Plant Genetic Resources, Inventory, Collection and Conservation [E-Book]

Chapter 1. A Checklist of Some Economically Important Philippine Ferns (Eupolypod I) -- Chapter 2. On-Farm Conservation of Traditional Rice Varieties in the Provinces of Quirino, Iloilo, Antique and Davao Oriental, Philippines: Drivers and Implications for Policy -- Chapter 3. Recent Developments in Wild Rice Conservation, Research and Use -- Chapter 4. GIS and Its Role in Plant Genetic Resources Use and Conservation -- Chapter 5. Plant Diversity of Mount Makiling Forest Reserve: implications to management and conservation -- Chapter 6. Native/Heirloom Rice in the Cordilleras: Status, Conservation and Utilization -- Chapter 7. Identification and Conservation of Culturally Important Trees Used for Traditional Houses in Ifugao, Philippines -- Chapter 8. Pteridophyte Diversity in the Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park (PPSRNP), Palawan Island, Philippines -- Chapter 9. Situating Plant Genetic Resource in the K-12 Curriculum: A Critical Review -- Chapter 10. An Inventory of Commonly Cultivated Plant Species in Permaculture Farms in the Philippines -- Chapter 11. Conservation of Musa Diversity and Germplasm Management at the National Plant Genetic Resources Laboratory in the Philippines -- Chapter 12. Diversity and Management of Indoor Plants at Urban Dwellings in Bangladesh: A Case Study from Halishahar of Chattogram Metropolitan Area -- Chapter 13. Exploration, Identification, Multiplication and Conservation of Rare Foreset Genetic Resources in Chittagong University Campus, Bangladesh -- Chapter 14. The Chemistry of Anti-Diabetic Plants -- Chapter 15. Conservation of Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources in Southern Africa -- Chapter 16. Chloroplast DNA haplotype specific to genetic resources of Dalbergia oliveri in Thailand -- Chapter 17. Status, conservation and sustainability on medicinal plant resources of India -- Chapter 18. Plant genetic resources management in the frameworkof policy developments -- Chapter 19. Agricultural livelihoods and temporal dynamics of agriculturein peripheral villages of a protected area in South India -- Chapter 20. Conservation of plant genetic resources: A special reference to dye yielding plants -- Chapter 21. Perception of advanced techniques in conservation and utilization of wild genetic resources of rice -- Chapter 22. Conservation and determination of nutritional composition of Mondia whitei in vitro -- Chapter 23. Social Benefits, Development and the Pertinence of Laws: The Case of Commercialization of Plant Genetic Resources in the Global Markets.

This edited book deals with plant genetic resources and their status, availability, and ecological niche in natural habitat. Usage and conservation practices followed by various tribal communities and their rationale are also discussed in the book. The book explores application of biological tools to conserve plant species and optimization protocols for conservation and elicitation of secondary metabolites and other value addition products. The book is organized into sub-themes covering: (i) Ecological status of plant genetic resources (ii) Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge and conservation practices (iii) Ex-situ conservation practices and bioprospecting Globally, plant genetic resources are deeply rooted in culture and economy. Since the early 1990s, the changing socio-economic situation has increasingly put pressure on plant genetic resources, in some cases leading to a severe loss of their diversity. For this reason, most vulnerable areas at risk of genetic erosion have been demarcated and protected by forest laws and regulations. Therefore, this book brings to light the opinions of leading experts in the area of ecology, conservation biodiversity, ethanobotany, and bioprospecting of plant genetic resources. The book is for use by graduate and advanced undergraduate students and researchers in plant physiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, and agriculture. Additionally, it is extremely useful as a general reference on conservation of flora and large-scale cultivation.