccinia graminis f. sp. avenae. She was a visiting scientist at the Volcani Center in Israel; Colegio de Postgraduados, Texcoco, Mexico; SENASICA Laboratories, Ministry of Agriculture in Tecamac, State of Mexico; the California Polytechnic State Univ-San Luis Obispo California (Calpoly); Institut de Recherche pour le Développement IRD Montpellier, France; Universidad Autonoma Chapingo, Mexico State; Universidad de Córdoba, Spain. Dr. Avila was President of the Mexican Society of Phytopathology; Vice-president of the National Phytosanitary Advisory Council (CONACOFI); Executive Secretary of the National System for Research and Technology Transfer (SNITT) of the Minister of Agriculture (Sagarpa); and Director of Academic Cooperation, in the Coordination of Science and Technology, Presidency of Mexico. Besides, she has conducted more than twelve research projects and published more than 70 research papers in national and international journals focused on plant pathogens. She is presently a visiting professor at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain.
