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The book provides an overview on adoption of biotechnological approaches for the conservation, micropropagation, synseed production of various medicinal and ornamental climbers. The work includes a brief chapter on evolution and diversification of climbers. Other chapters give insights on protocols for in vitro propagation and synseed production of selected threatened medicinal and ornamental climbers. Informative chapter on the production of bioactive compound and their enhancement through genetic transformation and elicitation have been incorporated to cover latest advancement in the field of plant biotechnology. This book also explores the use of molecular marker technique for the desired improvement/magnification of medicinal and aesthetic value of climbing plants.
List of contents
1: Climbers: Evolution and Diversification in Angiosperm.- 2: Biodiversity Conservation with Special Reference to Medicinal Climbers: Present Scenario, Challenges, Strategies and Policies.- 3: Medicinal Importance of Climbers Used In Unani System of Medicine.- 4: Climber Plants: Medicinal Importance and Conservation Strategies.- 5: Plant Tissue Culture: Profile of Pioneers.- 6: Mircopropagation: A Boon for Conservation of Valuable Vines and Lianas.- 7: Somatic Embryogenesis: A Valuable Strategy for Phyto-Climbing Diversity Conservation.- 8: Biotechnological Perspectives towards Improvement of Decalepishamiltonii, Potential Applications of Its tubers And Bioactive Compounds of Nutraceuticals for Value Addition.- 9: Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merrill: Medicinal Uses, Propagation and Replenishment.- 10: In Vitro Strategies for the Conservation of Some Medicinal and Horticultural Climbers.- 11: Advancement in Encapsulation Techniques for Conservation of Climbers.- 13: BasicPrinciples behind Genetic Transformation in Plants.- 14: Genetic Transformation for Quality Improvement of Ornamental Climbers .- 15: Advances in Molecular Approaches for the Integrative Genetic Transformation of Highly Important Climbers .- 16: Molecular Markers and their Applications in Plant Biotechnology.- 17: Use of Molecular Markers in Medicinal Climber.- 18: Selective Protocols for In Vitro Propagation of Threatened Medicinal Climbers.- 19: In Vitro Protocols for Ornamental Climbers.- 20: Contribution of Biotechnology in the Enhancement of Secondary Metabolites in Selected Medicinal Climbers
About the author
Prof. Shahzad is the co-Editor of: Recent Trends in Biotechnology and Therapeutic Applications of Medicinal Plants Shahid, M., Shahzad, A., Malik, A., Sahai, A. (Eds.) 978-94-007-6602-0, May 2013, 137,79, 357 pp, HB sold: 103 copies, 8,876 downloads According to the 2013 Book Performance Report the above listed book was one of the top 25% most downloaded eBooks in the relevant Springer eBook Collection in 2013."
