DNA fingerprinting of medicinal plants

By:

Lakshmikumaran, Malathi

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi; Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies; 1996Description: 43 pSubject(s):

Plants-Natural resources

DDC classification:

333.7 LAK

Summary: Plants are a major source of medicine. India and other developing countries are rich in a wide range of plant species of medicinal importance. Indigenous systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda, make extensive use of plant materials. Major advances in the treatment of hypertension and mental illnesses were due to preparations from Rauwolfia. The exchange of germplasm was free and unrestricted till recently. Breeding programmes, such as those based on dwarf varieties of wheat and rice, which resulted in the Green Revolution, made use of imported germplasm. Plant varieties were not patentable and scientific work in these areas was published and readily available throughout the world.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Gandhi Smriti Library	333.7 LAK (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		81554

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Plants are a major source of medicine. India and other developing countries are rich in a wide range of plant species of medicinal importance. Indigenous systems of medicine, such as Ayurveda, make extensive use of plant materials. Major advances in the treatment of hypertension and mental illnesses were due to preparations from Rauwolfia.

The exchange of germplasm was free and unrestricted till recently. Breeding programmes, such as those based on dwarf varieties of wheat and rice, which resulted in the Green Revolution, made use of imported germplasm. Plant varieties were not patentable and scientific work in these areas was published and readily available throughout the world.

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