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Mehta, H.
- Breeding, Improvement and Germplasm Conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants - a Review
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Indian Forester, Vol 130, No 3 (2004), Pagination: 291-303Abstract
Medicinal plants have a long history of their association with humankind since time immemorial. Indian, Chinese and the other oriental systems of medicines are dependent on medicinal plants besides the traditional use of a range of plants as medicines by tribals living in the forests as has been brought out in different ethno-botanical studies. The Asiatic flora includes tropical, sub-tropical and temperate species used in modern medicines and aroma industries. The genetic erosion rates of medicinal flora are alarming leading to shrinking biodiversity and this calls for invoking all feasible breeding methods and strategies to increase genetic variation and augment it to conservation of already existing variation. The methods of conservation could be in-situ and ex-situ. Among in-situ conservation, natural reserves, forest reserves, national parks etc. are included while in ex-situ (off site) conservation, gene banks, herbal garden, seed orchards and in-vitro methods of conservation viz. shoot culture and plant cell suspension culture are included. The advents of molecular tools have opened up new vistas of mobilizing genes across genera and texa and plant improvement through marker assisted selection (MAS). These new techniques along with already existing time-tested methods can be useful complements for future germplasm improvement and conservation.- Genetic Analysis for Seed Traits in Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. Ex Del Ssp. Indica (Benth.) Brenan (Babul)
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Indian Forester, Vol 137, No 8 (2011), Pagination: 976-979Abstract
Genetic parameters for nine pod and seed traits. and per cent germination were worked out in thirty seed sources of Acacia nilotica mostly from the state of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Values for variability expected genetic gain were calculated for aU individual characters. Seed length, seed width and 100 seed weight exhibited high genetic variabiJity, heritability and genetic gain. Correlation study revealed that pod thickness; pod weight, seed length, seed width, seed thickness and 100 seed weight had significant and positive association with germination percentage. These traits therefore should be given priority for improving germination in Acacia nilotica.Keywords
Genetic Gain, Genetic Variability, Heritability, Seed Traits, Germination per Cent, Seed Source And Acacia Nilotica- Soil and Water Conservation Techniques Based Land Degradation Neutrality: A Need-Based Solution for Degraded Lands in Indian Perspective
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Anand K. Gupta
1,
Pawan Kumar
1,
A. C. Rathore
1,
Parmanand Kumar
2,
Rajesh Kaushal
1,
Sadikul Islam
3,
Devi Deen Yadav
4,
D. K. Jigyasu
5,
H. Mehta
1
Affiliations
1 Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
2 Forest Research Institute, Chakarata Road, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 Hydrology and Engineering Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
4 Soil Science and Agronomy Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
5 Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Jorhat 785 700, IN
1 Plant Science Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
2 Forest Research Institute, Chakarata Road, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 Hydrology and Engineering Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
4 Soil Science and Agronomy Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
5 Central Muga Eri Research and Training Institute, Jorhat 785 700, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 10 (2021), Pagination: 1343-1347Abstract
Land degradation neutrality (LDN) adopted in 2015 as target 15.3 of sustainable development goals (SDGs), is a challenge as well as opportunity in the present world to restore the degraded lands. Soil and water conservation (SWC) techniques in the form of bio-engineering measures have vast potential to attain LDN in sustainable manner. India has already announced a LDN target of 26 mha and is fully determined to meet the target by 2030. Therefore, this article proposes and recommends incorporation of SWC measures in effective ways at policy level as key to the success of LDNKeywords
Degraded Land Restoration, Ecosystem Services, LDN, SDGs, SWC Techniques.References
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- Introduction of Dendrocalamus stocksii (Munro.) in the Northwestern Himalayan foothills for sustainable production and resource conservation
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R. Kaushal
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Tarun Kumar
1,
Avnindra Singh
1,
J. M. S. Tomar
1,
H. Mehta
1,
Manoj Chandran
2,
S. T. S. Lepcha
3,
J. Durai
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1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
2 Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fibre Development Board, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 National Bamboo Mission, New Delhi 110 001, IN
4 International Network on Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, 100102, CN
1 ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Dehradun 248 195, IN
2 Uttarakhand Bamboo and Fibre Development Board, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 National Bamboo Mission, New Delhi 110 001, IN
4 International Network on Bamboo and Rattan, Beijing, 100102, CN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 9 (2021), Pagination: 1238-1240Abstract
The present study evaluates the growth performance and resource conservation attributes of Dendrocalamus stocksii introduced in the Himalayan foothills, India in 2012. The growth and biomass production after seven years were comparable with the growth performance of species in its native region in the Western Ghats. Maximum culm weight of 7.9 kg was recorded in the fifth year. The litterfall reached 8.70 Mg ha–1 in 2019. The basal portion up to 2.25 m was entirely solid after the fifth year of harvesting, which offers a good market potential and a substitute to Dendrocalamus strictus. Studies revealed that about one-third of the ischolar_main number and ischolar_main biomass was observed in 0–10 cm soil layer, whereas about 74% of total ischolar_main number and about 79% of total ischolar_main biomass was recorded in the 0–30 cm soil layer. The dense shallow ischolar_main system can help prevent soil erosion and make the species suitable for the sites having indurate pan at varying depths. Soil hydraulic conductivity and aggregate stability showed marked improvement after six years. Overall, the species can be recommended for large-scale cultivation in the Himalayan foothillsKeywords
Bamboo, biomass, culm, hydraulic conductivity, ischolar_maining intensity.References
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- Viswanath, S., Joshi, G., Somashekar, P., Rane, A., Chandramouli, S. and Joshi, S., Dendrocalamus stocksii (Munro): A Potential Multipurpose Bamboo Species for Peninsular India, Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Benglauru, 2013.
- Rane, A. D., Viswanath, S., Sheshshayee, M. S. and Sawardekar, S. V., Population structure of Dendrocalamus stocksii along its geographical distribution. J. Bamboo Rattan, 2019, 18(3), 44– 54.
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