Ethnopharmacological relevance India has an extensive reservoir of traditional wisdom and
a diverse range of medicinal plants that enrich its heritage. Plants have actively been used …

Main conclusion Sustainable resource preservation of Santalum species that yield
commercially important forest products is needed. This review provides an understanding of …

Agroforestry systems are fundamental features of the rural landscape of the Indian state of
Kerala. Yet these mixed species systems are increasingly being replaced by monocultures …

Sandalwood (Santalum album) is woven into the culture and traditions of India for last 3000
years. However, India's dominance on the international sandalwood trade is waning. Other …

Sandalwood is a commercially and culturally important plant species belonging to the family
Santalaceae and the genus Santalum. Sandalwood oil extracted from the heartwood has …

Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) is a hemiparasite unable to absorb the required nutrients
directly from the soil. Therefore, it needs a suitable host for successful cultivation. The effect …

Understanding the interactions between the hemiparasite Santalum album L. and its hosts
has theoretical and practical significance in sandalwood plantations. In a pot study, we …

Indian Sandalwood (Santalum album L.) may be considered as one of the world's most
valuable commercial timber and is currently valued globally for its heartwood and oil. Since …

Nutrient translocation from a host plant is vital to the growth and survival of its root parasitic
plant, but few studies have investigated whether a parasitic plant is also able to transfer …

Plant terpene synthases (TPSs) can mediate formation of a large variety of terpenes, and
their diversification contributes to the specific chemical profiles of different plant species and …