Influence of Co-60 Gamma Irradiated Sodium Alginate on the Opium Poppy

ISBN-13: 9783659850349 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 52 str.

Zeba Khan

Opis

Opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.) is one of the most important medicinal plants which yields many opiate alkaloids, including morphine, thebaine, codeine, papaverine and noscapine. The opium poppy contains a wide range of alkaloids and has been a very valuable medicine, especially useful in bringing relief from pain and in treating certain kinds of coughs. Keeping above characteristics in mind, it seems highly desirable to make efforts to boost up the plant growth and productivity of its alkaloids through a novel agricultural technique. Recently, it has been discovered that polysaccharides such as sodium alginate can be degraded in to monomers and oligomers of low molecular weights due to scission of glycosidic bonds by gamma radiation. The oligomers, when applied to plants, elicit various kinds of biological and physiological activities including plant productivity.

O autorze

Dr. Zeba H.khan had completed her Ph.D from Aligarh Muslim University,India with an attempt to learn, understand and contribute in scientific fraternity. Her prime interested lies in various aspects of Botany such as plant physiology, plant biochemistry. Her M.Sc. dissertation and Ph.D work was dedicated towards increasing crop production.