In vitro propagation as a measure for sustainable conservation of elite chemotype of the threatened medicinal herb Rheum moorcroftianum Royle from North-Western Himalaya
Implementing Organization
Principal Investigator
Prof. Zahoor Ahmad Kaloo
Professor and Head of the department
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Sher-e-kashmir university of agricultural sciences and technology (SKUAST) of jammu, main campus, chatha, Jammu & Kashmir
CO-Principal Investigator
Dr. Shahzad A Pandith
Sher-e-kashmir university of agricultural sciences and technology (SKUAST) of jammu, main campus, chatha, Jammu & Kashmir
About
The proposal aims to conserve R. moorcroftianum, a medicinally important herb from this genus, by focusing on the in vitro establishment of an elite chemotype and the development of an effective in vitro regeneration system. This system will act as a prelude for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation studies and be a sustainable conservation measure. The hairy root transformation system can also be used to enhance the production of bio-active phytoconstituents at the bioreactor scale for commercial purposes.
Professor and Head of the department
Sher-e-kashmir university of agricultural sciences and technology (SKUAST) of jammu, main campus, chatha, Jammu & Kashmir
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