The encapsulation technology in fruit plants—a review

MK Rai, P Asthana, SK Singh, VS Jaiswal… - Biotechnology …, 2009 - Elsevier
Encapsulation technology is an exciting and rapidly growing area of biotechnological
research. This has drawn tremendous attention in recent years because of its wide use in …

Synseed technology—a complete synthesis

S Sharma, A Shahzad, JAT da Silva - Biotechnology Advances, 2013 - Elsevier
Progress in biotechnological research over the last two decades has provided greater scope
for the improvement of crops, forest trees and other important plant species. Plant …

The role of abscisic acid in plant tissue culture: a review of recent progress

MK Rai, NS Shekhawat, Harish, AK Gupta… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2011 - Springer
Abscisic acid (ABA) plays a significant role in the regulation of many physiological
processes of plants. It is often used in tissue culture systems to promote somatic …

Biotechnological advances in guava (Psidium guajava L.): recent developments and prospects for further research

MK Rai, P Asthana, VS Jaiswal, U Jaiswal - Trees, 2010 - Springer
Abstracts Guava (Psidium guajava L.), an important fruit crop of several tropical and sub-
tropical countries, is facing several agronomic and horticultural problems such as …

Applications of cytokinins in horticultural fruit crops: Trends and future prospects

AO Aremu, OA Fawole, NP Makunga, NA Masondo… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cytokinins (CKs) are a chemically diverse class of plant growth regulators, exhibiting wide-
ranging actions on plant growth and development, hence their exploitation in agriculture for …

Tissue culture mediated biotechnological interventions in medicinal trees: recent progress

K Arora, MK Rai, AK Sharma - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture …, 2022 - Springer
Many tree species are an excellent source of a wide range of bioactive compounds of
pharmaceutical importance. However, overexploitation of medicinal trees to fulfil the …

Genetic homogeneity of guava plants derived from somatic embryogenesis using SSR and ISSR markers

MK Rai, M Phulwaria, Harish, AK Gupta… - Plant Cell, Tissue and …, 2012 - Springer
To evaluate genetic homogeneity of 1-year-old guava (Psidium guajava L.) plants
developed from in vitro somatic embryogenesis, DNA from leaf tissues of seven randomly …

Recent advances in genetic engineering for improvement of fruit crops

MK Rai, NS Shekhawat - Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2014 - Springer
Fruits are one of the major sources of vitamins, essential nutrients, antioxidants and fibers in
human diet. During the last two–three decades, genetic engineering methods based on the …

Encapsulation of shoot tips of guava (Psidium guajava L.) for short-term storage and germplasm exchange

MK Rai, VS Jaiswal, U Jaiswal - Scientia Horticulturae, 2008 - Elsevier
Shoot tips obtained from in vitro grown plantlets of guava (Psidium guajava L.) were
encapsulated in calcium alginate beads for short-term storage and germplasm exchange. A …

Molecular breeding to improve guava (Psidium guajava L.): current status and future prospective

S Nimisha, D Kherwar, KM Ajay, B Singh, K Usha - Scientia Horticulturae, 2013 - Elsevier
Guava (Psidium guajava L.) is often referred to as the apple of the tropics. It is a native of
tropical America and has been naturalized in India. Being very hardy, it gives an assured …