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volume 36 issue 1 (march 2015) : 77-79,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00010.0

Bryophytes-boon to mankind- A Review

P
Preet Rachna*
B
B.D. Vashishtha
1Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136 118, India.
Cite article:- Rachna* Preet, Vashishtha B.D. (2025). Bryophytes-boon to mankind- A Review. Agricultural Reviews. 36(1): 77-79. doi: 10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00010.0.

ABSTRACT

Bryophytes represents a diverse group of first green lower land plants to develop during the process of evoloution. They were taxonomically placed between the algae and the pteridophytes and more than 20,000 species are known worldwide. In recent years there has been a huge progress made in bryologiocal researches in the country in taxonomy, morphology, cytology, tissue culture, morphogenesis, physiology and pharmaceutical studies. This brief review focus on useful applications of this ancient group of simple plants.

REFERENCES

  1. Ando H. (1957). Notes on useful bryophytes . Bull. Biol. Soc., 7(2): 23-26.
  2. Ando H. (1972). Uses of bryophytes seen in Europe. Proc. Bryol. Soc., 1: 25.
  3. Asakawa Y. (1981).Biologically active compounds obtained from bryophytes. J.Hattori Bot. Lab.,:123-142.
  4. Asakawa Y . (1982) . Chemical constituents of the Hepaticae. Prog. Chem.. Org. Natur.Prod., 42: 1-285.
  5. Asakawa Y., Toyota M.,Taira Z. and Takemoo T.(1982). Biologically active cyclic biisbenzyls and terpenoids isolated from liverworts. 25th Symposium on Chemistry of Natural Products. 337-344.
  6. Banerjee R.S. and Sen S.P. (1979). Antibiotic activity of bryophytes. Bryoloist., 82: 141-153.
  7. Bland J.M.(1971). Forests of Lilliput: the realm of mosses and lichens prentice-hall, Inc., Englewood cliffs. 210
  8. Crum H.( 1973). Mosses of the great lakes forest. Contributions from the university of Michigan Herbarium., 10: 404.
  9. Glime J.M.and Saxena D.K. (1991) Uses of Bryophytes. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi:100 .
  10. Harries E.S.J. (2008). Ethnobryology: traditional uses and folk classification of bryophytes. Bryologist., 111(2):169-217
  11. Hohe A. , Decker E.L., Gorr G., Schween G. and Resk, R. (2002). Tight control of growth and cell differentiation in photoautotrophically growing moss (Pyscomitrella patens) bioreactor cultures. Plant Cell Rept., 20: 1135-1140.
  12. Miller H. and Miller H.G. (1979). Make ye the bryophytes. Horticulture., 57(1): 40-47.
  13. Mc Cleary J.A. et al. (1966) Mosses and antibiosis. Rev.Bryol.Lichenol., 34: 309-314.
  14. Pant G., S.D.Tewari, Pargaien M.C. and bisht. L.S. (1986). Bryological activities in north-west Himalaya-II. A bryophyte foray in the ascot region of district Pithoragarh (Kumaun Himalayas). The Bryological Times, 39:2-3.
  15. Pant G. and Tewari S.D.(1989).Various human uses of bryophytes in the Kumaun region of northwest Himalaya. Bryologist., 92: 120-122.
  16. Pant G. andTewari S.D. (1990). Bryophytes and mankind. Ethnobotany., 2:97-103.
  17. Saxena D.K. and Harinder. (2004 ).Uses of bryophytes. Resonance., 9(6): 56-65.
  18. Schofield W.B. (1985). Introduction to Bryology. Macmillan Publishing Co., New York.
  19. Thieret, J.W.(1954). Mosses and liverworts: old and new uses. Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Bull.:4-8.
  20. Thieret , J.W.(1956). Bryophytes as economic plants . Economic Botany, 10: 75-91.
  21. Welch W.H. (1948). Mosses and their uses. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci., 58: 31-46.
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    volume 36 issue 1 (march 2015) : 77-79,   Doi: 10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00010.0

    Bryophytes-boon to mankind- A Review

    P
    Preet Rachna*
    B
    B.D. Vashishtha
    1Department of Botany, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra-136 118, India.
    Cite article:- Rachna* Preet, Vashishtha B.D. (2025). Bryophytes-boon to mankind- A Review. Agricultural Reviews. 36(1): 77-79. doi: 10.5958/0976-0741.2015.00010.0.

    ABSTRACT

    Bryophytes represents a diverse group of first green lower land plants to develop during the process of evoloution. They were taxonomically placed between the algae and the pteridophytes and more than 20,000 species are known worldwide. In recent years there has been a huge progress made in bryologiocal researches in the country in taxonomy, morphology, cytology, tissue culture, morphogenesis, physiology and pharmaceutical studies. This brief review focus on useful applications of this ancient group of simple plants.

    REFERENCES

    1. Ando H. (1957). Notes on useful bryophytes . Bull. Biol. Soc., 7(2): 23-26.
    2. Ando H. (1972). Uses of bryophytes seen in Europe. Proc. Bryol. Soc., 1: 25.
    3. Asakawa Y. (1981).Biologically active compounds obtained from bryophytes. J.Hattori Bot. Lab.,:123-142.
    4. Asakawa Y . (1982) . Chemical constituents of the Hepaticae. Prog. Chem.. Org. Natur.Prod., 42: 1-285.
    5. Asakawa Y., Toyota M.,Taira Z. and Takemoo T.(1982). Biologically active cyclic biisbenzyls and terpenoids isolated from liverworts. 25th Symposium on Chemistry of Natural Products. 337-344.
    6. Banerjee R.S. and Sen S.P. (1979). Antibiotic activity of bryophytes. Bryoloist., 82: 141-153.
    7. Bland J.M.(1971). Forests of Lilliput: the realm of mosses and lichens prentice-hall, Inc., Englewood cliffs. 210
    8. Crum H.( 1973). Mosses of the great lakes forest. Contributions from the university of Michigan Herbarium., 10: 404.
    9. Glime J.M.and Saxena D.K. (1991) Uses of Bryophytes. Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers, New Delhi:100 .
    10. Harries E.S.J. (2008). Ethnobryology: traditional uses and folk classification of bryophytes. Bryologist., 111(2):169-217
    11. Hohe A. , Decker E.L., Gorr G., Schween G. and Resk, R. (2002). Tight control of growth and cell differentiation in photoautotrophically growing moss (Pyscomitrella patens) bioreactor cultures. Plant Cell Rept., 20: 1135-1140.
    12. Miller H. and Miller H.G. (1979). Make ye the bryophytes. Horticulture., 57(1): 40-47.
    13. Mc Cleary J.A. et al. (1966) Mosses and antibiosis. Rev.Bryol.Lichenol., 34: 309-314.
    14. Pant G., S.D.Tewari, Pargaien M.C. and bisht. L.S. (1986). Bryological activities in north-west Himalaya-II. A bryophyte foray in the ascot region of district Pithoragarh (Kumaun Himalayas). The Bryological Times, 39:2-3.
    15. Pant G. and Tewari S.D.(1989).Various human uses of bryophytes in the Kumaun region of northwest Himalaya. Bryologist., 92: 120-122.
    16. Pant G. andTewari S.D. (1990). Bryophytes and mankind. Ethnobotany., 2:97-103.
    17. Saxena D.K. and Harinder. (2004 ).Uses of bryophytes. Resonance., 9(6): 56-65.
    18. Schofield W.B. (1985). Introduction to Bryology. Macmillan Publishing Co., New York.
    19. Thieret, J.W.(1954). Mosses and liverworts: old and new uses. Chicago Nat. Hist. Mus. Bull.:4-8.
    20. Thieret , J.W.(1956). Bryophytes as economic plants . Economic Botany, 10: 75-91.
    21. Welch W.H. (1948). Mosses and their uses. Proc. Indiana Acad. Sci., 58: 31-46.
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