Himalayan Medicinal Plants
Advances in Botany, Production & Research
- 1st Edition - January 21, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editors: Nikhil Malhotra, Mohar Singh
- Language: English
The Himalayan Region is a mega hot spot for biological diversity. It supports over 1,748 plants species of known medicinal value. This title focuses on origin and distribution of… Read more
The Himalayan Region is a mega hot spot for biological diversity. It supports over 1,748 plants species of known medicinal value. This title focuses on origin and distribution of Himalayan herbs, their medicinal potential, industrial significance, and research advancements pertaining to molecular breeding and omics-based approaches.
- Discusses evolved secondary biochemical pathways often in response to specific environmental stimuli
- Reviews conservation efforts
- Presents an in-depth analysis of 12 key species
Plant researchers, pharmacologists and students interested in medicinal plants
1. Introduction
2. Aconitum heterophyllum
3. Arnebia euchroma
4. Dactylorhiza hatagirea
5. Fritillaria roylei
6. Picrorhiza kurroa
7. Podophyllum hexandrum
8. Rauwolfia serpentina
9. Rhodiola imbricata
10. Saussurea lappa
11. Stevia rebaudiana
12. Swertia chirayita
13. Trillium govanianum
14. Valeriana jatamansi
15. Withania somnifera
16. Zanthoxylum armatum
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 21, 2021
- Language: English
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Nikhil Malhotra
Dr. Nikhil Malhotra is an experienced molecular biologist having ~9 years of designing and performing experiments related to genomics, transcriptomics and metabolomics of high-value plant species with proven medicinal and nutraceutical potential. Owing to profound interest in Agricultural sciences, he also has been working on OMICS-assisted promotion of pseudocereals to recuperate global food security. He has utilized comparative genomics, metabolic & nutritional profiling along with NGS analysis to provide first time insights into molecular aspects of secondary metabolites biosynthesis and nutritional assessment of plethora of NW Himalayan plant species. In short research tenure, he has published several research articles in reputed international journals viz. Phytochemistry, Planta, Scientific Reports, Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 3Biotech, PLoS ONE, Molecular Biology Reports, Applied Biochemistry & Biotechnology, Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, and Plant Breeding.
Affiliations and expertise
Postdoctoral Researcher, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station, Shimla, IndiaMS
Mohar Singh
Dr Mohar Singh currently works as Principal Scientist (Plant Genetic Resources) at ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station, Shimla India. He received his PhD degree in Plant Breeding from Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Palampur, India followed by DSc from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla India. He is working on genetic and genomic resources of pulses, pseudo cereals and cereals including their crop wild relatives and landraces foe diversity analysis using next generation technologies, which resulted into identification of useful traits against nutritional and major biotic and abiotic stresses including agronomic improvement related characters, some which have been introgressed into the cultivated backgrounds for diversification of cultivated gene pool. He has published more than 120 research papers in journals of national and international repute and also holds three textbooks and eight edited books to his credit published by Elsevier Insight, Academic Press and Springer, among others.
Affiliations and expertise
Principal Scientist, National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources Regional Station, Shimla, IndiaRead Himalayan Medicinal Plants on ScienceDirect