Climate Resilience and Molecular Adaptation in Alpine Medicinal Plants: Ecophysiology, Metabolism and Plantomics

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the climate resilience and molecular adaptation of alpine medicinal flora, integrating insights from ecophysiology, metabolomics, and plantomics. It delves into how these high-altitude plants survive and thrive in extreme environments, offering valuable knowledge on their adaptation mechanisms at physiological, cellular, and genetic levels.

The book covers a wide range of topics, beginning with an introduction to alpine medicinal flora and their ecological significance. It examines resource use patterns, functional diversity, and ecosystem services in alpine regions, shedding light on how these plants interact with their environment. Advanced methodologies, including remote sensing, next-generation sequencing, and omics technologies, are discussed to provide deeper insights into plant responses to climate-induced stress. Specialized chapters focus on cold acclimation, oxidative stress regulation, epigenetic modifications, and microbial interactions, all crucial for understanding plant survival strategies. Additionally, the book addresses the impact of climate change on alpine plant evolution, validation of traditional medicinal knowledge, and the commercialization of these valuable botanical resources.

This book is a valuable resource for researchers, academicians, and students in plant sciences, biotechnology, and environmental studies. It also serves as an essential reference for policymakers, conservationists, and industry professionals involved in sustainable utilization and commercialization of alpine medicinal plants.

Dr. Pankaj Kumar is an assistant professor of biotechnology in the Department of Biotechnology at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India. He has over nine years of expertise in medicinal plant biotechnology, focusing on the high-altitude adaptation of medicinal plants. His research explores the molecular mechanisms underlying metabolite production, utilizing advanced comparative transcriptomics and metabolomics approaches.

Dr. Rajinder Singh Chauhan is the dean of life sciences at Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India. He has over 30 years of academic and research experience in plant biotechnology, medicinal plant ecophysiology, and metabolism. His work on alpine medicinal flora includes leading multi-institutional, government-funded projects on endangered Himalayan herbs.

Dr. Hemant Sood is a professor in the Department of Biotechnology and Bioinformatics at Jaypee University of Information Technology, India. She has over 18 years of academic and research experience in plant biotechnology, with a specialization in plant tissue culture, genetic transformation, and the sustainable utilization of high-altitude medicinal flora. She has developed micropropagation technologies for 16 medicinal plant species, contributing significantly to biodiversity conservation.