Bioprospecting of Indigenous Bioresources of North-East India

Part I. Bioprospecting: Present and Future Prospects

1. Emerging Trends in Sustainable Bioprospecting of Bioresources
Jubilee Purkayastha

2. Bio-Resources of Northeast India: Sustainable Utilization and Challenges
Arup Kumar Das, Hui Tag, Pankaj Bharali

Part II. Bioprospecting from Plant Resources of North-East India

3. Endemic Orchids of Northeast India
Ram Pal, D. R. Singh

4. Bioresources of Nagaland: A Case of Wild Edible Fruits in Khonoma Village Forest
Petevino Chase, O. P. Singh

5. Endangered Orchids and Their Conservation in North East India
L. C. De, A. N. Rao, D. R. Singh

6. Fibers and Dye Yielding Plants of North East India
Himadri Das, Dipul Kalita

7. Pesticidal Plants of Northeast India
Prachurjya Dutta, Tapan Dey, Moonmee Bharadwaz, Munmi Kalita, Kabita Gogoi, Sebrin Jahan Islam, Jatin Kalita

8. Biomass Resources for Biofuel Production in Northeast India
Rupam Kataki, Kishor Goswami, Neon J. Bordoloi, Rumi Narzari, Ruprekha Saikia, Debashis Sut, Lina Gogoi

9. Exploration and Utilisation of Camouflaging Plants for Defence Use with Emphasis to North East India
Maya Kumari, Ramesh Namdeo Pudake

10. Plant Products and Fermented Foods as Nutrition and Medicine in Manipur State of Northeast India: Pharmacological Authenticity
Mohamad Ayajuddin, Priyanka Modi, Bovito Achumi, Muralidhara, Sarat Chandra Yenisetti

11. Assessment of Genetic Diversity in Indigenous Plants from Northeast India Using Molecular Marker Technology
Ramesh Namdeo Pudake, Maya Kumari

Part III. Bioprospecting from Microbial Resources of North-East India

12.
Micromonospora: A Potential Source of Antibiotic
Madhumita Talukdar, Tarun C. Bora, Dhruva K. Jha

13. Algal Wealth of Northeast India
Ajitabh Bora, Hemanta Kumar Gogoi, Vijay Veer

Part IV. Bioprospecting from Insect Resources of North-East India

14. Drosophilid (Insecta, Diptera: Drosophilidae) Biodiversity of North-East India
Bovito Achumi, Mohamad Ayajuddin, Limamanen Phom, Shridhar Narayan Hegde, Pardeshi Lal, Om Prakash Singh, Sarat Chandra Yenisetti

15. Edible Insects of Northeast India
Rumki H. Ch. Sangma, Ram Pal, D. R. Singh

16. Endemic Thrips of Northeast India
Magdalene Kharbangar, Sudhanya Ray Hajong, Sudipta Choudhury

17.
Muga Silk- The Golden Thread of Assam
Diganta Goswami, Bipul Rabha, Vijay Veer

18. Mosquito Biodiversity of Northeastern India
Reji Gopalakrishnan, Vijay Veer

Part V. Sustainable Utilization of Important Bioresources of North-East India

19. Non-timber Forest Product (NTFP) in Northeast India: An Overview of Availability, Utilization, and Conservation
Shovan Dattagupta, Abhik Gupta

Part VI. Biotourism Potential of North-East India

20. Prospects of Ecotourism in Majuli
Aditya Borborah, Madhulekha Gogoi Borborah, Shibabrata Choudhury

21. Destination Branding of Ziro Through Potentiality of Bio-tourism
Shibabrata Choudhury, Rajive Mohan Pant, Saibal Chatterjee, Asha Nanding

22. Biotourism Potential in Northeast India
Jayanta Gogoi

Keywords: Life Sciences, Biodiversity, Ecosystems