Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) : A Multipurpose Wonder Plant : Vol. IV: Emerging Trends in Research and Technologies

Contents: Foreword. Preface. I. Propagation and cultivation: 1. Propagation Technologies of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) from Softwood Cuttings/Virendra Singh, Sonika Choudhary, R.K. Rana and L.K. Sharma. 2. Standardization of Agro-techniques of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don (Seabuckthorn) of Sikkim Himalayas/B.C. Basistha, N.P. Sharma, L. Lepcha and A. Sen. 3. Effect of Irrigation, Cultivars and Mulch Types on Soil Nutrient Availability and Vegetative Growth of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.)/Carl Boivin, Helene Rousseau, Jacques Andre Rioux and Daniel Bergeron. 4. Effect of Fertilizers, Mulch and Land Contours on Young Seabuckthorn Cultivars in Organic Farming/Merja Heinaalo. 5. Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Propagation and Plantation is a New Avenue to Farmers and Future Scope of Cultivation in Cold Desert Area of Himachal Pradesh, India/R.K. Rana, Ashok Singh, Virendra Singh, L.K. Sharma, Reena Devi, Pankaj Katoch and Manohar Lal. II. Genetics and breedings: 6. Breeding Strategies of Russian Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. mongolica) Varieties and their Global Introduction/Virendra Singh and Eury Zubarev. 7. Characteristics of Russian Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides subsp. mongolica)Varieties/Yury A. Zubarev, Alexey V. Gunin and Elena V. Oderova. 8. Studies on Introduction and Evaluation of Improved Russian Seabuckthorn Varieties in China/Li Daiqiong, Wu Qinziao, Zhang Jun, Guo Chunhua, Guo Yuxiao, Chen Yunming, Li Zhongyi, Sun Xiaochun, He Dengyao, Ruan Chengjiang and Zhou Zizhi. 9. Role of Intraspecific Variability in Introduction of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) in Belarus/I.M. Garanovich and T.V. Shpitalnaya. 10. Studies on Genetic Variation in Hybrid Offsprings of Large Fruit Seabuckthorn Forms/Jinyou Shan. 11. A Comprehensive Evaluation Study on the Adaptability of the Introduced Russian and Mongolian Seabuckthorn Varieties/Jinyou Shan, Qingyu Gao and Jian Ding. III. Molecular biology and biotechnology: 12. Application of SSR Markers for the Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Latvian Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.)/Gunars Lacis, Irita Kota and Dainis Rungis. 13. Application of DNA Technologies for Improvement of Seabuckthorn/Ankit Jain, Saurabh Chaudhary and Prakash C. Sharma. 14. Characterization and Micro-propagation of Some Wild Seabuckthorn Genotypes Selected from the Danube Delta, Romania/Liviu Adrian Vescan, Cristian Radu sisea and Doru Pamfil. 15. Proteomic Characterization of the Cold Traits in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica)/Ravi Gupta and Renu Deswal. 16. Assessment of Different Methods of DNA Extraction from Leaves of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.)/Simon Gruita Alexandra, Constantin Nicoleta, Pavlusenco Camelia, Pojoga Daniela Maria and Duta Cornescu Georgiana. IV. Physiology: 17. Physiological Aspects of Seed Germination of Hippophae salicifolia D. Don. From Lahaul, Himachal Pradesh: Responses to Storage and Certain Chemical and Hormonal Treatments/Shashi Sharma and Suresh Katoch. 18. Research Progress on Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Frankia-Seabuckthorn Root Nodules/Yoshinori Kanayama and Kazuhisa Kato. V. Chemistry and biochemistry: 19. Influence of Latitude and Altitude on the Composition of Wild Chinese Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. sinensis)/Jie Zheng, Heikki Kallio, Kaisa Linderborg and Baoru Yang. 20. A Comparative Study on Composition of Seabuckthorn Oil and other Edible Oils/Lu Rongsen. 21. Isolation, Characterization and Chemical Fingerprinting of Bioactives from Indian Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Species/Chinchu Bose, N. Pandurangan, Virendra Singh and A. Banerji. 22. L-Querbrachitol in Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Berries of Different Origins and Harvesting Dates/Baoru Yang and Heikki Kallio. 23. Studies on Correlation of Berry Quality Parameters of Seabuckthorn in Relation to Increasing Altitude in China/Lu Rongsen. 24. Studies on the Total Flavonoid Contents of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Berries and Leaves/Lu Rongsen. 25. Biochemical Characteristics of Altai Seabuckthorn Varieties/Inessa Ershova. VI. Pharmacology: 26. Seauckthorn Based Dermaceuticals and Cosmeceuticals/Anuradha Pol, Pratik Patel, Lalit Kagliwal, Rekha Singhal and Vandana Patravale. 27. Health Effects of Seabuckthorn Berries: Research and Strategies at the University of Turku, Finland/Heikki P. Kallio and Baoru Yang. 28. Antioxidant and Anti-carcinogenic Activities of Seabuckthorn ( Hippophae L.)/Alam Zeb. 29. Herbal Preparation from Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Renders Survival Benefit,Protects Haemopoetic and Liver Stem Cells in Whole Body Irradiated Mice/Madhu Bala, Sandhya Tiwari, Jagdish Prasad and Surinder Singh. 30. A Comprehensive Study on Antiviral Polyphenols of Seabuckthorn Leaves/O.P. Sheichenko, V.I. Sheichenko, O.N. Tolkachev, L.D. Shipulina, L.V. Krepkova, S.A. Vichkanova, M.F. Mineeva, V.F. Okhotnikova, T.V. Kachalina and V.A. Bykov. 31. Seabuckthorn (Hippophae salicifolia D. Don) Plant Extracts Show Potential Antimicrobial Activity/S.M. Gupta, A.K. Gupta, Z. Ahmed and Anil Kumar. 32. Eco-climatic Imprint and Gender Bias in the In vitro Antioxidant Activity and Total Polyphenols in the Leaves of Hippophae rhamnoides and Related Species from Trans-Himalaya/Kapil Sharma, Brajinder Singh, Brij Lal and Harsh Pratap Singh. 33. Antioxidant Efficiency of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Extract in Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) of Balb/c Mice Model/Mustafa Koray Gumustas, Aliye Aras Perk, Berna Yavuz, Nensi Cavak and Mehmet Bona. 34. Anti-stress and Adaptogenic Potential of Seabuckthorn ( Hippophae rhamnoides L.)/Priyanka Sharma, Ravi Kumar, Rajendra Prasad and Geetha Suryakumar. 35. Anti-oxidative and Anti-inflammatory Activities of Hippophae rhamnoides and Hippophae salicifolia: An In vitro and In vivo Comparative Study/Rajkumar Tulsawani, Manimaran Manickam, Koganti Praveen, Kshipra Misra and Virendra Singh. 36. Phenol Content and Antioxidant Activity of the Ethanolic and Aqueous Extracts of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Vegetative Parts/E. Sne, D. Seglina, R. Galoburda and L. Krasnova. 37. Antimicrobial Properties of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.)/Rajesh Chahota and Mandeep Sharma. 38. Seabuckthorn Regulation of Homocystein Impairment Mediated Neurodegeneration with Special Reference to Senile Dementia of Alzheimer’s Type (SDAT)/Aruna Agrawal, Sushma Tewari, Shivapriya Shivakumar, K. Ilango, R.G. Singh and G.P. Dubey. 39. Improvement in Insulin Sensitivity Following Treatment with Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) Extract/G.P. Dubey, A. Agrawal, S. Sandhiya, K. Ilango and R.G. Singh. VII. Processing Technologies: 40. Bioactivity of a Non-traditional Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) Wine/Gargi Dey and Bharti Negi. 41. Formulation and Characterization of Seabuckthorn Oil Emulsion/Snezana Cupara, Milica Ninkovic, Ivana Arsic, Vanja Tadic, Milan Knezevic and Slobodan Jankovic. 42. Effect of Spices on the Quality of Seabuckthorn Nectar/Dalija Seglina, Anita Olsteine, Inta Krasnova, Karina Juhnevicca and Elga Sne. VIII. Environmental Conservation: 43. Status of Soil Nutrients under Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) Vegetation in Lahaul Valley, Himachal Himalayas/Alpy Sharma, Virendra Singh, Manohar Lal, Ashok Singh and S.P. Dixit. 44. Integrated Conservation Techniques for Prevention of Soil Erosion in Soft Rock Area, China/Bi Cifen, TaiYuanlin, Wang Fugui, Qiao Wanglin, Li Gui and Hu Cunsheng. 45. Multiple Functions of Seabuckthorn in the Sustainable use of Water and Land Resources in Soft Rock Area of China/Bi Cifen, Tai Yuanlin and Wang Fugui. IX. Miscellaneous: 46. Seabuckthorn Residue (Cake) Feeding to the Poultry Birds and Cattle Calves for Nutrients Utilization and Production/V.K. Sharma, A. Sharma, D. Wadhwa and Virnedra Singh. 47. Trials on Protective Agents against the Major Pests of Seabuckthorn/Lubov Shamanskaya. 48. Development of Seabuckthorn Fruit Harvesting Tools and Devices/D.K. Vatsa and Virendra Singh. 49. Analysis of Surface of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. caucasica) Seeds with SEM/A. Aras Perk, O. Kucuker and Z. Bati. 50. Pollen Morphology of Seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L. subsp. caucasica Rousi) in Turkey/Aliye Aras Perk. Index. Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.) is a multipurpose shrub or small tree, which grows widely in cold regions of Asia, Europe and also introduced in North America and South America. The plant has potential in health food, cosmetics and health protection and environmental conservation. This fourth volume of the book entitled “Seabuckthorn (Hippophae L.)-A Multipurpose Wonder Plant” has fifty excellent papers, including case studies and some reviews by experts from several countries like Russia, China, India, Canada, Finland, Romania and Germany etc. The book has been divided in nine sections. The first section on “Propagation and Cultivation” has five papers, which deal with propagation and management practices of seabuckthorn. The second section has six papers and deals with “Genetics and Breeding” of seabuckthorn. The third section has five papers and deals with “Molecular Biology and Biotechnology”. The fourth section on “Physiology” has two papers. The fifth section “Chemistry and Biochemistry” has 7 papers, which deal with bioactive compounds like vitamins, fatty acids, carotenoids, flavonoids, sterols, tannins, fatty acids, amino acids and their dynamics in seabuckthorn fruit and leaves. The sixth section on “Pharmacology” has fourteen papers, which deal with the studies on the experimental and clinical trials conducted on the efficacy of seabuckthorn oil and leaf extracts on various diseases of skin, cardiovascular system, diabetes, memory disorders, and wounds etc. The seventh section has three papers and deals with “Processing Technologies” for extraction of juice and oil and development of their products. The eighth section on “Environmental Conservation” deals with the role of seabuckthorn in control of soil erosion and debris flow and improvement of soil. The ninth section “Miscellaneous” has five papers, which deal with studies on the animal feed, pest control, development of seabuckthorn fruit harvesters and morphology of seabuckthorn seeds and pollens. The book will prove very useful to the researchers, environmentalists, herbal medicine industry, policy makers and all those interesting in knowing more about this multipurpose wonder plant and harnessing its nutritional, health, economic and ecological potential.