MEDICINAL PLANTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- PHARMACOLOGY - RESEARCH, SAFETY TESTING AND REGULATION -- BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND PRACTICES -- MEDICINAL PLANTS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- Contents -- Introduction -- Medicinal Plants and Sustainable Development -- A. Medicinal Plants Conservation and Cultivation Strategies -- The System of Caraway (Carum carvi L.) Production in the Czech Republic -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Biological Characteristics -- Physiology -- Forms and Varieties -- Rekord -- Prochan -- Kepron -- Breeding -- Composition of the Achenes -- Use of Caraway -- Technology of Growing -- Crop Rotation of Caraway -- Soil Preparation -- Fertilization -- The Growth Establishment -- Sowing Term and Sowing Rate -- The Seed -- Weed Regulation -- Plant Diseases -- Pest Control -- Harvest and Postharvest Treatment -- Quality Control -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Sustainable Agriculture for Medicinal Plants -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Medicinal Plants Global Demand -- Why is the Sustainability Program Implementation Critical? -- MP Production Strategies -- MP Sustainable Use: The Sri Lanka Experience -- Conclusion -- References -- Setting Conservation Priorities for Medicinal and Other Ethnobotanical Resources: Case Study of Kachchh District, Gujarat (India) -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Approach and Methodology -- Knowledge Documentation -- Ecological Assessment -- Data Analysis -- Use Value Assessment -- Availability of Useful Species -- Results -- Use Values -- Conservation Prioritization -- Extraction of Useful Plants -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Cultivation of Saussurea costus and Inula racemosa in Cold Desert of the Lahaul Valley: Revival of Cultivation Needed for their Conservation and Protection -- Abstract.

Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Study Area and Climate -- Methods -- Description of Kuth and Manu -- Results and Discussion -- Distribution -- Utilization -- Bio-Chemical Constituents -- Cultivation Practices -- a) Kuth -- b) Manu -- Seed Production and Seed Germination: -- a) Kuth -- b) Manu -- Monetary and Energy Efficiency -- Setback in the Cultivation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Propagation and Cultivation Techniques for Heracleum candicans Wall: A Himalayan Medicinal Resource in Peril -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Diversity and Distribution of Heracleum Species -- Heracleum Candicans Wall: Distribution, Economic Potential and Population Status -- Propagation and Agrotechnology -- Climate and Soil -- Field Preparation and Manuring -- Propagation and Cultivation -- Irrigation and Weeding -- Insect/Pest Management -- Phenology -- Harvesting Period -- Productivity and Economic Viability -- Post Harvest Processes -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- B. Medicinal Plants: Technological and Scientific Interventions -- Influence of Pre-Sowing Dormancy Breaking Treatments on the Germination of Medicinally Important Species of the Family Solanaceae -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Dormancy Breaking Treatments -- Seed Sowing -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- In vitro Cytotoxicity of Some Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Medicine in Tanzania -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Material and Methods -- Preparation and Extraction of the Plant Material -- Brine Shrimp Lethality Assay -- Celltiter-Blue™ Cell Viability Assay -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Brine Shrimp Lethality Test -- Celltiter-Blue™ Cell Viability Test -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Mycorrhizal Inoculation of Some High Value Medicinal Plants: Field Trials and Effect on the Bioactive Phyto-Constituents -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- How to Use the Mycorrhiza Inoculums -- Raising the Mycorrhized Saplings -- Results and Discussion -- 1. Silybum Marianum -- 2. Clitoria Ternetea -- 3. Cassia Occidentalis -- 4. Acalypha Indica -- 5. Phyllanthus Amarus -- 6. Catharanthus Roseus -- 7. Lepidium Sativum and Linum Uritatissimum -- 8. Asparagus Racemosus -- 9. Andrographis Paniculata -- 10. Bacopa Monnieri and Centella Asiatica -- 11. Adathoda Vasica -- 12. Ocimum Sanctum and Andrograhis Paniculata -- Uniqueness of Mycorrhiza Over Other Bio-Fertilizers -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Phytoplasma on Medicinal Plants: Detection, Diversity and Management -- Abstract -- 2. Introduction -- 3. Phytoplasma Diseases on Medicinal Plants -- 3.1. Phytoplasma Diseases in Cannabis sativa -- 3.2. Phytoplasma Diseases in Achyranthes aspera -- 3.3. Phytoplasma Diseases in Withania somnifera -- 3.4. Phytoplasma Diseases in Carica papaya -- 3.5. Phytoplasma Diseases in Cocos nucifera -- 3.6. Phytoplasma Diseases in Santalum album -- 3.7. Phytoplasma Diseases in Rose -- 3.8. Phytoplasma Diseases in Catharanthus roseus -- 3.9. Phytoplasma Diseases in Ziziphus jujuba -- 3.10. Phytoplasma Diseases in Hibiscus rosa-sinensis -- 3.11. Phytoplasma Diseases in Bupleurum falcatum -- 3.12. Phytoplasma Diseases in Ocimum basilicum -- 3.13. Phytoplasma Diseases in Areca catechu -- 3.14. Phytoplasma Diseases in Echinacea purpurea -- 3.15. Phytoplasma Diseases in Tagetes sp -- 3.16. Phytoplasma Diseases in Citrus aurantifolia -- 3.17. Phytoplasma Diseases in Datura inoxia -- 3.18. Phytoplasma Diseases in Portulaca grandiflora -- 3.19. Phytoplasma Diseases in Phoenix dactylifera -- 3.20. Phytoplasma Diseases in Lilium sp.

3.21. Phytoplasma Diseases in Tamarix chinensis -- 3.22. Phytoplasma Diseases in Grindelia robusta -- 3.23. Phytoplasma Diseases in Medicago sativa -- 3.24. Phytoplasma Diseases in Rehmania glutinosa -- 3.25. Phytoplasma Diseases in Valerian sp -- 3.26. Phytoplasma Diseases in Vernonia cineria -- 3.27. Phytoplasma Diseases in Polygala sp -- 4. Phytoplasma Distribution in Medicinal Plants -- 5. Phytoplasma Detection and Identification -- 5.1. Symptoms -- 5.2. Microscopy and Staining Technique -- 5.3. PCR/RFLP Assays and Phylogenetic Relationships -- 6. Phytoplasma Transmission -- 7. Genetic Diversity -- 8. Management Approaches -- Conclusion -- Future Prospects -- References -- Morphological Marker for Characterization of Two Important Endangered Himalayan Medicinal Plants: Swertia chirayita and Swertia angustifolia -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Aconitum naviculare: A Threatened and Endemic Medicinal Plant of the Himalaya -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Species Identification -- Life History -- Ethnomedicinal Uses -- Phytochemistry -- Distribution and Abundance -- Threat Status and Conservation -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- C. Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants -- Do Animals Eat What We Do? Observations on Medicinal Plants Used By Humans and Animals of Mundanthurai Range, Tamil Nadu -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Diversity of Endemic Medicinal Plants in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Southern India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Area of Study -- Ethnology, Questionnaire Survey and Data Collection -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Rural Communities of Dhutatoli Forest Range in Pauri District, Uttarakhand, India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Use of Medicinal Plants for Curing Urogenital Disorders -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- D. Medicial Plants and Sustainable Development -- Community-Based Entreprises, Local Health Care Promotion and Women Empowerment: An Innovative Case Study from Southern India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Role of Gender in Herbal Sector -- The Case Study -- Methodology -- Economic Empowerment -- Social Empowerment -- Capacity Building in the Sanghas -- Conclusion -- References -- Sustainable Development of Medicinal Plants and Livelihood Opportunities -- Abstract -- Introduction -- In-Situ Conservation of Medicinal Plants -- Ex-Situ Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants -- Ecological Considerations for Sustainable Development of Medicinal Plants -- Medicinal Plants Conservation Areas -- Establishing Medicinal Plants Facilitation Centres (MPFCs) -- Developing Guidelines for Good Agricultural Practices -- Identifying Demand and Supply of Medicinal Plants -- Sustainable Harvesting of Medicinal Plants -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Conservation and Cultivation of Medicinal Plants for Sustainable Development in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Uttarakhand, India -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Study Area -- Climatic Conditions -- Methodology -- Ethnobotanical Study -- Impact of Different Microclimatic Conditions and FYM on Belowground Biomass -- Results -- Sustainable Approach towards Maps Cultivation in NDBR -- Collection from the Wild.

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