In Vitro Culture of Haloxylon recurvum and Haloxylon salicornicum: Valuable Source of Food Additives and Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Components from Extreme Arid Zone

Goswami, Deepmala; Dagla, Harchand R.

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58271-5_12

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“…In the Thar Desert in India, another environment highly susceptible to climate change, a unique collaboration between the Indian government and local communities has been developed to protect endemic species by combining traditional practices with in vitro technologies. Specimens harvested under the supervision of local groups are grown in laboratories to fulfil local needs while diverting the harvest of threatened wild populations [191,192].…”

Section: Challenges and Opportunities At The Interface Of Plant Conse...mentioning

confidence: 99%

In Vitro Technology in Plant Conservation: Relevance to Biocultural Diversity

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Plant diversity is critical to the functioning of human societies, and evidence shows that plant conservation success is driven by integrative approaches that include social and biological factors. Plants have a unique capacity to reproduce asexually, and propagation practices can yield large numbers of plantlets. These plantlets can be used in several ways to fulfil conservation goals including the repopulation of regions with declining densities of threatened species that hold cultural meaning. However, the potential of in vitro technologies in the conservation of plants that hold cultural meaning is understudied. In this paper we focus upon the roles of in vitro technologies in the conservation of plants relevant to biocultural environments and provide an overview of potential knowledge gaps at the interface of in vitro and plants used traditionally, including those meaningful to Indigenous Peoples. We conclude that in vitro technologies can be powerful tools in biocultural conservation if they are deployed in a manner respectful of the socio-cultural context in which plants play a role, but that further research is needed in this regard. We suggest several epistemological points to facilitate future research.

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Section: Challenges and Opportunities At The Interface Of Plant Conse...mentioning

confidence: 99%