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Secondary metabolites: harvesting short term benefits from arid zone agroforestry systems in India

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Title Secondary metabolites: harvesting short term benefits from arid zone agroforestry systems in India
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Creator Archana Verma
Praveen Kumar
N. V. Saresh
 
Subject Secondary metabolites
Agroforestry
Arid zone
Industrial application
 
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Long rotation period of trees and complex
trading procedures of wood, are major impediments in
spread of agroforestry. Thus, alternative for providing
early return to farmers along with long term benefits of
raising trees on their farmlands are necessary. Generally,*25% of the trees can be used as timber while
the other parts viz. bark, leaves, roots, branches etc.
have limited use and are often burnt. In process,
leakage of C sequestration potential of trees is
reduced. But, tree twigs and leaves can be the potential
source of bioactive compounds or secondary metabolites especially in arid region. Vegetation in arid
regions possesses very special and unique chemicals
which help them to adapt to prevailing harsh conditions. Water stress in these vegetation leads to
production of high quantity of reactive oxygen species
(ROS) which through a series of pathways eventually
leads to higher production of certain special secondary
compounds. These compounds, in nature improve
defense mechanism of trees, but also have immense
pharmaceutical, food, cosmeceutical, nutraceutical
and agrochemicals value. They are locally used as
folklore medicine but their commercial exploitation
can provide short term benefits to farmers. Also,
unlike bole, which can be exploited only once, these
benefits from trees can be exploited many times during
their growing period. Therefore, in this article research
work on important secondary metabolites produced by
major agroforestry systems of arid region of India has
been reviewed along with their industrial applications.
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Date 2021-08-25T08:52:04Z
2021-08-25T08:52:04Z
2021-03-01
 
Type Review Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/60500
 
Language English
 
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