The conservation of rare and endangered plants

Genetic differentiation and diversity analysis of medicinal tree Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae) from ecologically different regions of India

“…Therefore, preservation of genetic diversity has become a common objective of most conservation programmes and defining genetic diversity within and among natural populations is a necessary first step towards achieving this goal (Holsinger and Gottlieb, 1991). Jamun (Syzygium cumini) is a large evergreen multipurpose tree of family Myrtaceae upto 15 to 30 m in height (Samba -Murthy and Subrahmanyam, 1989).…”

Flowering Phenology and Seed Production of Santalum album L.

“…Knowledge in reproductive biology is fundamental for systematic, evolutionary and conservation studies (Ornduff, 1969;Holsinger, 1991;Anderson, 1995). The study of reproductive biology of species, along with the analysis of its genetic variation provides data critical to their conservation and improvement efforts.…”

Genetic variability in a narrow endemic snapdragon (Antirrhinum subbaeticum, Scrophulariaceae) using RAPD markers

“…The loss of genetic variability is predicted to have a negative influence on the capacity of a species to withstand stochastically-induced environmental changes (Ellstrand and Elam, 1993). Accordingly, in order to devise management strategies, conservation studies should take into account not only the levels of genetic variation present within and among populations but how they are partitioned (Hamrick, 1983;Holsinger and Gottlieb, 1991;Ellstrand and Elam, 1993). This knowledge is crucial for those plants having a low effective population size and a fragmented habitat, since the effects of genetic drift and inbreeding depression may have a noteworthy influence on the concomitant genetic impoverishment of the species (Foré and Guttman, 1999).…”