Dr. Chandra Shekhar Seth is an Associate Professor at the Department of Botany. He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Botany from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.) in 2003 and Ph.D. degree in Botany from University of Lucknow (U.P.) in 2008. Dr. Krishan K. Verma is working as a Foreign Expert at Sugarcane Research Institute, Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences. He has 13 years of research experience in the field of biotic and abiotic stresses, i.e., environmental toxicology, plant-molecular biology, metallic nanoparticles. Dr. Faheem Ahmad, PhD, is a Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Botany at Aligarh Muslim University. His research is based on the study of plant-nematode interaction, plant disease, microbe-mediated biotic stress management, and agricultural biotechnology and microbiology.

• Fostering nano-formulation strategies: An update.- Potential of nanomaterials on seedlings: their involvement in pre-treatment, growth and development of plants.- Combating adverse agroclimatic variables on plants byfoliar and soil application of nano-micronutrients.- Can formulated nanomaterials boost plant resistance efficacy to abioticstressors?.- Application of nanomaterials stimulate agronomic productivity in combating the climate change scenarios.- Formulated nanomaterials stimulate photosynthetic and antioxidative enzymatic activities to upregulate productivity in environmental stress.- Nanoformulations and plant saline stress resistance.- Nanoengineered particles ease the water-deficit in contaminated soil.- Engineered nanomaterials and their potential involvement in relieving cold and heat stress in plants.- Nanomaterials-mediated mitigation of toxic metals in plants: a way forward towards precision agriculture.- Engineered nanomaterials enhancing sustainability and tolerance in advanced agri-farming systems.- Use of nanomaterials as nanofertilizers for crop betterment.- Nano-engineered particles as an eco-enviro-friendly approach for crop-betterment.- Opportunities and challenges of nano-engineering.- The variations of stress responsive genes in plants during adverse climatic conditions with nanoformulated particles.- Interaction of metallic and non-metallic nanoparticles on secondary metabolites during adverse climatic circumstances.- Field crop responses and mitigation strategies on advance agricultural systems.- Role of nanobioformulations on preharvest and postharvest crop management.- Nanotechnology based Biosensors for early detection of abiotic stress in crops.- Update on Synthesis of microbial magnetic nanomaterials for plant biology.- Nanotechnology based mutation breeding for crop improvement for abiotic stress tolerance.- Green nanotechnology-based formulations for abiotic stress tolerance for sustainable agriculture.- Environmental and safety considerations of nano-formulations for sustainable agriculture.- Emerging nanoformulated approachesfor sustainable agriculture current understanding and future directions.