02641nas a2200289   4500008004100000245015100041210006900192260000800261300001100269490000700280520161900287653001501906653002201921653002101943653002501964653002801989653001802017100002402035700002702059700002202086700002102108700002402129700002302153700002402176700002302200856012802223       2022                        eng d00aDiversity assessment of Gloriosa superba accessions from Western Ghats of India based on morphological traits, ISSR markers and metabolite content0 aDiversity assessment of Gloriosa superba accessions from Western  cSEP  a1003880 v303 a<p>
	Gloriosa superba L. (glory lily) is a medicinally and horticulturally important plant used as a commercial source of the alkaloid colchicine. The Western Ghats in India is mostly unexplored for the morphological, genetic, and metabolite diversity of the species. In the current study, three methodologies were employed to assess the diversity among 50 established accessions of G. superba collected from several locations in the Western Ghats. The morphological analysis revealed that, among the studied traits, seed yield per vine and dry seed weight per 100 seeds for the established accessions were the most diverse traits. The former exhibited a significantly positive correlation with four vegetative and five yield traits. The first three principal components showed nine traits contributing to the variation. Intra-specific molecular variation based on inter simple sequence repeat markers distributed the accessions in three clusters with high polymorphism and low genetic diversity indices. Liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry analysis revealed significant variation among the screened accessions for colchicine content in tuber and seed tissue. Interestingly, an unexplored tissue, pod shell, was found to contain significantly high colchicine, which could be explored for commercial colchicine extraction. The morphogenetic and metabolite variation revealed by the study would be useful to develop elite varieties to expand the cultivation of glory lily across the country, fulfilling the increasing demand for colchicine and providing remunerative income to the farmers.</p>
10aColchicine10aGenetic diversity10aGloriosa superba10aMetabolite diversity10aMorphological diversity10aWestern Ghats1 aMahajan, Yogesh, A.1 aShinde, Balkrishna, A.1 aMulani, Fayaj, A.1 aGade, Akshay, B.1 aKasodekar, Amol, K.1 aThulasiram, H., V.1 aKadoo, Narendra, Y.1 aNikam, Tukaram, D.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/diversity-assessment-gloriosa-superba-accessions-western-ghats-india-based-morphological02611nas a2200241   4500008004100000245014200041210006900183260000800252300001100260490000700271520174900278653002202027653002402049653002102073653001802094653001602112100002802128700002102156700001702177700002402194700002402218856012702242       2023                        eng d00aSeasonal dynamics and tree foliar habit drive the rhizobacterial diversity in congeneric Ficus species from Northern Western Ghats, India0 aSeasonal dynamics and tree foliar habit drive the rhizobacterial  cDEC  a1007900 v283 a<p>
	Tree species, annual climatic cycle, and geochemical properties influence the tree rhizospheric microbiome. However, its understanding in the moist deciduous forest of Northern Western Ghats (NWG), India, is limited. Moreover, the effects of foliar habits of trees and seasonal variations on rhizobacterial communities across congeneric tree species are unexplored. Hence, we employed high throughput 16 S rRNA gene sequencing to examine the effects of foliar habits of congeneric tree species and seasonal influences on the rhizobacterial community. For this study, rhizospheric soil from Ficus arnottiana (deciduous) and Ficus talboti (evergreen) trees from NWG, India, was collected during three seasons (summer, monsoon, and winter) and subjected to high throughput sequencing. A total of 3031 amplicon sequence variants (ASV) were observed, of which 1257 and 1181 ASV were unique to F. arnottiana and F. talboti, respectively, and 593 ASV were common to both species. The phyla Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Chloroflexi were ubiquitous and contributed &gt;90% to the rhizobacterial community. Some bacterial phyla were exclusively associated with either of the tree species and seasons. Different bacterial phyla performed similar functions in different seasons, indicating their functional redundancy and emphasizing their resilience and adaptability across seasons. It was observed that seasonal dynamics mainly drove the rhizobacterial diversity; however, it was also influenced by the foliar habits of the trees and geochemical properties. The study enhances the understanding of congeneric tree microbiomes and offers valuable insights into their potential applications through microbiome engineering.</p>
10aAmplicon variants10aBacterial diversity10aFicus arnottiana10aFicus talboti10aRhizosphere1 aSalunkhe, Vaishnavi, H.1 aKunte, Pooja, S.1 aPaul, Dhiraj1 aKasodekar, Amol, K.1 aKadoo, Narendra, Y.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/seasonal-dynamics-and-tree-foliar-habit-drive-rhizobacterial-diversity-congeneric-ficus