Seed Technology for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Production, Testing, Storage, and Marketing

Preface

Introduction

1. Principles and Practices of Seed Storage for Maintaining Seed Quality of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Amir Khan, Sushma Kholiya, Pragya Pandey, Reeta Pandey, Dipender Kumar, R. C. Padalia, Amit Chauhan, and Prawal Pratap Singh Verma

2. Organic Farming and High-Quality Seed Production of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Kumari Punam Sinha, Kodikhala Vaishnavi, Hemanth Kumar Manne, Partha Mondal, Nisha Kumari, and Sunayana Rathi

3. Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted by Seeds

Hemanth Kumar Manne, Kodidhala Vaishnavi, Kumari Punam Sinha, Partha Mondal, Nisha Kumari, and Sunayana Rathi

4. Metabolic Changes of Carbohydrates, Proteins, Lipids, and Phytohormones During Seed Germination

Hemanth Kumar Manne, Kodidhala Vaishnavi, Kumari Punam Sinha, Partha Mondal, Yenkokpam Supriya, Nisha Kumari, and Sunayana Rathi

5. Safe Seed Storage Including EcoFriendly Techniques Used in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Chakradhar Patra, Manas Ranjan Nayak, Gopal Shukla, N. Bhola, T. Tamrakar, and H. K. Das

6. Synthetic Seeds: Pioneering Biotechnology for Conservation and Sustainable Multiplication of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Manish Kumar Sutha and Manish Kumar Mittal

7. Exploring Optimal Seed Storage and Germination Techniques for Medicinal Plants: A Review

Patrush Lepcha, Bikram Subba Limboo, Raksha Mukhia, Deepak Chettri, and Nima Tshering Lepcha

8. Conservation of Ethnomedicinal Endangered Plant Species of the Eastern Sub-Himalayan Regions of India

Priyanka Sharma, Monish Roy, Kishore Kumar Sharma, Bidhan Roy, and Gopal Shukla

9. Safe Seed Storage Including Ecofriendly Techniques Used in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

Rajdeep Mohanta and Payal Maiti

10. Nanopriming for Enhanced Seed Germination in Medicinal Plants

Khushbu Kumari, Anita Kumari, Shubham Joshi, Suman Gusain, Meghna Patial, Meenakshi Rawat, Akshita Patial, Rakhi Chandoliya, Vikas Sharma, and Rohit Joshi

11. Principles of Seed Collection, Seed Processing, Drying Temperature, Storability, and Seed Germination of Some Seeds of Medicinal Plants

Shreya Das, Suddhasuchi Das, and Sudhir Ch. Das

12. Seed Conservation of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

S. K. Verma and Amit Mishra

13. Packaging: Principles, Practices, and Materials, Bagging and Labeling of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Seeds.

Anasuya Sil, Tanmoy Mondal, and Ameda Swarnalatha

14. Seed Germination Behavior of Hogweed (Heracleum candicans Wall.)

J. S. Butola, Himshikha Gusain, Priya Bansal, A. R. Malik, and Pankaj Sharma

15. Drying Temperature and Duration on Seed Germination and Storability with Particular Reference to Seeds of Medicinal Plants

Anchal Bisht and Gopal Shukla

16. Detection of Seed Storage Fungi, Bacteria, and Viruses and Identification of Storage Fungi

Kodidhala Vaishnavi, Hemanth Kumar Manne, Kumari Punam Sinha, Partha Mondal, Nisha Kumari, and Sunayana Rathi

17. Biotechnological Intervention for Sustainable Production of Quality Planting Material of Critically Endangered Medicinal Plant Species

Aman Dabral, Kajal Mog Chaudhuri, Naresh Singh, Biplov Ch. Sarkar, Gopal Shukla, C. P. Suresh, and Manmohan J. Dobriyal

18. Challenges and Opportunities of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in the Seed Industries

Prawal Pratap Singh Verma, Dipender Kumar, K. T Venkatesha, R. C. Padalia, and Sonveer Singh

Index

Biography

Priyanka Sharma, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Seed Science and Technology at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India. Her research focuses on seed quality, medicinal plants, and sustainable seed systems. She has published widely in journals, books, and book chapters and has held research, industry, and extension positions. She is actively involved in teaching, research, and farmer training programs related to quality seed production.

Kishore Kumar Sharma, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, India. With more than 20 years of teaching and research experience, he has contributed to the development of several improved rice and mustard varieties and has led numerous nationally and internationally funded research projects focused on crop improvement and agricultural development.

Gopal Shukla, PhD, is Professor and Head of the Department of Forestry at North-Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Meghalaya, India. His expertise includes forest ecology, medicinal plants, conservation biology, and sustainable land management. He has published extensively in scientific journals, books, and book chapters and has received multiple awards recognizing his contributions to forestry research, education, and environmental conservation.