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- DEDICATION
- CERTIFICATE
- DECLARATION
- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
- CONTENTS
- PART-I Karyomorphological studies in Zingiberaceae
- Introduction
- Materials
- 1. Castus malortieanus
- 2. C.speciosus
- 3. Globba cernua
- 4. G.ophioglossa
- 5. Z.cernuum
- 6. Z.neesanum
- 7. Z.officianale
- 8. Z.purpureum
- 9. Z.roseum
- 10. Z.zerumbet
- 11. Curcuma aerugenosa
- 12. C.amada
- 13. C.aromatica
- 14. C.caesia
- 15. C.comosa
- 16. C.decipiens
- 17. C.haritha
- 18. C.Iongu
- 19. C.malabarica
- 20. C.raktacanta
- 21. C.zedoaria
- 22. Hedychium coronarium
- 23. H.coronarium
- 24. H.flavescens
- 25. H.spicatum
- 26. Kaempferia galanga
- 27. K.pulchra
- 28. K.rotunda
- 29. Alpinia calcarata
- 30. A.galanga
- 31. A.malaccensis
- 32. A.nigra
- 33. A.purpurata
- 34. A.smithiae
- 35. A.zerumbet
- 36. A.zerumbet
- 37. Amomum cannicarpum
- 38. A.Hypoleucum
- 39. A.muricatum
- 40. A.pterocarpum
- 41. Elettaria cardamom
- 42. E. cardamomum
- 43. E. cardamomum
- 1a. Castus malortieanus
- 2a. C.speciosus
- 3a. Globba cernua
- 4a. G.ophioglossa
- 5a. Z.cernuum
- 6a. Z.neesanum
- 7a. Z.officianale
- 8a. Z.purpureum
- 9a. Z.roseum
- 10a. Z.zerumbet
- 11a. Curcuma aerugenosa
- 12a. C.amada
- 13a. C.aromatica
- 14a. C.caesia
- 15a. C.comosa
- 16a. C.decipiens
- 17a. C.haritha
- 18a. C.Iongu
- 19a. C.malabarica
- 20a. C.raktacanta
- 21a. C.zedoaria
- 22a. Hedychium coronarium
- 23a. H.coronarium
- 24a. H.flavescens
- 25a. H.spicatum
- 26a. Kaempferia galanga
- 27a. K.pulchra
- 28a. K.rotunda
- 29a. Alpinia calcarata
- 30a. A.galanga
- 31a. A.malaccensis
- 32a. A.nigra
- 33a. A.purpurata
- 34a. A.smithiae
- 35a. A.zerumbet
- 36a. A.zerumbet
- 37a. A.Hypoleucum
- 39a. A.muricatum
- 40a. A.pterocarpum
- 41a. Elettaria cardamom
- 42a. E. cardamomum
- 43a. E. cardamomum
- Methods
- a Mitotic squash experiments.
- b. Detailed Karyomorphological studies by image analysis system
- Photographs and image processing
- Quantitative karyotyping of the chromosomes
- Quantitative idiograms of chromosomes
- Different Steps of karyotype analysis of H.coronarium
- Observations
- DISCUSSION
- a. Chromosome numbers in the genera investigted
- b. Basic chromosome numbers in various genera
- c. Polyploidy in the family Zingiberaceae
- d. Karyomorphometrical analysis
- e. Cytological evolution in Zingiberaceae
- Summary
- PART-II Major Essential oil Constituents in Zingiberaceae
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Plant materials
- Isolation of essential oil
- Qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Chemotaxonomic evaluations
- Evaluation of ecological role of terpenoids
- Observations
- DISCUSSION
- a. Essential oil quantification in the taxa investigated
- b. Physico-chemical characterization of essential oils in the taxa investigated
- c. Chemotaxonomical aspects of terpenoids in Zingiberaceae
- d. Chemical ecology of terpenoids in Zingiberaceae
- Summary
- References