Format:
1 online resource (322 pages)
ISBN:
9783110426403
Content:
Orchids comprise the largest family of flowering plants with ca 35,000 species. Due to their attractiveness, they take a significant position in the global flower trade, worth 504 million. The book is a comprehensive study on the global orchid industry, useful for scientists and breeders. It highlights bio-diversity, morphology and physiology of valuable species, breeding approaches for improved genotypes and production.
Content:
Intro -- _GoBack -- _GoBack -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Global Orchid Industry -- 2.1 Global Orchid Trade -- 2.2 Trend in Growth -- 2.2.1 Cymbidium -- 2.2.2 Dendrobium -- 2.2.3 Phalaenopsis -- 2.2.4 Other Tropical Orchids -- 3 Biodiversity, Conservation and Bio-piracy of Genetic Resources in India -- 3.1 Region Wise Distribution of Orchids -- 3.1.1 Eastern Himalayas and North-Eastern India -- 3.1.1.1 Endemic Orchids -- 3.1.2 North-Western Himalayas -- 3.1.3 Peninsular India -- 3.1.4 Andaman & Nicobar Islands -- 3.2 Conservation of Orchid Genetic Resources -- 3.2.1 Legislative Measures of Conservation -- 3.2.2 In Situ Conservation -- 3.2.2.1 Biosphere Reserve -- 3.2.2.2 National Parks -- 3.2.2.3 Sacred Groves -- 3.2.2.4 Gene Sanctuary -- 3.2.2.5 Individual Trees -- 3.2.3 Ex situ Conservation -- 3.2.3.1 Field Gene Banks -- 3.2.3.2 Botanical Gardens -- 3.2.3.3 Herbal Gardens -- 3.2.3.4 Orchid Seed Gene Bank -- 3.2.3.5 In vitro Conservation -- 3.2.3.6 Cryo-preservation -- 3.3 Bio-piracy -- 3.3.1 Legal Regime Pertaining to Biodiversity and Bio-piracy -- 3.3.1.1 International Law -- 3.3.1.2 Convention on Biological Diversity (1994) -- 3.3.1.3 Cartagena Protocol (2003) -- 3.3.1.4 Nagoya Protocol (2010) -- 3.3.1.5 CITES 1972 -- 3.3.2 Traditional Knowledge (TK) Bio-piracy -- 3.3.2.1 Collection and Use -- 3.3.2.2 Patenting -- 3.3.3 Genetic Resource Bio-piracy -- 3.3.3.1 Collection and Use -- 3.3.3.2 Patenting -- 3.3.4 Measures of Bio-piracy in Some Orchids -- 4 Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Valuable species -- 4.1 Cymbidium, Dendrobium and Vanda -- 4.1.1 Subject -- 4.1.2 Plant Material Required -- 4.1.3 Conduct of Tests -- 4.1.4 Methods and Observations -- 4.1.5 Grouping of Varieties -- 4.1.6 Characteristics and Symbols -- 4.1.7 Explanations on the Table of Characteristics.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110426380
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9783110426380
Language:
English
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