{"title":"Conservation for Effective Management of AnGR in India","authors":"M. Tantia, R. Aggarwal, Rekha Sharma","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00077.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00077.8","url":null,"abstract":"Livestock sector forms an important livelihood activity for most of the farmers, supporting agriculture in the form of critical inputs, contributing to the health and nutrition of the household, supplementing incomes, offering employment opportunities, and finally being a dependable “bank on hooves” in times of need. India has vast Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR), which play a vital role in improving the socio-economic conditions of rural masses. AnGR is also of significant social and cultural importance, supplementing family incomes and generating gainful employment in the rural sector, particularly among the landless, small, marginal farmers and women. Global demand for livestock products is expected to double by 2050, mainly due to improvement in the worldwide standard of living. Meanwhile, extensive livestock production systems are being fast replaced with intensive and industrial production system due to change in land use, higher demand of livestock product and more and more keepers shifting to high producing improved breeds. The loss of a breed means the loss of a livelihood strategy and loss of indigenous knowledge. It also emphasizes the need for the active involvement of indigenous communities and the role of local knowledge and institutions in conservation.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79452353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
T. Preethy, MK Dhanya, T. Aswathy, T. Sathyan, S. Backiyarani, M. Murugan
{"title":"Assessment of Genetic Diversity of Small Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum M.) in India","authors":"T. Preethy, MK Dhanya, T. Aswathy, T. Sathyan, S. Backiyarani, M. Murugan","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00017.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00017.1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"21 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79495451","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Blue Green Algae for Secondary Agriculture","authors":"H. Chakdar, Shaloo Verma, S. Pabbi","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00103.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00103.6","url":null,"abstract":"Blue Green Algae (BGA) or cyanobacteria are photoautotrophic microorganisms widely distributed in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. These have tremendous metabolic diversity with the ability to produce a range of metabolites like pigments, polysaccharides, amino acids, lipids, vitamins, enzymes, antimicrobial compounds and many more. Till now the major application of cyanobacteria is in the form of biofertilizers, especially in India and a few South Asian nations, nonetheless due to the production of a number of industrially important molecules like phycobiliproteins, amino acids, bioactive lipids, biofuels, their mass cultivation has tremendous scope in secondary agriculture. Many of these compounds are of high value and have applications in the food, feed and pharmaceutical industries. Nevertheless, commercial exploitation of cyanobacteria in secondary agriculture is still in its infancy. Appropriate research efforts and suitable policy decisions are required to establish these versatile organisms as a secondary agriculture option and a profitable commercial venture.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72830216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reservoirs Fisheries Development and its Trade-offs with Conservation of Natural Fish Genetic Resources","authors":"V. Sugunan, Vvr Suresh","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00089.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00089.4","url":null,"abstract":"The reservoirs spread across India are ideal water resources for fish production at very low input costs through environmentally safer and socially equitable manner. Nevertheless, the present fish production from the reservoirs is about one-third of its estimated potential. Enhanced capture fisheries, culture-based fisheries and recently cage culture systems are being implemented to bridge this gap, where stocking or artificial recruitment is the essential management tool. The stocked fishes can, at some stage or other, interfere with the natural ecosystem processes and have trade-offs with conservation of natural fish genetic resources, mainly of the rivers on which the reservoirs are built. Though it is difficult to prescribe a totally safe stocking protocol from a genetic point of view, scientifically sound strategies need to be put in place to minimize the adverse impacts of stocking. This paper focuses on the potential adverse impacts of stocking and suggests means that can help minimize its adverse impacts on the fish genetic resources.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75066453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Diversity of Root Nodule Bacteria: Strengthening R&D and Inoculant Supply","authors":"D. Rao","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00096.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00096.1","url":null,"abstract":"There is a renewed global interest in biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) for the last several decades, particularly in assessing the diversity of root nodule bacterial populations in diverse geographies. This article focuses on the current status and argues for the establishment of centres of excellence on Nitrogen Fixation, Microbial Inoculants and Soil Ecology to provide sharper focus and impetus for the research and development effort needed for rhizobial strain improvement and for streamlining inoculants supply to help achieve improved soil health and N sustainability.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75411220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cyanobacterial Diversity Assessment Under Diverse Environments: A Molecular Approach","authors":"K. Rai, R. Rai, Shilpi Singh, L. Rai","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00097.3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00097.3","url":null,"abstract":"Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic microorganisms that inhabit diverse environmental conditions worldwide, ranging from freshwater and soil to extreme conditions. Apart from their photosynthesis and nitrogen-fixing abilities, they also produce a large variety of molecules with high potential in pharmaceutical and industrial applications. Recent investigations have elucidated that most of the cyanobacteria that belong to orders Oscillatoriales, Nostocales, Chroococcales, and Synechococcales have been extensively characterized. In contrast, those that belong to Pleurocapsales, Chroococcidiopsales, and Gloeobacterales remain unexplored in terms of their molecular diversity and relative bioactivity. In recent decades, molecular biology techniques have revealed valuable insights into the role and functions of various prokaryotes, including cyanobacteria, by precisely mapping their diversity in their natural environment. This review provides an overview of molecular techniquesandtheir advantages and limitations for studying cyanobacterial diversity.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74119348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Shet, S. Hongal, T. Shantappa, S. Veeresha, R. Jagadeesha
{"title":"Survey, Collection and Preliminary Observation of Culinary Melon Germplasm from Southern India","authors":"M. Shet, S. Hongal, T. Shantappa, S. Veeresha, R. Jagadeesha","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00013.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00013.4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"7 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73097817","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthetic Microbial Community (SynCom) for Sustainable Agriculture","authors":"N. Sai, A. Devi, D. Balachandar","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00098.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00098.5","url":null,"abstract":"Agricultural sustainability is possible only when reducing crops’ dependency on chemical fertilizers, improving crops’ ability to grow on marginal soil types, and improving their resilience against biotic and abiotic stresses. Though bio inoculants play a crucial role in agricultural sustainability, they are still limited due to low reproducibility in fields due to different crops and cultivars, soil types, and agro-ecological conditions. Traditionally, inoculants are developed through a single isolate study model, i.e., in vitro screening of strains for plant-growth promotion, omitting their interaction with the host plant and soil ecosystem. Hence, a paradigm shift is needed in developing the inoculant to improve the microbe-mediated crop fitness and productivity. In this paper, we framework the synthetic microbial community (SynCom) as a potential resource for developing ecology-based inoculants to augment nutrient acquisition, drought mitigation, and pathogen resistance of crops to ensure sustainability.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"52 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75965240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agroecology-based Biodiversity Management","authors":"K. Varaprasad, V. Kumari","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00040.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00040.7","url":null,"abstract":"The Green Revolution helped India to avoid famine and destruction and ensured food security in most developing countries. Currently, India is not only self-suffi cient in food production but also has foodgrain buff er stocks. This agricultural growth revolved around harnessing genetic potential of major food crops developing via high input responsive improved varieties. In the long run, these agricultural technologies, that contributed to food security of an ever-growing population, led to soil degradation, water and air pollution and loss of biodiversity. In order to tackle these negative consequences, agroecology-based agriculture is catching up globally for sustainable development. The agroecology principles are relevant to organic farming, regenerative agriculture, conservation agriculture, nature-based agriculture and several other traditional agri-food systems. Common principle among these traditional agri-food systems is protecting the natural resources including vulnerable bioresources. Using rich crop and landrace/farmer varietal diversity that are nutrient dense, pest resistant and resilient to climate aberrations is a sustainable approach. It is in this context, the need for identifi cation and enhanced use of genetic resources that demand minimal or no chemical inputs yet possess the potential to meet the growing food demand.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86381851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Elangovan, K. Venkatesh, Sushil Pandey, C. Pandey
{"title":"International Year of Millets 2023: Opportunity for Enhancing the Use of Indian Millets Germplasm","authors":"M. Elangovan, K. Venkatesh, Sushil Pandey, C. Pandey","doi":"10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00048.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5958/0976-1926.2022.00048.1","url":null,"abstract":"The global as well as Indian agriculture has witnessed tremendous growth in food production in the recent decades to meet the growing population, however it is also facing challenges such as climate change and malnutrition. Millets provide a great opportunity due to their climate resilient hardy nature and can be chosen to replace the conventional crops in the dry and marginal areas. In addition, millets are also rich in several vital micronutrients and vitamins necessary for reducing malnutrition and provide multiple health benefits. The National Genebank at ICAR-NBPGR, New Delhi and Millets Genebank at ICAR-IIMR, Hyderabad conserves approximately one lakh accessions of millets germplasm which can be of great use in identification and development of improved millets cultivars. This article enlists the different aspects of importance of millets in reducing the risk of climate change and malnutrition, SWOT analysis for utilization of millets germplasm resources, future prospects and action points for greater and efficient use of millet germplasm in India.","PeriodicalId":13295,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89246664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}