Innovations in Plant Science for Better Health: From Soil to Fork


About the Series

Series Editor-in-Chief:
Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Senior Lecturer (ARC DECRA Fellow), School of Agriculture and Food, University of Melbourne, Australia
email: h.suleria@hotmail.com Tel.: +61 470-439-670

The objective of this book series is to offer academia, engineers, technologists, and users from different disciplines information to gain knowledge on the breadth and depth of this multifaceted field. The volumes will explore the fields of phytochemistry, along with its potential and extraction techniques. The volumes will discuss the therapeutic perspectives of biochemical compounds in plants and animal and marine sources in an interdisciplinary manner because the field requires knowledge of many areas, including agricultural, food, and chemical engineering; manufacturing technology along with applications from diverse fields like chemistry; herbal drug technology; microbiology; animal husbandry; and food science; etc. There is an urgent need to explore and investigate the innovations, current shortcomings, and future challenges in this growing area of research.

We welcome chapters on the following specialty areas (but not limited to):

  • Food and function
  • Nutritional composition of different foods materials
  • Functional and nutraceutical perspectives of foods
  • Extraction of bioactive molecules
  • Phytomedicinal properties of different plants
  • Traditional plants used as functional foods
  • Phytopharmacology of plants used in metabolic disorders
  • Importance of spices and medicinal and functional foods
  • Natural products chemistry
  • Food processing waste/byproducts: management and utilization
  • Herbals as potential bioavailability enhancer and herbal cosmetics
  • Phytopharmaceuticals for the delivery of bioactives
  • Alternative and complementary medicines
  • Ethnopharmacology and ethnomedicine
  • Marine phytochemistry
  • Marine microbial chemistry
  • Other related includes nuts, seed spices, wild flora, etc.


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About the Book Series Editor-in-Chief
Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, is currently working as an Associate Professor in Food Chemistry, at the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences at The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. He was formerly the Alfred Deakin Research Fellow at Deakin University, Victoria, Australia. He did his postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Food, Nutrition, Dietetic and Health at Kansas State University, USA. He is also an Honorary Fellow of the Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Dr. Suleria has been awarded an International Postgraduate Research Scholarship and the Australian Postgraduate Award for his PhD research at the UQ School of Medicine and the Translational Research Institute in collaboration with the Commonwealth and Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia. Before joining the UQ, he worked as a lecturer in the Department of Food Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. He also worked as a research associate in the PAK-US Joint Project funded by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, and Department of State, USA, with collaboration of the University of Massachusetts, USA, and the National Institute of Food Science and Technology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan. He has been awarded the Dean’s Award for “Excellence in Research 2023” for his exceptional performance and strong commitment to advanced research in food science. Dr. Suleria has published more than 80 peer-reviewed scientific papers in professional journals and has co-edited several books. He is also in collaboration with more than ten universities where he is working as a co-supervisor/special member for PhD and postgraduate students. His major research focus is on food nutrition, particularly in screening of bioactive molecules, including isolation, purification, and characterization using various cutting-edge techniques from different plants, marine, and animal sources; in vitro, in vivo bioactivities; and cell culture and animal modeling.

Books in the series to date:

Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Plants
Bioactive Compounds of Medicinal Plants
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, and Ademola O. Ayeleso, PhD
Plant- and Marine-Based Phytochemicals for Human Health
Plant- and Marine-Based Phytochemicals for Human Health
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, and Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, MPharm
Human Health Benefits of Plant Bioactive Compounds
Human Health Benefits of Plant Bioactive Compounds
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Plant Secondary Metabolites for Human Health
Plant Secondary Metabolites for Human Health
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, P. P. Joy, PhD, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin
Bioactive Compounds from Plant Origin
Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Colin Barrow, PhD
Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants
Phytochemicals from Medicinal Plants
Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Masood Sadiq Butt, PhD
The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants
The Therapeutic Properties of Medicinal Plants
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, PE, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD, T. Jesse Joel, PhD, Sujogya Kumar Panda, PhD
The Role of Phytoconstitutents in Health Care
The Role of Phytoconstitutents in Health Care
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Ramasamy Harikrishnan, PhD
Assessment of Medicinal Plants for Human Health
Assessment of Medicinal Plants for Human Health
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, MPharm
Health Benefits of Secondary Phytocompounds from Plant and Marine Sources
Health Benefits of Secondary Phytocompounds from Plant and Marine Sources
Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Megh Goyal, PhD
Plant-Based Functional Foods and Phytochemicals
Plant-Based Functional Foods and Phytochemicals
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Arijit Nath, PhD, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Cereals and Cereal-Based Foods
Cereals and Cereal-Based Foods
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Kamaljit Kaur, PhD, Jaspreet Kaur, PhD
Bioactive Compounds from Multifarious Natural Foods for Human Health
Bioactive Compounds from Multifarious Natural Foods for Human Health
Editors: Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, Megh R. Goyal, PhD, and Huma Bader Ul Ain
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants for Human Gastrointestinal Disorders
Herbs, Spices, and Medicinal Plants for Human Gastrointestinal Disorders
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Preeti Birwal, PhD, and Durgesh Nandini Chauhan, MPharm
Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants
Curative and Preventive Properties of Medicinal Plants
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, and Ademola Olabode Ayeleso, PhD
Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds and Food Ingredients
Plant-Based Bioactive Compounds and Food Ingredients
Editors: Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD, Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Preeti Birwal, PhD, and Ritesh B. Watharkar, PhD
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigation of the Family Rutaceae
Phytochemical and Pharmacological Investigation of the Family Rutaceae
Editors: Abdur Rauf PhD, Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD, and Syed Muhammad Mukarram Shah, PhD
The Functional Foods
The Functional Foods
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Junaid Ahmad Malik, PhD Anu Kumari
Himalayan Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Depression
Himalayan Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Depression
Editors: Abdur Rauf, PhD, Prabhakar Semwal, PhD, and Hafiz Ansar Rasul Suleria, PhD
Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits
Herbal Medicines and Nutritional Supplements for Health Benefits
Editors: Megh R. Goyal, PhD, and Anamika Chauhan, PhD
Anti-Coronavirus Marine Bioactive Compounds
Anti-Coronavirus Marine Bioactive Compounds
Editor: Jen-Tsung Chen, PhD



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