Plant, Environment and Sustainability

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2 Plant, Environment and Sustainability Editor Prof. (Dr.) P. C. Trivedi Ph.D., Post Doct. (USA), F.L.S. (London), F.B.S., F.P.S.I. F.N.S.I., F.B.R.S., F.M.A., F.E.S., F.N.R.S., F.I.A.T. Vice-Chancellor Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur (U.P.), India AGROBIOS (INDIA)

3 Published by: AGROBIOS (INDIA) Agro House, Behind Nasrani Cinema Chopasani Road, Jodhpur Phone: , Fax: E. mail: All Rights Reserved (2011) All rights reserved. No part of the book or part thereof, including the title of book, be reprinted in any form or language without the written permission of the author and the publishers. The copyists shall be prosecuted. ISBN No. (13): Published by: Dr. Updesh Purohit for Agrobios (India), Jodhpur Laser Typeset at: Yashee Computers and Printers, Jodhpur Cover Design by: Reena Printed at: Babloo Screen Prints, Jodhpur

4 Preface Professor Chander Parkash Malik-the doyen of plant biology in India, a scholar who is the architect of a major restructuring of plant researching in this country. This includes histoenzymology, Cell biology, Cytogenetics, chemical embryology and now molecular biology especially, use of molecular markers in understanding genetic divergence in various crop plant species. He is founder of Botany Department at, Ludhiana and headed the same for more than two decades. He built a strong school of plant Reproductive biology and Crop Productivity. He was elected to the Fellowships of several Academies including Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, etc. He is also recipient of several coveted national and International awards including Rafi Ahmad Kidwai Prize by ICAR, Bir Bal Sawhney Gold Medal, J.J.Chinoy Gold Medal. He was also President Indian Science Congress ( Plant Sciences), and President International Society of Plant Morphology. I had the unique pleasure to work with him closely on several occasions especially after he joined SADTM, now Jaipur National University, Jaipur. As President of Indian Botanical Society we discussed, shared and proposed several novel ideas to promote plant sciences. He is full of devotion, diligence and insurmountable energy to acquire latest knowledge on different aspects of biotechnology. A perusal of various titles comprising this volume shows that they cover biodrainage, carbon and nitrogen assimilation and dynamics in productivity, cadmium uptake. And future concern for health, The present volume Plant, Environm ent and Sustainability is compiled in his honor and. recounts his contributions in the varied fields of plant biology especially stress physiology- a tribute to his wide academic contributions. Mixed with feelings of honor, affection and great satisfaction, this volume is dedicated to him. I admire him because he knows clearly what he wants out of life, and what he wishes to accomplish.. Well versed in instrumental music, he perhaps enhances the intensity of his consciousness of life in him! A perusal of various titles comprising this volume shows that they cover photoreceptors for flowering, antioxidant efficacy, role of phytoalexins, ABC transporters, Prospects of herbal medicine, mitigation of green house gases, fluoride pollution in India, scientific methods of research, flowering, plant growth regulators, molecular mechanism (s) of drought tolerance, electrophysiology of

5 trapping mechanisms in carnivorous plants, etc. The twenty articles cover wide varieties of topics. The topics are bound to enthuse the readers and create eagerness to dwell into new information and insights, especially with the speed of new discoveries being made regularly. I thank all the contributors for their outstanding outputs. P C Trivedi

6 Contributors 1. ANDOLA, HARISH C. Biodiversity Conservation and Management Thematic group G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development Kosi-Katarmal Almora, , Uttarakhand, India Centre for Aromatic Plants Selaqui, Dehradun Herbal Research and Development Institute, Uttarakhand 2. ANGRISH, R. Department of Forestry CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar 3. BANERJEE, MEENAKSHI Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology Department of Bioscience Barkatullah University Bhopal (M.P) 4. BELL, MIKE Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences, QDPI, PO Box 23, Kingaroy 4610, Queensland, Australia 5. BHAT, JA Department of Plant Pathology Ludhiana , India. 6. BHAT, M. A. Sher e Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Srinagar (J&K) BHAT, ZA Department of Horticulture (Pomology) Ludhiana , India 8. BHATT, I. D. Biodiversity Conservation and Management Thematic group G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development Kosi-Katarmal Almora, , Uttarakhand, India 9. DAR, WA Department of Plant Pathology SKAUST, Shalimar DATTA, K. S. and Plant Physiology CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar 11. DHAWAN, ASHOK K. Plant Molecular Biology Division Centre for Plant Biotechnology, CCS HAU New Campus Hisar , Haryana, India 12. EISENSTEIN, EDWARD Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research University of Maryland USA 13. GOPINATH, PATHIYOOR College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur

7 14. GOSAL, SATBIR S. School of Agricultural Biotechnology Ludhiana, , Punjab, India. 15. GUPTA, NEHA Ludhiana JAIN, NIDHI School of Life Sciences Jaipur National University Jaipur; 17. JOTHIMANI, P. Dept. of Environmental Sciences Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore, KALIA, RAJWANT K. Plant Molecular Biology Division Centre for Plant Biotechnology, CCS HAU New Campus Hisar , Haryana, India 19. KASHYAP, PREM L. Department of Plant Pathology Ludhiana, E. Mail: 20. KAUR, BHAVNEET Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research University of Maryland USA, 21. KAUR, SUMIT I. Department of Plant Pathology Ludhiana, KRISHNAVENI, K. (Seed Science and Technology) Professor, Department of Market Extension Directorate of Extension Education Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore KUMAR, KRISHAN Department of Horticulture (Pomology) Ludhiana , India 24. MALWAL, MANVI University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 25. MIGLANI, GURBACHAN S. Adjunct Professor School of Agricultural Biotechnology Ludhiana, NAMITA Division of Landscape and Floriculture IARI, New Delhi, India; 27. PARAMA, V. R. RAMAKRISHNA Dept of Soil Science University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore PUROHIT, VIJAY KANT High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University) Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India E. mail: vijaykantpurohit@rediffmail.com 29. RAI, MANOJ K. Plant Molecular Biology Division Centre for Plant Biotechnology, CCS HAU New Campus Hisar , Haryana, India 30. RANI, C. and Plant Physiology CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar

8 31. RAO, R. C. NAGESWAR Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences QDPI, PO Box 23 Kingaroy 4610, Queensland, Australia 32. RASHID, RIZWAN Department of Vegetable Crops Ludhiana , India. 33. RAWAL, R. S. Biodiversity Conservation and Management Thematic group G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development Kosi-Katarmal Almora, , Uttarakhand, India 34. RAWAT, M. S. M. Department of Chemistry H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University) Srinagar Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India 35. RAWAT, SANDEEP Biodiversity Conservation and Management Thematic group G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development Kosi-Katarmal Almora, , Uttarakhand, India 36. SANGEETHA, R. Dept. of Environmental Sciences Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Coimbatore, SANGHERA, GULZAR S. SKUAST (K) Rice research and Regional Station Khudwani, Anantnag , J&K, India. 38. SARDANA, VIRENDER Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Ludhiana SARIN, RENU University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 40. SASHIDHAR, V. R. Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences QDPI, PO Box 23 Kingaroy 4610, Queensland, Australia Dept of Crop Physiology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore SHANTALA, L. Dept of Crop Physiology University of Agricultural Sciences GKVK, Bangalore SHARMA, PUSHP Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics Ludhiana SINGH, ROHTAS Plant Molecular Biology Division Centre for Plant Biotechnology, CCS HAU New Campus Hisar , Haryana, India rohtas_bot@rediffmail.com 44. SMITHA JOHN. K College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur 45. SUSHAMA P. K. College of Horticulture Kerala Agricultural University Thrissur 46. THIND, S. K. Ludhiana E. mail: Skthind_105@yahoo.co.in 47. TOKY, O. P. Department of Forestry CCS Haryana Agricultural University Hisar optoky@gmail.com

9 48. TRIVEDI, LILY University of Rajasthan Jaipur 49. TRIVEDI, P. C. University of Rajasthan Jaipur 50. VERMA, AMAN School of Life Sciences Jaipur National University Jaipur 51. VERMA, VIDHI Laboratory of Algal Biotechnology Department of Bioscience Barkatullah University Bhopal (M.P) 52. WANI, SHABIR H. Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture Rangreth, Srinagar, (J&K) E. mail: 53. WRIGHT, G. C. Agency for Food and Fibre Sciences QDPI, PO Box 23 Kingaroy 4610, Queensland, Australia

10 Contents 1 Bio-drainage: A Waterloggin g and Salinity Control Option... 1 O. P. Toky 1 *, R. Angrish 1, K. S. Datta 2 and C. Rani 2 2 Electrophysiology of Tr apping Mechanism in Carnivorous Plants Neha Gupta and S. K. Thind 3 Carbon and Nitrogen Assim ilation: Mechanism s for Productivity Pushp Sharma and Virender Sardana 4 Nitrogen Dynam ics: Growth, Uptake and Distribution in Crops: An Ecophysiological Perspective Pushp Sharma and Virender Sardana 5 High Cadm ium Uptake by Plants in Coastal Acid Soils of Southern India Partially Nullifies Good Recom m ended Managem ent Practice: A Future Concern for Health and the Australian Exam ple of Rem edial Measure V. R. Ramakrishna Parama 1, Mike Bell 2, L. Shantala 3, G. C. Wright 4 and R. C. Nageswar Rao 5, V. R. Sashidhar 6 6 Photoreceptors for Flowering Tim e, Seed Germ ination and Tropism S. K. Thind 7 Recent Trends in Applications of Plant Growth Regulators in Tissue Culture Rohtas Singh*, Rajwant K. Kalia, Manoj K. Rai and Ashok K. Dhawan 8 Molecular Techniques for Managing Drought Tolerance in Plants - QTL Approach Shabir H. Wani 1 M. A. Bhat 3 and Satbir S. Gosal 2 9 Therm ophilic Cyanobacteria: The Wonder Organism s Vidhi Verma and Meenakshi Banerjee* 10 Regulation of Plant Behavior through Potential Anti-Gibberellin Com pounds Aman Verma 1, Nidhi Jain 1 and Bhavneet Kaur 2 11 Antioxidant Efficacy of Arid Region Plants Renu Sarin and Manvi Malwal 9

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