Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

In vitro propagation as a measure for sustainable conservation of elite chemotype of the threatened medicinal herb Rheum moorcroftianum Royle from North-Western Himalaya

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Focus area :

Botany

Principal Investigator :

Prof. Zahoor Ahmad Kaloo, Professor and Head of the department, Kashmir University

Timeline Start Year :

2023

Timeline End Year :

2025

Contact info :

Details

Executive Summary :

The proposal aims to conserve R. moorcroftianum, a medicinally important herb from this genus, by focusing on the in vitro establishment of an elite chemotype and the development of an effective in vitro regeneration system. This system will act as a prelude for Agrobacterium-mediated transformation studies and be a sustainable conservation measure. The hairy root transformation system can also be used to enhance the production of bio-active phytoconstituents at the bioreactor scale for commercial purposes.

Co-PI:

Dr. Shahzad A Pandith, Kashmir University

Total Budget (INR):

35,26,264

Organizations involved