Perspectives in Plant Biodiversity

Muthuchelian, K

• Publisher: Daya Publishing House
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9788170359067
• Subtopic: Forestry
• Index: Technology & Engineering

This book contains a series of scientific articles regarding Plant Biodiversity. It addresses the economic, institutional and social challenges confronting scientists and policy markers in conserving biodiversity and ecosystem service that are critical for sustaining human well being and development. It contains 40 chapters and it will bring out the first hand information about diversity and bio-resources both in land and water. This book is useful for students, environmentalists, foresters and general public too.

Table of contents

• HalfTitle
• About The Editor
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• 1. Conservation of Plant Diversity in Kodai Hills (Southern Western Ghats) of South India
• 2. A Floristic Study of Six Angiospermous Parasites of Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu
• 3. Common and Cultivated Oil Yielding Plants in Western Ghats of Southern Part of Tamil Nadu
• 4. Effect of High Power Transmission Line on Herbaceous Species Composition and Forest Biodiversity
• 5. Studies on the Distribution of Certain Medicinal Plants in Semi Arid Fallow Lands of Kovilpatti
• 6. Some Endemic and Threatened Plants of the Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu
• 7. Diversity and Opportunities with Indian Acclimatized Jatropha Species
• 8. Bioreclamation of Tsunami Affected Agricultural Land by Heliotropium curassavicum Linn.
• 9. Traditional Use of Medicinal Plants and its Status Among the Tribes in Mananthavady of Wayanad District, Kerala
• 10. Medicinal Plant Diversity in Foot Hills of Karandamalai of Southern Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu
• 11. Biodiversity Assessment in Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest (TDEF) at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu: A Threa ened Ecosystem
• 12. Herb Diversity in Oak and Pine and Mixed Forest of Central Himalaya
• 13. Diversity of Orchids in Koppa Taluk, Western Ghats of Karnataka, India
• 14. Studies on Genetic Diversity in Cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L).Walp] Using Molecular Markers as a Means for Germplasm Conservation
• 15. Wild Relatives of Fruits in Eastern Himalayan Region of India
• 16. Isolation and Analyzing the Aromatic Compounds from Vetiver sp. (Vetiveria zizanioides L. Nash) Plant Root System by Using FT-IR Method
• 17. A Comparative Survey on Water Sources in Ninety Villages in Virudhunagar District
• 18. Herbaceous Plants Diversity in Mottaipaarai of High Wavy’s Moutain in Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu
• 19. Importance of Soil Properties on Growth Response of Triticum aestivum L. var. Inoculated with Glomus fasciculatum
• 20. Survey on Ethnomedicinal Tree Species of Jogimatti Forest, Chitradurga District, Karnataka, India
• 21. Studies on Medicinal Plant Diversity in Thirunelli Forest, Wayanad District, Kerala
• 22. Screening and Characterization of Taxol: An Anticancer Drug from Endophytic Fungi
• 23. In vitro Antagonistic Activity of Diverse Isolates of Pseudomonas fluorescens Against Pythium aphanidermatum: A Plant Pathogenic Fungus
• 24. Seasonal Diversity of AM Fungal Spores in Leguminous Plants of Dharward in Karnataka, India
• 25. Effect of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in Improvement of Alkaline Phosphatase Activity on Gloriosa superba L. Under Water Stress Condition
• 26. Physiological Studies on Evolution of Soybean Genotypes for Drought Tolerance
• 27. Allometric Variation and Reproduction in Panax wangianus S.C. Sun (Araliaceae): An Endangered Medicinal Plant in the Sacred Grove Forest of Meghalaya, North-East India
• 28. Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Four Important Tree Species in Dharwad District of Karnataka
• 29. Isolation and Characterisation of Soil Fungi in Dry Deciduous Forest of Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
• 30. Field Trail to Study the Effect of Fungicides in Controlling Brown Leaf Spot Disease of Rice and Altering the Microbial Diversity
• 31. Improvement of Rooting and Plant Growth of Stem Cutting Sauropus androgynous L. with Inoculation of AM Fungus and Hormone (IBA) Treatment
• 32. Diversity of AM Fungi on Madhuca indica G.Mel.: A Threatening Medicinal Plant
• 33. Screening of Efficient AM Fungus to Improve the Growth and Nutrient Uptake of Achyranthus aspera L.: A Member of Amaranthaceae
• 34. Antifungal Activities of Some Selected Medicinal Plants Against Red Rot Disease in Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum)
• 35. Short-Term Dynamics of Two Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests of South India
• 36. Removal of Malachite Green on Equcalptus glubulous Bark Carbon: A Kinetic and Equilibrium Study
• 37. Morphological Responses of Salvinia molesta (Mitchell) by the Accumulation of Lead (Pb)
• 38. Elaeocarpus venustus Bedd. and their Plant Species Diversity in Mid-Elevation Wet Evergreen Forest of Agasthiyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, India
• 39. A Survey of Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by the Palliyars for the Treatment of Various Skin Diseases in Sirumalai Hills
• 40. Population Structure and Phenology of Critically Endangered Species (Nothopegia aureo-fulva Bedd. ex Hook.f.). Moist Deciduous Evergreen Forests of Western Ghats, India
• Index