Dear RG Colleagues,
I am doing a survey on the plant material (species, genus ...) which is the subject of several field of research in each department/city/country. Your contribution will be a great help. Best regards Abdenour
I like cereals, especially wheat. This are physiological interesting plants, allowing investigations to different yield- and stress physiological aspects concerning the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses. The results are relatively clear interpretably.
It's Pongamia pinnata (= Millettia pinnata) of family Fabaceae. It is a very useful tree for restoration of degraded land.
Microtoena patchoulii of Lamiaceae family, locally known as Sangbrei in our state Manipur. It is highly aromatic plant with the fragrance of patchouli (Pogostemon cablin) and is having significant traditional uses in Manipur. The detail uses is given in the following attached link of the paper. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327594176_Harnessing_the_Economic_Potential_of_an_interesting_aromatic_lamiaceae_Plant_Microtoena_patchoulii_Clarke_ex_Hook_Wu_Hsuan_in_Manipur_India?_sg=eOeFvq4M0d5M0yC4nZk7GMywefuXqCeC7YJnmqfXR7W19JFaKvmwcOp14yGDCATHq2hnkXqdq18_6ZTQ2y7gIRmdEMYsZe9FBwk4w80G.HPdIrS1Pw_AxdSgbeyxydAjeGKS0ioMGKItxXJ9KHzNWWGnp_Z8QKo4OUAqyvgzL6akSHcQI7rK7qfrC3vZKHQ
Peppermint (Mentha × piperita, also known as Mentha balsamea Wild) the plant is now widely spread and cultivated in many regions of the world having medicinal impact.
Most of the aromatic, medicinal and orchids are interesting to me.However, I find Cyrtosia nana (saprophytic orchid) and Ceropegia species (Apocynaceae) most unique.
Betula utilis,
Podophyllum hexandrum, and few species of viola and Aconitum.
Lantana camara L. 1753
It is one of the most successful invasive alien plants with its origin in Neotropical zone. It belongs to family Verbinaceae. This plant has successfully established itself in more than 60 countries. Presently there are 650 varieties or cultivars available throughout the globe. It impacts flora and fauna of an ecosystem in many ways and that is why it is regarded as one of the 10 most noxious weeds in the world. Its control and management in forest lands, rangelands, agricultural fields is a burning issue.
It is rice (Oryza sativa L.) which is consumed by more than half of the world's population and which is comparatively the least allergic food to human bean.
Impatiens, of course!
This big genus, with probably more than 1000 species worldwide, has so great variability of flower color and shape, that it is compared with orchids.
Some examples in my project Balsaminaceae Information Center in file Impatiens_portraits_250.
Jatropha curcas L. had been in limelight in India since the turn of the present century as a cheap source of biodiesel from the seeds and consequently Govt of India sanctioned many projects on various aspects of the species. It became a household name since then with the slogan that "henceforth you need not go to a petrol pump for buying diesel but you can go to any farmer for the same". Even the Indian Railways and many other agencies started trial run with a 20% mix with normal diesel without altering the engine.
After completion of many projects, it was found that the cost of production was much higher than that of fossil fuel. Hence the plant is now back into oblivion.
I like cereals, especially wheat. This are physiological interesting plants, allowing investigations to different yield- and stress physiological aspects concerning the impacts of biotic and abiotic stresses. The results are relatively clear interpretably.
I love Mussaendas (Mussaenda spp.) for their beautiful blooms! Enlarged petaloid sepals - calycophylls. Very few ornamentals can beat them when in full bloom (which is almost all seasons). My M.Sc. was in this plant.
Secondly, I love Securidaca longepedunculata for so many reasons - unique name, medicinal values, menthol-like scent of the roots, cosmetic values etc.
Lamiaceae family species, in particularly: Origanum compactum...
You can select economic plant species or endemic plant species of your country. You can also do work on species/genus/family which is/are less studied taxonomically and needs detail revisionary works.
I like the family Poaceae, they have a lot of exciting qualities going for them, both good and bad; versatility, human and animal nurishment, biodiversity, ecological functions and allergenic qualities.
Lorène Belval , Yes, if you come from Alsace, you must like wine! There are really wonderful wines and delicious food! Unfortunately, you did not write down why you prefer wine as a plant…Have a nice day too!
Arisaema triphyllum. It's versatile for a number of research questions.
I am currently working on Soybeans (Glysine max) a member of the Leguminosae family.
I am studying the genus Carex (Cyperaceae), worldwide around 2000 species, so there is always something new to find. I'm especially interested in Carex- hybrids. The genus Carex is represented by many ecologically indicative taxa. In general it is relatively poorly known by botanists.
I like the family Orchidaceae, they have a very important biodiversity, morphological types, ecological specificity, and different type of strategy of survival7
Plant groups which display a range of mechanisms to withstand drought stress.
I'm interested in the genus Carex (Cyperaceae). As this is a large genus there are many taxonomic questions that still need addressing. I an particularly interested in Carex hybrids and some of the questions they raise about taxonomic relationships and speciation events.
Abdenour Kheloufi I am working with rice plant Oryza sativa, the major cereal crop of many countries. Many people of the world depend on rice for their food.
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