Ishfaq Ahmad Wani

• Doctor of Philosophy (Botany) Young Scientist 2021 In Conservation and Molecular Biology.
• PhD Student at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University

Nematode identification serves as an important parameter to study their behaviour, importance and pathogenicity. Application of classical morphometric based identification methods prove to be lacking due to insufficient knowledge on morphological variations among closely related taxa. Molecular approaches such as DNA and protein-based information,...

Under the constant strain of rising environmental changes it is now more important than ever to describe and understand plant microbe interactions in terms of abiotic stress resistance. Multi omics including transcriptomics, genomics, RNomics etc. like approaches bring together studies on plants interactions with microbes and plant growth regulator...

In the era of anthropocene, global warming tends to alter the distribution range of the plant species. Highly fragile to such changes are the species that are endemic, inhabit higher elevations and show narrow distribution ranges. Predicting and plotting the appropriate suitable habitats and keeping knowledge of how climate change will affect futur...

Since saffron is a triploid crop, it does not generate seed when selfed or crossed and is passed down through the generations by daughter corms produced from the mother corms. As a result, agro-technology development is the only viable alternative for bringing this crop to its full potential. Saffron does not have any specific habitat preferences,...

Epigenetics are the heritable changes in gene expression patterns which occur without altering DNA sequence. These changes are reversible and do not change the sequence of the DNA but can alter the way in which the DNA sequences are read. Epigenetic modifications are induced by DNA methylation, histone modification, and RNA-mediated mechanisms whic...

Simple Summary In the modern era of the anthropocene, an increase in the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has resulted in the global rise of the Earth’s temperature. This has resulted in the habitat shift of various plant and animal species. Plant species that are endemic show a narrow distribution range and inhabit higher elevati...

Mentha longifolia is an important medicinal and aromatic perennial herb that exhibits wide distribution range from subtropical to temperate regions. In the present study, agro-morphological traits and genetic differences in 19 different populations of M. longifolia were studied to evaluate the level and extent of its diversity. Analysis of variance...

Information on reproductive biology and pollination ecology studies of threatened plants are essential to develop strategies for their sustainable utilization and effective conservation. As such, these studies were conducted on Rheum webbianum, a high-value “vulnerable” medicinal herb of the north-western Himalaya. This species presents a unique mo...

Mentha longifolia is an important medicinal and aromatic perennial herb that exhibits wide distribution range from sub-tropical to temperate regions. In the present study, agro-morphological traits and genetic differences in 19 different populations of M. longifolia were studied to evaluate the level and extent of its diversity. Analysis of varianc...

The alpine grasslands of Kashmir Himalaya act as a treasure house of floristic biodiversity. They have remained largely unstudied because of their remoteness and inaccessibility. It is imperative to have quantitative studies of these areas to allow the long-term monitoring of flora in these fragile ecosystems. During the present study, nutrient ana...

In an era of anthropocene, threatened and endemic species with small population sizes and habitat specialists experience a greater global conservation concern in view of being at higher risk of extinction. Predicting and plotting appropriate potential habitats for such species is a rational method for monitoring and restoring their dwindling popula...

Study of reproductive biology and pollination ecology helps in understanding the life history patterns of species. Such a study brings to light the bottlenecks, if any, on account of which the individuals of the species are not able to reproduce in nature and ultimately helps in planning appropriate conservation strategies for the species under thr...

The natural populations of Dactylorhiza hatagirea, have been greatly affected due to incessant exploitation. As such, studies on its population attributes together with habitat suitability and environmental factors affecting its distribution are needed to be undertaken for its conservation in nature. Present study aims at accessing an impact of ant...

Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae), a highly important medicinal plant is widely distributed across tropical and subtropical regions of, Asia Africa and Australia. In the present investigation, studies on pollination biology and breeding system were carried out. The flowers are gamosepalous, gamopetalous, hermaphrodite and zygomorphic. Structurally the flow...

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Orchidaceae) is a perennial herb inhabiting sub-alpine to alpine regions, ranging at elevations between 2500 and 5000 m.a.s.l. With palmately lobed rhizome and lanceolate leaves having a sheathing leaf base, it bears pink flowers with purple-colored notches and a curved spur. It finds wide use in ayurveda, siddha, unani, and...

The versatility of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/Cas (CRISPR/Cas) genome editing tool ushered biologists into an exciting era of editing genomes with great efficiency and at a pace that was never imagined before. Though the CRISPR/Cas genome editing was developed after Zinc Finger Nucleases (ZFNs) and Transcription activ...

Agriculture plays an important role in a country’s economy. The sector is challenged by many stresses, which led to huge loss in plant productivity worldwide. The ever-increasing population, rapid urbanization with shrinking agricultural lands, dramatic change in climatic conditions, and extensive use of agrochemicals in agricultural practices that...

Environmental stresses (such as metal/metalloid toxicity, salt, ultraviolet‐B radiation, ozone, temperature, and water) and anthropogenic stress (machine‐induced transplantation shock) are the most extreme limiting factors to sustainable agricultural practices and yield of various crop plants. In contrast to biotic stresses, abiotic stresses are in...

Valeriana wallichii DC. (Valerianaceae), a threatened medicinal plant of Himalayan region, has individuals showing 3 patterns of sex expression (female, hermaphrodite, and gynomonoecious). In the present study, the effect of floral size reduction on pollination efficiency of female flowers on female plants of Valeriana wallichii has been determined...