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Advancement in Encapsulation Techniques for Conservation of Climbers

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Encapsulation technology has recently revolutionized the production and conservation programme of elite and threatened germplasm throughout the globe. This technology has made the exchange programme possible between different laboratories at an ease. Synthetic seed production not only scaled up extensive and commercial production of plants but also has economized the requirements of space and time. Synseed technology has been utilized for commercial and industrial production of different agricultural, ornamental, medicinal and woody climbers. The present chapter deals with studies on synthetic seed production and conservation of some important woody climbers, viz. Tylophora indica, Ceropegia bulbosa, Dioscorea bulbifera, Clitoria ternatea, Mondia whitei, Decalepis hamiltonii and Caesalpinia bonduc.

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The authors are grateful to UGC (University Grants Commission) Major Research Project Vide. No. 39-369/2010(SR) for providing financial assistance.

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Shaheen, A., Shahzad, A. (2016). Advancement in Encapsulation Techniques for Conservation of Climbers. In: Shahzad, A., Sharma, S., Siddiqui, S. (eds) Biotechnological strategies for the conservation of medicinal and ornamental climbers. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19288-8_11

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