Traditional Knowledge Associated with Tropical Fruit Tree Genetic Resources: Comparison of Upper-Ghat and Coastal Situation of Central Western Ghats, India

Matoa (Pometia pinnata) is a local fruit of  Papua (formerly called Irian Jaya) which has high potensial to develop as comercial fruit. Highly significant genetic resources of matoa potentially for breeding program in Papua are being threatened as a result of cutting down trees for fruit harvesting and of forest exploitation for timber. Besides the loss of genetic resources facing now, other major problems should be consider for conservation and domestication of this fruit tree species i.e. lack of silviculture and agronomy knowledge for further breeding programs; matoa production only for local market; and inadequate government policy for matoa breeding program. Strategy developed for matoa conservation and domestication should also concern about time limited due to the fast loss of genetic poll. This paper provides a general overview of strategy for conservation and domestication of Pometia pinnata with special reference to Papua.

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Traditional utilization and phytochemical analysis of medicinal herb Exacum Linn. from central Western Ghats

Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences ◽

10.21276/apjhs.2016.3.1.26 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 161-164

Author(s):

Vinayaka K.S ◽

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Ashwini H.S ◽

Prashith Kekuda T.R ◽

Krishanamurthy Y.L

Keyword(s):

Western Ghats ◽

Medicinal Herb ◽

Phytochemical Analysis ◽

Central Western Ghats

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DNA barcoding of important fruit tree species of agronomic interest in the genus Garcinia L. from the Western Ghats

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution ◽

10.1007/s10722-021-01177-6 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jayesh Anerao ◽

Vikas Jha ◽

Nishaat Shaikh ◽

Apurva Shivalkar ◽

Aishwarya Nityanand ◽

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Keyword(s):

Dna Barcoding ◽

Tree Species ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Fruit Tree ◽

The Western Ghats

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A Note on Grafting Success in Flacourtia Montana- An Endemic, Wild Edible Fruit Tree of the Western Ghats

Indian Journal of Forestry ◽

10.54207/bsmps1000-2014-6n0qbf ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 67-68

Author(s):

S. Shareef

Keyword(s):

Vegetative Propagation ◽

Western Ghats ◽

Field Performance ◽

Fruit Tree ◽

Edible Fruit ◽

Percent Success ◽

The Western Ghats ◽

Grafting Experiment

Vegetative propagation through softwood grafting was carried out during 1994-1997 on Flacourtia montana, an endemic wild edible fruit tree of the Western Ghats, as part of its popularization and promoting cultivation programme. The grafting experiment was very successful and resulted in 78 percent success. The paper discusses the grafting success and its field performance.

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