NPTEL : NOC:Nanotechnology in Agriculture (Biotechnology)

Co-ordinators : Prof. Mainak Das


Lecture 1 - Introduction

Lecture 2 - What is Nanotechnology

Lecture 3 - An outline

Lecture 4 - Agriculture: Natural versus Modern

Lecture 5 - Modern Agriculture: controlled or out of control

Lecture 6 - A Restart:Utilising Our Discoveries

Lecture 7 - Classifying nanomaterials Based on Shape and Geometry

Lecture 8 - Classifying Nanomaterials Based on Chemical Nature

Lecture 9 - Physical Approaches to Nanomaterial Synthesis

Lecture 10 - Biological and Chemical Approaches to Nanomaterial Synthesis

Lecture 11 - Detailed Physical Techniques - I

Lecture 12 - Detailed Physical Techniques - II

Lecture 13 - Detailed Chemical Techniques

Lecture 14 - Detailed Biological Techniques

Lecture 15 - Basic Characterisation Techniques of Nanomaterials

Lecture 16 - Characterisation techniques for physical and chemical surface properties of a material

Lecture 17 - Nanomaterials in Agriculture

Lecture 18 - Iron pyrite and seed pre-treatment

Lecture 19 - nano-Pyrite and its lab trial with chickpea

Lecture 20 - nano-Pyrite field trial with spinach and its mechanistic details

Lecture 21 - Mechanistic details of the action of Pyrite nano-particle

Lecture 22 - Application of Pyrite nano-particle in different crops

Lecture 23 - Application of different nano-particles in Agriculture - I

Lecture 24 - Benefits of nanoparticles in Agriculture

Lecture 25 - Nanotechnology in animal production

Lecture 26 - Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production - I

Lecture 27 - Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production - II

Lecture 28 - Antioxidant nanomaterial in animal production - III

Lecture 29 - Antioxidant nanomaterial in skeletal muscle development - I

Lecture 30 - Antioxidant nanomaterial in skeletal muscle development - II

Lecture 31 - Skeletal muscle development and nanomaterial intervention

Lecture 32 - Fabrication of nano-micro devices to study force generation in muscles

Lecture 33 - Summarising role of nanomaterials in animal production

Lecture 34 - Nanomaterials in food processing and preservation - I

Lecture 35 - Nanomaterials in food processing and preservation - II

Lecture 36 - Multifunctionality of nanomaterial: water purification, waste disposal, and energy

Lecture 37 - Futuristic multifunctional, sustainable and green nanomaterial

Lecture 38 - Case study of Titanium dioxide - I

Lecture 39 - Case study of Titanium dioxide - II

Lecture 40 - The future: evolving nano world