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Plants play a crucial role in providing food, medicine, agrochemicals, fragrances, flavors, cosmetics, fine chemicals, and nutraceuticals, which are essential for human development. Research on plants and their potential for producing new value-added products has generated considerable interest among scholars and researchers. This book, which features 21 excellent research articles, highlights the current scenario and importance of commercially valuable plant species, including those with domestic and industrial value. The book covers a range of topics, such as the highly prized plant species Bunium persicum, Dysoxylum binectariferum, Magnolia campbellii, Morchella esculenta, Tinospora cordifolia, Woodfordia fructicosa, Plantago ovata, the Nobel Prize-winning plant Artemisia annua, Spinifex littoreus, tissue culture-raised banana, plant growth-promoting bacteria, systematic studies of starch grains, scientific propagation techniques for plant improvement, sustainability of Mucuna pruriens, and phytochemical screening of Eulaliopsis binata, Himalayan rhododendrons, Cyperus pangorei, and Vigna radiata. In addition, the book discusses the chemical constituents, uses, and diversity of aromatic plants, which are valued for their aromatherapy, flavor, and fragrance. The compilation of current investigation reports on biological, chemical, pharmacological, and clinical parameters will contribute to discovering new leads for product development from plants. As the reader will note, this book represents a diverse collection of views, reflecting the various sciences and interests that have enabled thoughtful deliberations for future prospects.

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Author:   Bikarma Singh
Publisher:   New India Publishing Agency
Imprint:   New India Publishing Agency
Dimensions:   Width: 3.10cm , Height: 22.90cm , Length: 15.20cm
Weight:   0.900kg
ISBN:  

9788119254378

ISBN 10:   8119254376
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   05 July 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Editors Choice: Bikarma Singh Synopsis and Current Issue Editors Choice: Bikarma Singh 1. Morchella esculenta Dill. ex Pers., an Important Medicinal Mushroom of Himalaya: Traditional Usages, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology and Need for Scientific Intervention - Bikarma Singh, Yash Pal Sharma, Brijesh Kumar, Bishander Singh and TN Lakhanpal 2. Woodfordia fructicosa (L.) Kurz., a Potent Indian Medicinal Plant in Curing Peptic Ulcer - Anil Kumar Katare, Inshad Ali Khan, Durga Prasad Mindala, Prasoon Kumar Gupta, Surjeet Singh and Bikarma Singh 3. Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers ex Hook.f. & Thomson (Giloy), a Multifaceted Elixir Plant of India - Neha Sharma and Naresh Kumar Satti 4. Modelling the Environmental Niche and Potential Distribution of Magnolia campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson for its Conservation in the Indian Eastern Himalaya - Dibyendu Adhikari, Prem Prakash Singh, Raghuvar Tiwary and Saroj Kanta Barik 5. Bunium persicum (Boiss.) Fedtsch.: Distribution, Botany and Agro-technology - Sajan Thakur and Harish Chander Dutt 6. Dysoxylum binectariferum (Roxb.) Hook., a Plant of High Medicinal Value and a Source of Leads for Modern Medicine - Vikas Kumar, Sonali S. Bharate, Ram A. Vishwakarma and Sandip B. Bharate 7. Biochemical Analysis of three Species of Hemiparasitic Taxa in the Polluted Area: Significant Role in Mitigators of Pollutants - Shibdas Maity, Souradut Ray and Amal Kumar Mondal 8. Exploring Commercial Cultivation of Tissue Cultured Raised Banana in Himalayan Shivalik Range - Sabha Jeet, VP Rahul, Rajendra Bhanwaria, CP Singh Rajendra Gochar, Amit Kumar, Kaushal Kumar, Jagannath Pal and Bikarma Singh 9. Advent of Isabgol (Plantago ovata Forsk.) Husk as a Cost Effective and Promising Gelling Agent in Plant Tissue Culture Experiment - Sougata Sarkar, Sana Khan, Janhvi Pandey and RK Lal 10. Medicinal Importance of Artemisia annua L. and Discovery of Artemisinin - Praveen Kumar Verma, Aliya Tabassum and Sanghapal D. Sawant 11. Threatened Subsistence of Economically Important Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr. (Family Poaceae) - Amal Kumar Mondal, Tamal Chakraborty and Sanjukta Mondal Parui 12. Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria as a Potent Tool in Amelioration of Salinity Stress: A Review - Prachi Sharma and Ratul Baishya 13. Systematic Studies on Starch Grain of Selected Indian Pulses: Potential Health Benefit and Commercial Values - Shilpa Dinda and Amal Kumar Mondal 14. Improvement of Commercially Valuable Plants Through Genetic Manipulations - Ujjal Jyoti Phukan and Vigyasa Singh 15. Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC: Ensuring Sustainability and Societal Enabling Through Agricultural Practices - Susheel Kumar Singh and Sunita Singh Dhawan 16. Taxonomy, Anatomy and Phytochemical Screening of Eulaliopsis binata (Retz.) C.E. Hubb. (Family Poaceae) - Shilpa Dinda, Debashree Ghosh, Souradut Ray and Amal Kumar Mondal 17. Indian Rhododendrons and their Value Addition: Revision of Species Diversity and Review with Reference to Product Development - Sumit Singh and Bikarma Singh 18. Cyperus pangorei Rottb. (Cyperaceae) an Economically Important Mat Grass for Rural Prosperity in India: Cultivation, Processing and Marketing - Anup Kumar Bhunia and Amal Kumar Mondal 19. Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles from Leaf Extract of three medicinally important plants and its Effects on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth on Mungbean - Sk. Md. Abu Imam Saadi and Amal Kumar Mondal 20. Genetic Improvements of Medicinal Plants through Tissue Culture Techniques - Gitasree Borahi, Monabi Paw and Mohan Lal 21. Aromatic Wealth of Himalaya: Value Addition and Product Development from Essential Oils - Bikarma Singh, Sneha and Rajneesh Anand Glossary of Terms Colour Plates Index to Scientific Names

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Bikarma Singh was born in India and is working as a Senior Scientist at the National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow - one of the pioneer institutes of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, known for the largest research and development activities under the Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India. He is recognized as Assistant Professor in AcSIR (Ghaziabad), and registered as Ph.D. Supervisor in University of Jammu. He graduated with Honours and is a Gold Medalist in Botany from North-Eastern Hill University Shillong in 2005, and completed a Doctorate Degree in Botany from Gauhati University Assam and Botanical Survey of India (Shillong) Meghalaya in 2012. Prior to joining CSIR-NBRI Lucknow in 2020, he was working as Senior Scientist in CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine Jammu and was involved in R&D related to Plant Sciences. He also served as Scientist-Ecologist in WAPCOS Limited Gurgaon. Currently, Dr. Singh pursues research with passion and possesses 15 years research experience in Plant Sciences, expertised in systematic and biotechnology, ethnobotany, value addition from essential oils, ecology, biodiversity germplasm conservation and EIA. He is serving as a reviewing member for National and International Scientific SCI and UGC listed journals, undertaken as lead leader for organizing many seminars and workshops. He received Prestigious recognition as Outstanding Scientist in Botany in 2019 awarded by Venus International Foundation, Chennai and two of his Ph.D. Scholar received best research paper award, working in the area of Botany. He authored/co-authored 8 books and published 86 research papers/experimental findings in peer-reviewed International and National journals. His recent books are Botanical Leads for Drug Discovery, Plants for Human Survival and Medicine and Plants of Commercial Values. He has 2 patents on medicinal aspects, and worked as PI/Co-PI/Team member for more than 40 research projects funded by Govt. and Private Organizations. He is supervising 5 Ph.D. students in Science to defend their doctorate degree. He is a member of several research committees, and delivered invited talks as key-note speaker/lecturer under various themes in several conferences, seminars and workshops.

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