Medicinal Plants ; Applied Biology of Domestication and Export

Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
Historical Background......Page 9
Experimental Technology for Applied Environmental Biology of Medicinal Plants......Page 20
Phenology of Indian Medicinal Plants in Relation to Applied Environmental Biology......Page 29
Seed Dormancy : Status and Ameliorative Measures......Page 34
Seed Germination Responses under Abiotic Stresses......Page 48
Seedling Growth of Medicinal Plants under Environmental Stresses......Page 56
Vegetative Growth under Abiotic Stresses......Page 66
Reproductive Development under Simulated Environmental Stresses......Page 75
Plant Productivity and Economic yield as Modulated by Abiotic Stresses......Page 85
Modulation of Plant Growth, Biomass and Economic Yield by Phytoregulants......Page 96
Interactions of Growth Regulators and Stresses in Modulating Economic Yield and Phytomass Productivity......Page 117
Soil Conditions and Productivity of Medicinal Plants......Page 126
Application of Macronutrients for Enhancing the Production Potential of Medicinal Plants\n......Page 134
Export, Import and Marketing Scenario: Role of Environmental Biology of Medicinal Plants......Page 142
Summary......Page 155
General Conclusions and Recommendations......Page 161
Literature Cited......Page 168