Recent progress in medicinal plants: Crop improvement, production technology, trade and commerce / J.N. Govil, Jitendra Pandey, B.G. Shivakumar, V.K. Singh [eds]

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1. Improvement of Medicinal Plants :
Strategy, Constraints and Outlook
A. K. Dhar
2. Synthetic Seeds in Medicinal, Horticultural and
Ornamental Plants : Retrospective and Perspectives
Jaswinder Kaur, G.S. Virk and Anu Sharma
3. Use of Biotechnology for Growing Medicinal Plants
Tara Dubey and Daniel J. Guerra
4. Improvement ofCrop Plants through
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
A.V.S.S. Sambamurty
5. Induction of Somatic Embryogenesis
in Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
G.S. Virk and Jaswinder Kaur
6 Genetic Improvement inColeus forskohlii Briq.
Laxminarayan Hegde andT. Vasantha Kumar
7. Seed Culture ofCoelogyne nervosa A. Rich
M. SUGUNA Devi
8. InHuence of Nitrogen Application Levels Through Different
Sources on Andrographolide Content in Kalmegh
lAndrographis paniculata (Burm. f) Wall.ex Nees]
S.K. Chauhan, Gyanendra Tiwari,
S.K. Gangrade and N.K. Tripathi
9 Cultivation Practices ofIsabgol (Plantago ovata),
Periwinkle iCatharonthus roseus). Opium poppy
(Papaver somniferum), Sarpagandha
[Rauvolfia serpentina) and Senna [Cassia spp.)
K.A. Gopinath and Jitendra Pandey
10. Cultivation Practices of Mentha (Mentha spp.)
and Datura {Datura spp.)
U.C Singh, Reeti Singh and R.K. Pandya
11. Cultivation Practices of Basella (Basella spp.)
and Celery (Apium graveolens)
Ravindra Mulge, M.B. Madalgehi and B.G. Shivakumar
12. Cultivation Practices of Kalmegh
(Andrographis paniculata) and Spiderling
(Boerhaavia diffusa) in Assam, India
PB. Kan.iilal, S. Bordoloi, R. Kalita,
P. Burman and R.S. Singh
13. Cultivation Practices ofPyrethrum iChtysanthemum
cinerariaefolium), Belladonna (Atropa spp.) and
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
B.G. Shivakumar, Jitendra Pandey, H.M. Thippeswamy,
Ravindra Mulge and G. Sha.ntha Ku.mar
14. Introduction and Cultivation of Medicinal
Plants in Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
S. Rajan, D. Suresh BabuRjVJ and Ram.sundar
15. Prospects of Cultivation of Medicinal
Plants in Chhattisgarh, India
P. OuDHiA and R.S. Tripathi
16. Status and Prospect of Medicinal Plants
Cultivation in West Bengal, India
K.K, Ghoshal, S.K. Ghose-'^ndAshim Chowdhury
17. Cultivation Practices for Commercially Important
Medicinal Plants ofMadhya Pradesh, India
J.L. ShrivastavaandAlka Jha
18. Sustainable Conservation and Development
Strategies for Indian Medicinal Plants
A.P. Dikshit andA.R. Kulkarni
Recent Studies on Essential Oils Formulations Used
for Control of Insect Pests of Cultivated Plants
Giovanni Sanna-Passino, Emanuki^a Bazzoni
AND Mario D, L. Mf)RETTi
A Review on Cultivation of Saffron (Croa/s sativus L.)
R.B, Saxena
A Review rui Harvacti
22. Contribution of Medicinal Plants in Trade:
Imbalances and Prospects
M. Alka Shiva
23. Medicinal Value and Export Potential of
Tropical Tuber Crops
R.S. Misra and S. Sriram
24. Medicinal Plants with Special Reference to their
Commercial Value and Export Potential
J.K. Bhalla, V. Sailaja and Ch. Haritha
25. Export and Import of Plant Drugs with
Reference to Quality Control
A.K. Roy and H.K. Chourasia
Short Communication
26. Cultivation Practices of Shataver (Asparagus
racemosus) and Danti (Baliospermum montanum)
S.K. Pareek, Akhilesh Sarraf, Virender Singh,
S. Manhas and S. Rathi
Subject Index