Medicinal Plants Are An Important Health And Economic Component Of The Floras In Developed As Well As Developing Countries. India Occupies The Top Position In The Use Of Herbal Drugs. It Also Enjoys The Unique Position Of Exporting Plant Drugs And Their Derivatives Because Of Its Huge Diverse Flora Spread Over The Entire Indian Sub-Continent. There Is Great Scope Of Expansion Of Organised Pharmaceutical, Phytochemical And Herbal Durg Industry In India. The Present Book Indigenous Ethnomedicinal Plants Contains 18 Articles By Eminent Scholars Of The Country On Different Aspects Of The Subjects. This Book Incorporates Articles On-Medicinal Plants Used By Kanis Tribe Of Southern-Western Ghats; Folk Medicines Prevalent Among Tribals Of Bastar, Chhattisgarh; Ecofloristics And Ethnobotany Of Traditional Medicinal Plants; Medicinal Plants Used By Tribals Of Tamil Nadu; Folk Medicinal Plants From Manipur. Articles On Ethnobotanical Studies On The Flora Of Alagar Hills, Tamil Nadu; Ethnomedicines Used By The Moran Of Brahmaputra Valley, Assam; Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Plants Of Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere; Ethnomedicinal Plants From Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary Of Assam And Some Rare And Less Known Ethnomedicinal Plants Used By Tribals Of Chhattisgarh Provide Sufficient Information On The Subject. Book Provide Information On Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Certain Exotic Weeds Of Assam; Ethnomedicine For Snakebite; Medicinal Plants And Conservation And Uses Of Herbal Medicines. Articles On The Ageing And The Role Of Medicinal Plants; Nutraceutical And Pharmaceutical Applications Of Spirulina In Health Management; Medicinal Plants In Cure Of Hepatitis And Potential Medicinal Uses Of Withania Somnifera Have Added To The Value Of The Book. Present Book Provides Excellent Glimpses Of The Rich Herbal Medicine And Traditional Knowledge Heritage Of India. The Present Book Will Serve Not Only As An Excellent Reference Material But Also As A Practical Guide For Herbal Healers, Vaidhyas, Hakims, Research Workers And Students In The Field Of Medicinal Plants.
The Present Book, Applied Botany, Provides Information About Contemporary Plant Science Research And Its Importance In The Present Context. The Book Contains 22 Articles On All Major Branches Of Botany Including Physiology, Plant Pathology, Gymnosperms, Taxonomy, Ecology, Tissue Culture And Medicinal Plants; Chapters On Leaf Senescence, Allelopathy, Pollen Biotechnology, Toxicity Of Pesticides, Medicinal Ferns And Useful Metabolites From Plant Tissue Culture, Etc. Provide Useful Information On The Subjects. Topics On Plant Diseases, Namely, Sugarcane Virus Diseases; Diseases Of Betelvine; Seed Diseases By Fungi And Nematode Disease Of Pulses And Their Management, Etc. Have Added To The Value Of The Book. Articles On The Spiritual Tree Ficus Religiosa And Vedic Yajna Generate Interest In Vedic Sciences. In A Nutshell, This Book Covers Major Topics On Areas Of Plant Sciences And Highlights Gaps In Our Present Knowledge So That The Gaps Can Be Filled Up In The Near Future To Keep Pace With International Progress. Thus The Book Provides A Good Glimpse Of Botanical Research In India. This Volume Will Serve Not Only As An Excellent Reference Material But Also As A Practical Guide For Teachers, Research Scholars, Students And Workers In The Field Of Plant Sciences And Agriculture.
Nanobiotechnology Is Defined As A Field That Applies The Nanoscale Principles And Techniques To Understand And Transform Biosystems And Which Uses Biological Principles And Materials To Create New Devices And Systems Integrated From The Nonoscale. Nanotechnology Provides Great Hopes In Various Areas Like Health Care, Electronics, Information Technology, Bioinformatics, Cosmetics, Food Additives Etc. Nanobiotechnology Is Clearly A Very Broad And Interdisciplinary Area Of Research And Development. This Technology Is Expected To Revolutionize The Industry And Life Style Of The People During The Current Decade, Just As Computer Did In The Earlier Decades. The Present Book Nanobiotechnology Incorporates Articles On Various Facets Of Nanobiotechnolog. This Volume Contains Articles Covering Latest Information On The Subject Viz. Nanoparticles; Nanotechnology: Where Small Thing Is Big; Nanobiotechnology: Prospects And Challenges; Nanobiotechnology: A Burgeoning Discipline; Development Of Protein Nanotechnology; Nanotechnology In Medical Research And Nanotechnology In Drug Designing. Article On Functional Genomics Using Microarray Have Added To The Value Of The Book. Each Chapter Provides Extensive And Recent Information On The Selected Topic With Definite Conclusion & Future Prospects. This Book Provide Adequate Background And Current Information On Nanobiotechnology And Its Application. It Will Be Very Useful For A Variety Of Scholars, Biotechnologists, Medical Doctors, Researchers, Teachers And Students In The Field Of Nanotechnology.
The Book Contains 20 Articles On The Varied Aspects Of Plant Sciences. Articles On The Application Of Biotechnology Includes Gene Cloning Vectors, Edible Vaccines, Am Fungal Biotechnology, In Vitro Production Of Alkaloids, Micropropagation Of Ornamental Plants And In Vitro Morphogenetic Studies. Topics Covering Carbon And Fatty Acid Metabolism In Oilseed, Sensing Mechanism In Plants, Herbicides As Growth Substances And Plant Responses Under Water Stress Have Been Included To Project Their Importance. Articles On Aeromycological Survey, Impact Of Air Pollution On Lichens, Morphology Of Dwarf Shoots And Phylogeny Of The Pentoxyleae, Current Information About Bioinformatics, Intellectual Rights And Management Of Phytonematodes, Etc. Have Added To The Value Of The Book.
Recent Years Have Witnessed Major And Exciting Discoveries In Various Aspects Of Plant Sciences. The Significant Researches In Basic Plant Science And New Discoveries Related To Biotechnology Fields Holds Promise For Plant Improvement And Increased Crop Productivity. Present Book Plant Morphology And Biotechnology Includes Twenty One Articles On Biodiversity, Reproductive Biology, Medicinal Plants, Pollution And Bioremediation, Plant Physiology, Plant Pathology And Plant Biotechnology. Articles On Biodiversity Are Viz. Biodiversity And Its Conservation With Special Reference To Microbes; Habitat Diversity And Distribution Of Alpine Plants; Indigenous Uses And Population Status Of Plants From Temperate Forest In Garhwal Himalaya; Mathematical Modeling Of Crown Architecture In Some Social Forestry Trees Of South India. Topics Related To Reproductivie Biology Includes-Light Windows And Their Role In Pollination Of Some Angiosperms; Pollen-A Tool For Screening For Stress Tolerance; Some Morpho-Anatomical Aspects And Their Taxonomic Significance In Some Cassia Species. Importance Of Medicinal Plants Is Covered In The Topics Viz. Medicinal Plants Of Garhwal Himalaya; Conservation Strategies And Future Prospects; Common Herbs For Different Health Problems; Spirulina In The Treatment Of Anaemia. Topics Related To Pollution And Its Management Includes Chapter On Impact Of Environmental Pollution On The Water Quality Of The River Ganga At The Foothill Of The Garhwal Himalaya And Am Fungi: A Potential Tool For Phytoremediation. Plat Pathology Related Topics Includes Chapter On Phytoplasmas: The Silent Killer Of Higher Plants; Role Of Pectolytic And Celluloytic Enzymes In The Process Of Pathogenesis; Marigold: An Axillary And Nematoantagonistic Plant; And Prevalence Of Common Allergic Diseases. Plant Biotechnology Section Includes Articles On Somatic Embryogenesis-Nature And Application; Isozyme And Rapd Analysis As An Aid To Differentiate Hybrids And Parents Of Castor; In Vitro Response- Influence Of Carbohydrate In Medium And Recent Advances In Biotechnology Of Cereals And Millet Crops. This Book Will Be Useful To Botanist, Biotechnologist Environmentalist, Researchers, Teachers And Students Of Plant Sciences.
Recent Years Have Witnessed Major And Exciting Discoveries In Various Aspects Of Plant Science, Which Penetrate All Aspects Of Agricultural Research. Especially Exciting Are The Prospects Of Some New Discoveries In Biotechnology Fields Which Hold Promise For Plant Improvement & Productivity. Study Of Fossils Also Provide Valuable Information & Also Helpful In Locating The Occurrence Of Coal, Oil & Gas Deposits In The Earth. The Present Book Palaeobotany To Modern Botany Provides An Authoritative Review Account Of Many Aspects Of Palaeobotany And Current Progress In The Field Of Botany That Has Been Made In The Recent Past. This Volume Contains 16 Chapters On Various Topics Of Current Interest. Chapters Related To Palaeobotany Includes: Palaeofloristics & Climate Through Siwalik Succession Of Suraikhola Area In The Himlayan Foothills; Diversity Of Jurassic Cretaceous Pteridophytes In India; Investigation Of A New Petrifiel Trilocular First From The Deccan Inter Trappean Series Of Mohgaonkalan, M.P.; Palynological Studies From Early Ecocene Sequences Exposed Near Matasukh, Nagaur District, Rajasthan; Evolutionary Sequence In The Fossil Fructification, Gymnospers From The Rajmahal Hills, Jharkhand. Book Include Articles On Biodiversity & Its Application Viz. Traditional Use Of Pteridophytic Plants Among Baiga Tribe; Tectaria Zeilanica Rare Fern From S.W. Ghats; Impact On Microbial Diversity In Restoration Of Forest Ecosystem; An Appraisal Of Biodiversity Conservation Strategies For Medicinal And Aromatic Plants; Remote Sensing: Basic & Applications In Biology; Antidermatophytic Health Foods; Vegetation Succession, Nutrient Enrichment & Microbial Proliferation In Mine Spoils; Native Trees Of Rajasthan Desert. Articles On Physiological & Biochemical Aspects Of Seed Maturation In Chickpea And On Transgenic Crops Have Added Value To The Book. This Book Will Be Useful To Botanist, Palaeobotanist, Ecologist, Enviromentalist, Researchers, Teachers & Students Of Plant Sciences.
The Advancement In Crop Improvement In The Past Several Decades Have Been Phenomenal. During The Last Two Decades Or So Enormous Information About Many Facets Of Plant Organization And Development Has Been Appearing. Some Of These Data Are Of Great Relevance And Were Sure To Contribute Significantly Towards Improvement Of Crop Yield. This Bok Incorporates Review And Research Articles On Varied Aspects Of Plant Science In 25 Chapters.
Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering in order to achieve the application of organisms as well as parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The application of molecular biology to the analysis and mani
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