Kundu, Monika and Krishnan, P. and Kotnala, R. K. and Sumana, Gajjala (2019) Recent developments in biosensors to combat agricultural challenges and their future prospects. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 88. pp. 157-178. ISSN 0924-2244

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Abstract

Background: Agriculture sector plays a strategic role in the self-sustaining economic development of a country by providing basic ingredients to mankind and raw material for industrialisation. Agriculture is much diversified field, but continuing with technological growth at brisk pace. There is need of technical interventions in the basic principles of food processing, quality assurance, disaster risk identification, diagnosis, and prevention to achieve goal ofregional andglobal food security. Thus to improve consumer livelihood and optimal utilization of resources, rapid, real-time, portable, and cost effective technologies are desired in agriculture. Recent advancements in biosensing technologies and material sciences have played crucial role in understanding agricultural process dynamics through molecular recognising materials, antigen-antibody interaction and subsequent transduction mechanism. Scope and approach: In this article, current trends in the development of biosensors, impact of nanotechnology and miniaturization of biosensors on addressing the new developments of agriculture strategies at different levels have been extensively reviewed. The article intensively brings out the implications of biosensors in various agricultural sectors and future need of improvement in the design and development techniques leading to sustainable development. Key findings and conclusion: Technological advancements in the area of nanobiosenors, bioelectronics, material science, miniaturization techniques, electrode design, fabrication technology, nanolithography and microfluidics have significantly influenced agriculture sector too. There is need to direct our research towards enhancing the shelf life of a biosensor for increasing the acceptability among the end-users. Improvement in basic characteristics of biosensors will lead to widespread application in major challenging areas in agriculture.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Copyright for this article belongs to M/s Elsevier.
Subjects:	Food Science & Technology
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Depositing User:	Mr. Yogesh Joshi
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2026 11:53
Last Modified:	19 Aug 2026 11:53
URI:	https://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/4434

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