Advances in Phytonanotechnology: From Synthesis to Application - Softcover

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Mansour Ghorbanpour obtained his MSc and PhD degrees in Crop Ecology from Tehran University (Karaj, Iran) and has been a visiting scholar in the Nutrient Uptake and Toxicity Stress (NUTS) group at the University of Western Australia (Perth, Australia). He specializes in the production and domestication of medicinal and aromatic plants. His research interests include medicinal plants and their bioactive ingredients in stressful environments; the discovery and development of new therapeutic plants and products; phyto-nanotechnology; the bioavailability of emerging contaminants in plant–soil systems; agricultural practices and techniques for increasing plant primary and secondary metabolites; and the diversity of natural products and bioactive compounds of aromatic medicinal plants, among others. A prolific author, Dr. Ghorbanpour was listed among the top 2% of scientists in the world for three consecutive years (2019–2021) by Stanford University.

Shabir Hussain Wani is Scientist cum Assistant Professor at Shere-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir where his research focuses on plant breeding and genetics/plant biotechnology.

Included among his awards are:

Fellow of the Linnean Society of London-2017

YOUNG SCIENTIST Award (2017), Indian Ecological Society Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana.

Young Scientist of the Year 2016, International foundation for Environment and Ecology Kolkata India.

YOUNG ACHIEVER AWARD – 2016, Society for Advancement of Human and Nature (SADHNA) YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry

YOUNG SCIENTIST Award (2015), Society for Plant Research, Meerut, India

YOUNG SCIENTIST Award (2009), Society for Promotion of Plant Science Research. Jaipur National University, Jaipur.

FELLOW OF SOCIETY FOR PLANT RESEARCH AWARD – 2011-12