Regeneration of Some Important Cultivars of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) In Vitro

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Book Bazooka Publication, Jan 24, 2022 - Education - 231 pages

This book will present the latest research on Regeneration of Some Important Cultivars of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in vitro. Throughout recorded history, the walnut has widely been regarded as the best nut among all nuts. In forestry terms, walnut is considered the noblest of the trees, because of its physical and chemical characteristics, together with its aesthetic qualities, which makes it a most beautiful and valuable tree. It is tree of great utility and almost every part of it is highly valued. Walnut generally does not respond favourably to the vegetative propagation methods under field conditions as is possible with majority of other temperate fruits. Plants raised from direct nuts have low productivity and are not true to the parental stocks because of high cross-pollination behaviour. Presently very little attention being paid in the valley for the production of these important fruit trees forces us to resort to some unconventional method of propagation and to see the potential of the technique for quicker propagation and uniform plantation of walnuts. There is scope of increasing the production and productivity and it can be increased to great extent by the application of modern propagation technology and efficient input management system.

It thus seems that the main application of walnut plant tissue culture could form a possible means of achieving more and faster propagation rate, genetic improvement and introduction of elite traits (special wood and nut quality) in J&K. The protocol established here can form a base for developing a complete micro propagation protocol for large scale multiplication of the plant so that it is commercially exploited to meet the future demands of walnut industry. Application of such technique at commercial level can definitely help enthusiastic entrepreneurs by way of career advancement and upliftment of walnut industry. Any effort in boosting its quality production would go a long way not only in extending its area but giving a boost to the economy as well, and earning valuable foreign exchange for country as a whole.

This book will cover Regeneration of Some Important Cultivars of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in vitro. Based on the author’s extensive experience and written in an engaging style, this highly readable book will appeal scholars from various disciplines. It will be also a valuable reference resource for academicians, researchers, students and teachers wanting to gain insights into the Tissue culture techniques and regeneration of different cultivars of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) in vitro.

 

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Contents

Introduction
1
Review of Literature
17
Materials and Methods
53
Observations
61
with IAANAAIBA
87
Discussion
179
Conclusion
190
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About the author (2022)

Dr Anees Fatima is an Assistant Professor (Level 3) in Higher Education Department currently working at the Department of Botany, Government College for Women, M.A. Road, Srinagar. She has done her PhD and MPhil in Plant Tissue Culture from University of Kashmir. She has also served as Research Assistant for ICAR sponsored project. Dr Anees has consistently maintained high standard academic credentials which are well supported by her academic metric at State and University levels. With over thirteen years of experience as a faculty she has regularly contributed to scientific community. She has published many research papers in National and International Journals. Dr Anees is now registered as a research co-supervisor with Botany Department, University of Kashmir. Dr Anees has efficiently discharged many administrative responsibilities at the college and has been NSS Project Officer for a period of three years. Currently, she is member IQAC, Beautification and Landscaping, Discipline and Eco Club. She has been appointed as co-coordinator examination for the college.

Prof. Azra N. Kamili is currently Professor (Adjunct) of Botany at Central University of Kashmir. Earlier she was Professor of Botany at Center of Research for Development, University of Kashmir Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. She has completed her M.Phil and Ph.D. in Botany from University of Kashmir. Prof. Kamili has significantly contributed in various fields of Botany viz., Plant Morphogenesis, Plant Tissue Culture, Medicinal Plants Research, Microbial Ecology, Conservation Biology & Cytogenetics. Presently her research interests focus on Plant Tissue Culture, Microbial Ecology, Stress Biology, Plant Microbe Interaction and Molecular Biology. She has teaching experience of 32 years and research experience of 37 years. She has attended about 30 National/ International conferences across the country and has guided about 65 M. Phil and Ph.D scholars. She is/has remained the principal investigator /co-principal investigator/mentor of 16 major research projects supported by different funding agencies like DST, ICAR, DBT and UGC. She has also 08 books and about 206 research publications in reputed Journals having good impact factor to her credit. She was a member of Syndicate of University of Kashmir and University of Jammu. She was also member of Finance Committee and Syndicate of Cluster University Srinagar. She was a member of J&K Biodiversity Board and also member of Academic council, SKUAST-K.

Dr Shaiesta Shah is presently working as Assistant Professor of Botany at Central University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir-India. She has completed her M.Sc and Ph.D in Botany from Dr. BabaSaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Dr. Shaiesta had worked as Lecturer in Govt. Institute of Science (P.G college), Aurangabad, Maharashtra. Dr. Shah had also worked as Lecturer of Botany in Higher Education in Jammu and Kashmir. Dr. Shah has 7 years of teaching and 5 years of research experience. She had worked as Research Associate in Mushroom Research and Training Centre, Division of Plant Pathology, SKAUST-K. She has published more than 15 research papers in National and International journals. Dr. Shah has attended 12 national and international conferences across the country and has presented papers on Integrated management of Fungal diseases of Mushrooms. She has many awards to her credit. Her main area of research interest focuses on Plant Pathology, Mycology, Bacteriology and Microbial Ecology.

Bibliographic information

TitleRegeneration of Some Important Cultivars of Walnut (Juglans regia L.) In Vitro
AuthorsDr Anees Fatima, Prof. Azra N. Kamili, Dr Shaiesta Shah
PublisherBook Bazooka Publication, 2022
ISBN9391363482, 9789391363482
Length231 pages
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