Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for Food Security

Dr. Romesh Kumar Salgotra is currently working as associate professor cum coordinator in School of Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, India.          Few of his important selective publications are:    1. Salgotra, R. K., Gupta, B. B. and Stewart, C. N. (2014). From genomics to functional markers in the era of next-generation sequencing. Biotechnology Letter 36(3): 417–426.     2. Mehraj-Ud-Din, Salgotra, R.K. and Gupta, B. B. (2013). Interaction of Restorer Genes in ‘WA’-type Cytoplasmic Male Sterility System in Rice (Oryza sativa L.). Natl. Acad. Sci. Lett. 36(3):259–264.      3. Salgotra, R. K., Gupta, B. B. and Ahmed, M. I. (2012). Characterization of thermo-sensitive genic male sterility (TGMS) rice genotypes (Oryza sativa L.) at different altitudes. Australian Journal of Crop Science 6(6):957-962.   <Dr. Bharat Bhushan Gupta is currently working as professor and registrar at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu, India.  His research publications are:1. Bijral, J.S., Singh, B., Kanwal, K.S, Gupta, B.B. and Sharma, T.R. (1990). A new hybrid between Aegilops and Secale. Current Science. 59: 520.2. Bijral, J.S., Gupta, B.B., Singh, B., Sharma, T. R., Kanwal, K.S. and Gupta, S.C. (1990). Hybrid necrosis in wheat. Indian J. Genet. 5: 189-191.<3. Bijral, J.S., Gupta, B.B., Singh, B., Sharma, T. R. and Kanwal, K.S. (1990). Studies relating to direct introgression from T. monococcum to hexaploid wheat. Cereal Reearch Communication. 18: 139.4. Bijral, J. S., Kanwal, K.S., Gupta, B.B., Singh, Bikram. and Sharma, T. R. (1990). Effect of gibberellic acid (GA3) on cytoplasmic male steriles and their maintainer/restorer lines in rice. Acta Agronomica Hugarica. 39: 327-329.<

• Foreword.- Introduction.- Chapter 1 Plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge: Potentials and challenges.- Chapter 2 Role of plant genetic resources and traditional knowledge in food security.- Chapter 3 Global strategies for sustainable use of agricultural genetic and indigenous traditional knowledge.- Chapter 4 Plant genetic resources and intellectual properties of indigenous knowledge conservation (ITK).- Chapter 5 Farmers' Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge for livelihood.- Chapter 6 Plant genetic resources, traditional knowledge and their use in crop improvement.- Chapter 7 Biotechnological approaches for conservation of plant genetic resources and ITK.- Chapter 8 Ex situ and in situ conservation of Plant Genetic Resources and ITK.- Chapter 9 Access and benefit sharing on the use of indigenous traditional knowledge.- Chapter 10 Plant genetic resources conservation and ITK in light of recent policy developments.- Chapter 11 Plant Genetic Resources and ITK conservation towards resilience to climate change.- Chapter 12 Rational of participatory approaches for the management of plant genetic resources and ITK.- Chapter 13 Bio prospecting of genetic resources and indigenous traditional knowledge.- Chapter 14 Role of women in Plant Genetic Resources and Indigenous Traditional Knowledge for food security.- Chapter 15 International treaties for sustainable utilization of Plant Genetic Resources and ITK.