Germplasm Diversity and Evaluation-Angiosperms
Contents: Preface. 1. DNA markers and germplasm resource diagnostics: new perspectives in crop improvement and conservation strategies/Deepmala Sehgal and Soom Nath Raina. 2. Biosystematic approach to the germplasm evaluation in some ornamental and crop plants/Deepak Ohri. 3. New reports of flowering plants from Shivalik Hills of Punjab/M. Sharma, Neelima Jerath and Jatinder Chadha. 4. Prospects and potentials of underutilized crops in India/G.L. Bansal. 5. Technological advances in post harvest biology of different cut flower crops/Kushal Singh and Ranjit Singh. 6. Evaluation of Gladiolus varieties for post harvest keeping quality parameters/Kushal Singh, Ramesh Kumar and Ranjit Singh. 7. Role of cytopalynology in germplasm evaluation of woody Bignoniaceae/G.S. Chatha. 8. Ethnomedicinal appraisal of medicinal plants of Kashmir Himalaya/Haleema Ashraf, R.C. Gupta, M.A.A. Siddiquue and M. Ashraf Bhat. 9. Biological diversity within members of Indian Acanthaceae/M.I.S. Saggoo and Arneet Gill (nee Grewal). 10. Germplasm evaluation in Bamboos: Chromosomes to molecular markers/C. Nirmala and M.L. Sharma. 11. Development and biochemical characterization of low glucosinolate lines in Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern. And Coss.)/M.A. Bhat, S.S. Banga, M.L. Gupta and Haleema Ashraf. 12. Recent developments in tree cytogenetics in India/V.K. Singhal, B.S. Gill and Puneet Kumar. 13. Intraspecific variation for some cytological features in Amaranthus cruentus L./Pooja Chandra and R.M. Pandey. Subject Index.
“Germplasm diversity, exploration, conservation and evaluation are the major aspects covered in this book. The subject matter covered has special relevance in agricultural countries like India which are fast developing and offers a lot of scope for exploratory nature of work because of its varied typography and diverse flora. There are both generalized and specialized topics in the book catering to the needs of teachers and students engaged in teaching and research covering different aspects of higher plants. There are contributions by eminent botanists on various aspects including biosystematics, taxonomy, floriculture, technological advances in post harvest biology of cut flowers, cytogenetics, forestgenetics, cytopalynology, ethnobotany, biochemical characterization and utility of molecular markers in germplasm resource diagnostics.
The volume is an immense source of newer information on germplasm evaluation in higher plants and should serve as a good reference book for research workers. It will surely enrich the background of beginners interested in the field of plant diversity its evaluation and conservation.” (jacket)
