Drawing on more than 4 decades of experience working in Nautanki as a writer, director, singer, and actor, Sharma's book is the first major study to analyse Nautanki not only through its literary bases, but also through live performances, considering it both in a historical vein and as contemporary theatre on the ground.What entertained India's masses and elites before the arrival of cinema in India? When did “modern” theatre begin in India and how did Nautanki con...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current achievements and future possibilities for the application of epigenetic and epigenomic techniques to the improvement of crops. Creating crops more resilient to the stresses caused by climate change will be an important part of a climate-smart and sustainable agriculture strategy for the future. All critical environmental stressors are explored: temperature, salt, drought, pollutants, pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The exciting...

Genome editing offers a powerful tool to significantly accelerate crop-breeding programs in order to develop new and improved varieties. It allows precise modification of an organism's DNA sequence, often by creating targeted double-strand breaks at specific locations. The CRISPR-Cas system has emerged as the preferred method of gene editing and offers a powerful technology for crop improvement. The use of CRISPR in plant research has led to significant improvements in crop performance in ...

BENEFICIAL CHEMICAL ELEMENTS OF PLANTSUnderstand beneficial elements and their role in the future of botany and agricultureBeneficial elements are those which, while not essential to plant life, can provide stimulation and enhance plant growth. Properly harnessed, these elements can bolster plant growth in the face of environmental conditions—including drought, nutrient deficiency, and excessive soil salinity—and biotic stresses like pathog...

In recent years, the convergence of biotechnology and manufacturing has ushered in a new era of sustainable innovation and efficiency. Incorporating bio-based materials into smart manufacturing processes has become a crucial strategy to minimize environmental impact, promote circularity, and propel technological advancements across various industries. This handbook, divided into four key sections, is a comprehensive overview and a holistic approach to the principles, applications, challeng...

This book introduces big data analytics and corresponding applications in smart grids. The characterizations of big data, smart grids as well as a huge amount of data collection are first discussed as a prelude to illustrating the motivation and potential advantages of implementing advanced data analytics in smart grids. Basic concepts and the procedures of typical data analytics for general problems are also discussed. The advanced applications of different data analytics in smart grids a...

The book presents high-quality papers from the Seventh International Conference on Microelectronics and Telecommunication Engineering (ICMETE 2023). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as microelectronics, wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, Big Data, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions of national/international scie...

This contributed volume aims at compiling multifaceted functions of plant hormones in plants under heavy metal stress. The main focus of this book is to address the recent developments in the arena of hormone mediated heavy metal stress tolerance.Plants are continuously challenged by abiotic stressors like heavy metals, which have negative impacts on growth and development. Hormonal stimulation via exogenous cues and endogenous signals can help plants to better withstand heavy meta...

This volume presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Functional Materials (RAFM 2024). It covers a wide range of topics such as multifunctional materials, 2D materials, biomaterials, materials for environmental studies, DFT and solar simulation of materials, perovskite and double perovskite materials, luminescent materials, smart materials, materials for energy conversion and storage, smart materials, advanced functional materials, polymeric materia...

This book presents high-quality papers from the International Conference on Next-Generation Communication and Computing (NGCCOM 2024). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as 5G and Beyond, Internet of Things (IoT), wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, big data, cloud computing, intelligent computing, artificial intelligence and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions...

This book presents high-quality papers from the International Conference on Next-Generation Communication and Computing (NGCCOM 2024). It discusses the latest technological trends and advances in major research areas such as 5G and Beyond, Internet of Things (IoT), wireless communications, optical communication, signal processing, image processing, big data, cloud computing, intelligent computing, artificial intelligence and sensor network applications. This book includes the contributions...

This volume presents the select proceedings of International Conference on Recent Advances in Functional Materials (RAFM 2024). It covers a wide range of topics such as multifunctional materials, 2D materials, biomaterials, materials for environmental studies, DFT and solar simulation of materials, perovskite and double perovskite materials, luminescent materials, smart materials, materials for energy conversion and storage, smart materials, advanced functional materials, polymeric materia...