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This book presents basic concepts, methodologies and applications
of biotechnology for the conservation and propagation of aromatic,
medicinal and other economic plants. It caters to the needs and
challenges of researchers in plant biology, biotechnology, the
medical sciences, pharmaceutical biotechnology and pharmacology
areas by providing an accessible and cost-effective practical
approach to micro-propagation and conservation strategies for plant
species. It also includes illustrations describing a complete
documentation of the results and research into particular plant
species conducted by the authors over the past 5 years. Plant
Biotechnology has been a subject of academic interest for a
considerable time. In recent years, it has also become a useful
tool in agriculture and medicine, as well as a popular area of
biological research. Current economic growth is globally projected
in a highly positive manner, but the challenges many countries face
with regard to food, feed, malnutrition, infectious diseases, the
newly identified life-style diseases, and energy shortages, all of
which are worsened by an ever-deteriorating environment, continue
to pull the growth digits back. The common thread that connects all
of the above challenges is biotechnology, which could provide many
answers. Molecular biology and biotechnology have now become an
integral part of tissue culture research. The tremendous impact
generated by genetic engineering and consequently of transgenics
now allows us to manipulate plant genomes at will. There has indeed
been a rapid development in this area with major successes in both
developed and developing countries. The book introduces several new
and exciting areas to researchers who are unfamiliar with plant
biotechnology and also serves as a review of ongoing research and
future directions for scholars. The book highlights numerous
methods for in vitro propagation and utilization of techniques in
raising transgenics to help readers reproduce the experiments
discussed.
This book presents basic concepts, methodologies and applications
of biotechnology for the conservation and propagation of aromatic,
medicinal and other economic plants. It caters to the needs and
challenges of researchers in plant biology, biotechnology, the
medical sciences, pharmaceutical biotechnology and pharmacology
areas by providing an accessible and cost-effective practical
approach to micro-propagation and conservation strategies for plant
species. It also includes illustrations describing a complete
documentation of the results and research into particular plant
species conducted by the authors over the past 5 years. Plant
Biotechnology has been a subject of academic interest for a
considerable time. In recent years, it has also become a useful
tool in agriculture and medicine, as well as a popular area of
biological research. Current economic growth is globally projected
in a highly positive manner, but the challenges many countries face
with regard to food, feed, malnutrition, infectious diseases, the
newly identified life-style diseases, and energy shortages, all of
which are worsened by an ever-deteriorating environment, continue
to pull the growth digits back. The common thread that connects all
of the above challenges is biotechnology, which could provide many
answers. Molecular biology and biotechnology have now become an
integral part of tissue culture research. The tremendous impact
generated by genetic engineering and consequently of transgenics
now allows us to manipulate plant genomes at will. There has indeed
been a rapid development in this area with major successes in both
developed and developing countries. The book introduces several new
and exciting areas to researchers who are unfamiliar with plant
biotechnology and also serves as a review of ongoing research and
future directions for scholars. The book highlights numerous
methods for in vitro propagation and utilization of techniques in
raising transgenics to help readers reproduce the experiments
discussed.
Plant tissue culture is an essential component of Biotechnology
which has gained unbeatable recognition in plant sciences for
successful micropropagation and improvement of plant species,
leading to the commercial application. A number of plant species
have been investigated around the globe. This book presents current
research on the application of in vitro technology in the
improvement of Balanites aegyptiaca Del., a medicinal plant of
semi-arid tropics. The worldwide importance of forestry, summed to
the lengthy generation cycles of tree species, makes unavoidable
development of new technologies that complement conventional tree
breeding programmes in order to obtain improved genotypes.
Recently, a new set of tools has become available in the past 20
years that combined with traditional plant breeding will allow
scientists to generate products that are genetically improved
varieties of the future. These set of tools come under the general
title of ‘Biotechnology’. The three specific biotechnological
tools have been successfully used in several programmes of plant
conservation, namely, tissue culture techniques for in vitro
propagation, the use of molecular markers to assess the degree of
variability among population and techniques of long-term
conservation such as encapsulation and cryopreservation. Plant
tissue culture techniques are particularly relevant and become an
alternative not only for large scale propagation of individuals
that are threatened, reduce production costs and increase gains to
the industry, but also to provide ecological advantages as in
phytoremediation or in the establishment of artificial plantings in
weed infested site. The book gives a complete documentation of the
results and demonstration of Balanites aegyptiaca conducted by the
authors over the past 5 years. The end-to-end approach developed
through plant tissue culture techniques is reflected in the book
and there has been a successful transfer of technology from lab to
field. The authors hope that this information would provide
valuable data and also be a reference material for future research
activities in this area.
Plant tissue culture is an essential component of Biotechnology
which has gained unbeatable recognition in plant sciences for
successful micropropagation and improvement of plant species,
leading to the commercial application. A number of plant species
have been investigated around the globe. This book presents current
research on the application of in vitro technology in the
improvement of Balanites aegyptiaca Del., a medicinal plant of
semi-arid tropics. The worldwide importance of forestry, summed to
the lengthy generation cycles of tree species, makes unavoidable
development of new technologies that complement conventional tree
breeding programmes in order to obtain improved genotypes.
Recently, a new set of tools has become available in the past 20
years that combined with traditional plant breeding will allow
scientists to generate products that are genetically improved
varieties of the future. These set of tools come under the general
title of Biotechnology . The three specific biotechnological tools
have been successfully used in several programmes of plant
conservation, namely, tissue culture techniques for in vitro
propagation, the use of molecular markers to assess the degree of
variability among population and techniques of long-term
conservation such as encapsulation and cryopreservation. Plant
tissue culture techniques are particularly relevant and become an
alternative not only for large scale propagation of individuals
that are threatened, reduce production costs and increase gains to
the industry, but also to provide ecological advantages as in
phytoremediation or in the establishment of artificial plantings in
weed infested site. The book gives a complete documentation of the
results and demonstration of Balanites aegyptiaca conducted by the
authors over the past 5 years. The end-to-end approach developed
through plant tissue culture techniques is reflected in the book
and there has been a successful transfer of technology from lab to
field. The authors hope that this information would provide
valuable data and also be a reference material for future research
activities in this area."
Medicinal plants have acquired increasing significance in
development co-operation over the last few years. Their use and
propagation are cross-sectoral concerns that embrace not only
health-care but also nature conservation, biodiversity, economic
assistance, trade and legal aspects (e.g. intellectual property).
The present book presents biotechnological approaches for the in
vitro conservation and mass propagation of two important medicinal
plants viz; Tylophora indica and Rauvolfia tetraphylla. Both the
plants are rapidly disappearing due to its extensive indiscriminate
collection from wild, poor seed germination and lack of adequate
commercial plantation. Regeneration and establishment of plantlets
through various plant tissue culture techniques has been discussed
in this book. The application of these protocols can help to
minimize the pressure on wild populations and contribute to the
conservation of these valuable medicinal plants. Regeneration of
plants from alginate encapsulated shoot buds could be used as nodal
delivery system for germplasm storage and exchange. Physiological
and biochemical changes during ex vitro establishment
micropropagated plants has been discussed.
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