Momordica genus in Asia - An Overview

• Main Authors: Bharathi, L.K. (Author), John, K Joseph. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: India : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Medicine.; Botany.; Plant breeding.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Medicine/Public Health, general.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.; Plant Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography.; Plant Breeding/Biotechnology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1032-0

Asiatic Momordica comprises 10 species of which 3 are monoecious and rest dioecious. They are unique in the sense that all are wild or cultivated vegetables with medicinal uses. Barring bitter gourd, all are under utilized vegetables with little research and conservation efforts. In this book, the a...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction
• 2.Description and Crop production
• 3.Origin, Domestication and Distribution
• 4.Taxonomy and Biosystematics
• 5.Ethnobotany and Nutritive value
• 6.Cytogenetics and Genetics
• 7.Genetic Resources, Germplasm Characterization/Evaluation and Maintenance
• 8.Crop Improvement.