Preface -- Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer Contaminants in Agriculture -- Role of Nutrients in Plant Growth and Development -- Practice and Impact of Pesticides in Agricultural Crops -- Response of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Soil Microbial Population and Yield of Plants -- An Overview of the Effect of Heavy Metals on Soil and Plant Growth -- Effect of Acid Rain on Crop Plants and its Mitigation Approaches -- Heavy Metals -- Heavy Metal Induced Gene Expression in Plants -- Nano-contaminants -- Heavy Metal Toxicity and Tolerance in Crop Plants -- Planning and Engineering Applications of Agricultural Wastes and their Remediation Strategies -- The Use of Constructed Wetlands to Mitigate Pollution from Agricultural Runoff -- Role of Nitrogen and Agricultural Management in Changing Environment -- Efficient Biotransformation of Agricultural Waste in India -- Impact of Bio-fertilizers/ Mineral Fertilizers on Crop Production under Contaminated Soils -- Nutrient Management for Medicinal Plants grown in Calcareous Soils -- Intimidating Effects of Heavy Metals on Mentha Species and Its Mitigation Using Scientific Approaches -- Impact of Heavy Metals on Catharanthus roseus and Its Amelioration through Conceivable Approaches -- Role of Cobalt in Plants -- Phytoremediation of Contaminated Soils of Mining Areas -- Bioremediation of Toxic Pollutants -- Ecological Implications of Atmospheric Nutrient Deposition in Low-Nutrient Ecosystems -- Utilization of Sericulture Waste by Employing Possible Approaches -- Inimical Effects of Arsenic on the Plant Physiology and Possible Biotechnological Solutions to Mitigate Arsenic Induced Toxicity -- The Use of Vermicompost Leachate for Irrigation in Two South American Plant Species -- Index.