Medically Important Plant Biomes: Source of Secondary Metabolites

Description

This book provides insights into various aspects of medicinal plant-associated microbes, known to be a unique source of biological active compounds, including their biotechnological uses and their potential in pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. Featuring review papers and original research by leading experts in the field, it discusses medicinal plants and their interactions with the environment; medicinal plants as a source of biologically active compounds; medicinal plant-associated microbes (diversity and metabolites); their pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications as well as their potential applications as plant growth stimulators and biocontrol agents. As such the book offers a valuable, up-to-date overview of the current research on medicinal plants, their ecology, biochemistry and associated biomes. Front Matter ....Pages i-xi Ethnobotanical Aspects of Some Traditional Medicinal Plants (Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Sajid Aqeel Ahmad, Mumtaz Hussain, Mansoor Hameed)....Pages 1-19 Medicinal Plant: Environment Interaction and Mitigation to Abiotic Stress (Murtaza Abid, M. M. Abid Ali Khan)....Pages 21-50 Antibacterial, Antifungal, and Antiviral Properties of Medical Plants (Dilfuza Jabborova, Kakhramon Davranov, Dilfuza Egamberdieva)....Pages 51-65 Biologically Active Components of the Western Ghats Medicinal Fern Diplazium esculentum (Ammatanda A. Greeshma, Kandikere R. Sridhar, Mundamoole Pavithra)....Pages 67-83 Medicinal Plants as a Source of Alkaloids (Valentina Laghezza Masci, Stefano Bernardini, Lorenzo Modesti, Elisa Ovidi, Antonio Tiezzi)....Pages 85-113 Nutraceutical and Bioactive Significance of Ferns with Emphasis on the Medicinal Fern Diplazium (Ammatanda A. Greeshma, Kandikere R. Sridhar)....Pages 115-131 Secondary Metabolite Production in Medicinal Plants Using Tissue Cultures (Bilal Ahmad, Aamir Raina, Samiullah Khan)....Pages 133-152 Endophytic Bacteria Associated with Medicinal Plants: The Treasure Trove of Antimicrobial Compounds (Dina Barman, Kaushik Bhattacharjee)....Pages 153-187 The Importance of Endophytic Fungi from the Medicinal Plant: Diversity, Natural Bioactive Compounds, and Control of Plant Pathogens (Laith Khalil Tawfeeq Al-Ani)....Pages 189-238 Medicinal Plant-Associated Microbes as a Source of Protection and Production of Crops (Osama Abdalla Abdelshafy Mohamad, Jin-Biao Ma, Yong-Hong Liu, Li Li, Shaimaa Hatab, Wen-Jun Li)....Pages 239-263 Endophytic Microbial Diversity in the Halophytic Medicinal Plant Ferula and Their Bioapplicable Traits (Nimaichand Salam, Mipeshwaree Devi Asem, Yong-Hong Liu, Min Xiao, Wen-Jun Li)....Pages 265-276 Endophytic Bacteria-Mediated Regulation of Secondary Metabolites for the Growth Induction in Hyptis suaveolens Under Stress (Yachana Jha)....Pages 277-292 Bioactive Potentials of Novel Molecules from the Endophytes of Medicinal Plants (Monnanda S. Nalini, Harischandra S. Prakash, Mysore V. Tejesvi)....Pages 293-351