Selected Research articles:
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Arun Kumar De, Pooja Bohra, Senha Sawhney and Sanjay Mishra (2024) DNA barcoding-assisted confirmation of the botanical identity of Woody Pepper (Piper pendulispicum C. DC., Piperaceae): an addition to the Indian Flora. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-024-01920-9
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and R. Karthika Devi (2024) Biochemical studies in Woody Pepper (Piper pendulispicum C.DC.): A spice with edible stem from Andaman Islands, India. Annals of Phytomedicine, 13(1): 1141-1148. http://dx.doi.org/10.54085/ap.2024.13.1.122
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, R. Karthika Devi, Lokesha A.N. and Shivashankara, K.S. (2024) Stem of Woody Pepper (Piper pendulispicum C. DC) as a Source of Phenolic Acids and Piperine. Indian Journal of Plant Genetic Resources, In Press
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| Karanjalker, G.R., Karanjalker, A.G. and Waman, A.A. (2024) Essential oil profile of dried fruit pericarp of Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC: a traditional spice from Goa, India. Vegetos, 37(1): 182-185, https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-023-00584-7
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| Waman, A.A., Bohra, P. and Karthika R.K. (2023). Serpentine layering as an efficient means of propagation in woody pepper (Piper pendulispicum C.DC.): a novel spice from Andaman Islands. National Academy Science Letters, 46: 277-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-023- 01239-6
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2022) Underutilized Culantro (Eryngium foetidum L.) under novel Pro-tray cultivation system: Effect of substrates. National Academy Science Letters, 45: 549-551, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01177-9
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| Karanjalker, G.R., Karanjalker, A.G. and Waman, A.A. (2022) Profiling of Phenolic Compounds in Fruit Pericarp of Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC. National Academy Science Letters, 45: 307-310, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40009-022-01134-6
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and R.M. Basavarajeshwari (2022). Comparative efficacy of two extraction methods for determining Chlorophyll pigments in thirty underutilized horticultural species. Journal of the Andaman Science Association, 27(1):1-7
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2022). Essential oil composition of different plant parts of Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merr. and Perry grown in South Andaman Island, India. Current Agriculture Research Journal, 10(2), 55-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.10.2.03
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Tushar Dhanani and Manivel P. (2022) Ultrasound assisted extraction: a quick and efficient method for extraction of Gymnemagenin from Gymnema sylvestre (Retz.) R.Br. ex Sm. Journal of the Andaman Science Association, 27(SP): 54-57
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| Devi, Priyanka, G., Ghosh, S., Karthika Devi, R. and Waman, A.A. (2022). Effect of drying methods on quality parameters of lemon grass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) var. OD-19. Journal of Andaman Science Association, 27(2): 204-209
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, T.K. Roy and K.S. Shivashankara (2021) Seed morphological and biochemical studies in wild nutmegs. Trees- Structure and Function, 35: 939–945. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-021-02091-1
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, R. Karthika Devi and Jesvin Pixy (2021) In vitro multiplication protocol for Curcuma mangga: Studies on carbon, cytokinin source and explant size. Journal of Horticultural Sciences, 16(1): 69-76
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| Pooja Bohra*, Ajit Arun Waman* and N.A. Giri (2021) Garcinia andamanica King. (Clusiaceae): an important horticultural genetic resource from Indian Islands. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 68: 1675-1689. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-021-01136-1 (*combined first author)
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2021) A novel approach for round the year propagation of Cinnamomum tamala (Buch.-Ham.) T. Nees. & Eberm. through air layering. Journal of Plantation Crops, 49(3): 222-224
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2020) Assisted regeneration for mass multiplication and conservation of vulnerable Myristica andamanica Hook f. from Bay Islands, India. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 67: 1707–1713. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-020-00963-y
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| Ajit Arun Waman (2020) Essential oil composition of clove and nutmeg from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Indian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 57(1): 95-100. https://doi.org/10.56042/ijbb.v57i1.28187
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and Gayatri Chakraborty (2019) Vegetative propagation of Piper sarmentosum Roxb.- A medicinally important species. Current Agriculture Research Journal, 7(1): 46-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.7.1.06
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| Ajit Arun Waman, H.P. Maheswarappa, B.A. Jerard, A. Velmurugan, S. Senthilkumar and Gayatri Chakraborty (2019) Evaluation of Intercrops in Arecanut Gardens of South Andaman Island. Journal of the Andaman Science Association, 24(1):1-4
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and Aarthi S. (2018) Propagule size affects yield and quality of Curcuma mangga Val. et Zijp.: An important medicinal spice. Industrial Crops and Products, 124: 36–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indcrop.2018.07.011
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| Waman A.A. and Pooja Bohra (2018) Factors governing success in shoot tip culture of bananas with special reference to mixed genomic groups: an overview. Erwerbs-Obstbau, 61(1): 9-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10341-018-0391-9
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| Waman A.A. and Pooja Bohra (2018) Air layering in cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum L.) under Andaman and Nicobar Islands condition. Journal of Spices and Aromatic Crops, 27(1): 77-79
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and D. Basantia (2018) Effect of chemical pretreatments on germination and seedling growth in Horsfieldia glabra Warb. and Semecarpus prainii King. Indian Forester, 144(1): 24-29. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i1/121299
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and D. Basantia (2018) Effect of chemical pretreatments on germination and seedling growth in Horsfieldia glabra Warb. and Semecarpus prainii King. Indian Forester, 144(1): 24-29. https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2018/v144i1/121299
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and Avinash Norman (2017) Chemical pre-treatments improve seed germination and seedling growth in Semecarpus kurzii Engl.: an ethnomedicinally important plant. Journal of Forestry Research, 29(5): 1283-1289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11676-017-0562-9
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Selected Books authored/ edited:
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2021, Perennial Underutilized Horticultural Species of India. Jaya Publishing House, New Delhi, India. pp. 1-346. ISBN: 9789390611386
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| Santosh S. Mane, Ajit Arun Waman, G.V.R. Joseph (2016) Book of Abstracts, National Seminar on "Ethnomedicinal Practices in Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Scope, Limitation and Prospective" held at Port Blair, India on November 11-12, 2016, pp. 1-46
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| Smitha G.R. and Waman A.A. (2015). A handy guide to medicinal and aromatic plants, Jaya Publishing House, New Delhi, India. pp. 1-241. ISBN: 9789384337421
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Selected Book chapters:
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Kalyan P. Kadbhane and G.R. Karanjalker, 2021, Mango Ginger: Prospects for Domestication and Utilization. In: Medicinal Plants. Domestication, Biotechnology and Regional Importance (Eds.: H.M. Ekiert, K.G. Ramawat and J. Arora). Springer-Nature, Singapore, ISBN 978-3-030-74779-4 pp. 293-313.
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| Chinthamani Jayavel, Ajit Arun Waman, Saravanan Kandasamy, and Pooja Bohra, 2020, Potential of Piper Germplasm against Pathogenic Bacteria: Tropical Bay Islands in India. In: (Eds. M.R. Goyal and D.N. Chauhan) Assessment of Medicinal Plants for Human Health: Phytochemistry, Disease Management, and Novel Applications. Apple Academic Press, Canada, pp. 65-82.
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| Ajit Arun Waman, 2019, Plantation and spices based cropping systems for coastal and island conditions. In: An overview of integrated farming systems of coastal India (Eds. B. Gangaiah et al.). ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, pp. 17-21.
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| Pooja Bohra, Ajit Arun Waman and Sanjay Mishra, 2019, Crop Wild Relatives of Selected Perennial Horticultural Crops in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. In: (Eds. P.E. Rajasekharan and V. Ramanatha Rao) Conservation and Utilization of Horticultural Genetic Resources. Springer-Nature. pp. 425-450.
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| Waman A.A., Pooja Bohra and B.A. Jerard, 2018, Emerging Opportunities for Newer Spices in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In: (Eds. Abirami et al.) Spices of Islands: Potentials and way forward for profitability, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, pp. 100-104.
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| R.K. Gautam, S. Dam Roy, A.A. Waman, Pooja Bohra, I. Jaisankar, V. Damodaran, K. Sakthivel and T. Bharathimeena, 2018, Status and strategic plan for the sustainable development of horticulture sector in Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep groups of Islands, India: Horticultural development in tropical Indian Islands. In: (Eds. D. Mandal, A.C. Shukla and M.W. Siddiqui) Sustainable Horticulture Vol. 2: Food, Health, and Nutrition, Apple Academic Press, USA, pp. 145-166.
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| Waman A.A., 2017, Organic Production of Major Plantation Crops in the Context of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In: (Eds. B. Gangaiah et al.) Organic Farming in Tropical Islands of India, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, pp. 187-189.
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| Pooja Bohra, Waman A.A. and Anuraj A., 2017, Biotechnology as a tool for conservation and sustainable utilization of plant and seaweed genetic resources of Tropical Bay Island, India. In: (Eds. Bhore S.J., Marimuthu K. and Ravichandran M.) Biotechnology for Sustainability: Achievements, challenges and perspectives, AIMST University, Malaysia, pp. 295-304.
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| Waman A.A., Bohra P., Sathyanarayana, B.N. and Hanumantharaya B.G. (2015). In vitro approaches in medicinal plants- a viable strategy to strengthen the resource base of plant based systems of medicines, In: Biotechnological approaches for sustainable development, Pullaiah T. (Ed.), Regency Publications, New Delhi, India. pp. 141-156.
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Selected extension literature:
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2019, Seed germination techniques for selected underutilized species of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Technical Bulletin, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair, pp.24.
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| Waman A.A., Pooja Bohra and B.A. Jerard, 2018, Aam Adrak: Dweepsamoohon ke liye ek upyukt fasal. Extension Leaflet, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and B.A. Jerard, 2018, Mango ginger: A suitable crop for the islands. Extension Leaflet, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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| Waman A.A., Bohra P., Avinash N., Gautam R.K. and Dam Roy S., 2016, Air layering in cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) in the context of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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| Waman A.A., Bohra P., Avinash N., Asha Jyothi, Gautam R.K. and Dam Roy S., 2016, Andaman va Nicobar dweepsamooho ke sandarbh me daalchini ka gootee vidhi se gunan. ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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| Waman A.A., Bohra P. and Chakrabarty G., 2016, Coconut climbing device: A simple yet effective tool for palm management activities in the context of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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| Waman A.A., Bohra P. and Chakrabarty G., 2016, Nariyal arohan yantra: Andaman wa Nicobar dweepsamooho ke sandarbh me taad prabandhan ke liye saral wa prabhavi upkaran. ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair.
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Selected Popular articles:
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2020) Essential oils from spices: potential way to diversify income avenues for island farmers". Spice India, 33(10):10-13.
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra (2020). CIARI-ProDhaniya: A technology for pro-tray cultivation of Burmese coriander to promote urban farming. The Echo of India, Port Blair, October 28, 2020.
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| Ajit Arun Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2020, Time to cultivate woody pepper for better profits! The Echo of India, English Daily, July 8, 2020.
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| Ajit Arun Waman, 2020, Spices quality management during COVID-19. Andaman Sheekha, English Daily, April 22, 2020.
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| Ajit Arun Waman and L. B. Singh, 2019, Culantro: in the Bay Islands. Spice India, 32(10): 23-26.
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| Pooja Bohra and Ajit Arun Waman, 2019, Malabar Tamarind: a profitable introduction for the Bay Islands. Spice India, 32(4): 15-18.
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| Pooja Bohra and Ajit Arun Waman, 2019, Malabar imli: khaari k dweep k liye ek laabhdayak aarambh. Spice India, 4(4): 15-18. (Hindi)
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| Pooja Bohra and Ajit Arun Waman, 2019, Malabar Tamarind: the Introduced Relative of Native Cow Phal. The Echo of India, August 3, 2019.
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra, B. Augustine Jerard and H.P. Maheshwarappa, 2019, Coconut climbing devices and dehuskers for the Nicobarese. Indian Coconut Journal, 61(11): 23-24.
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| Ajit Arun Waman, Pooja Bohra and B.A. Jerard, 2018, Woody pepper: An Andamanese counterpart of pepper powder. Spice India, 31(12): 34-37.
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| Ajit Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2017, Sweet carambola: A wonder fruit for the islands. The Daily Telegrams (English Daily), Port Blair, 16th April, 2017.
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| Ajit Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2017, Mango ginger: A medicinal herb for your kitchen garden. The Daily Telegrams (English Daily), Port Blair, 2nd July, 2017.
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| A.A. Waman, Pooja Bohra, D. Basantia and Gayatri Chakraborty, 2017, Sweet husk type coconut from the Bay Islands. Indian Coconut J., 54: 31-32.
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| Ajit Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2017, Andaman Spices: Towards production of quality cinnamon. The Daily Telegrams (English Daily), Port Blair, 09th July, 2017.
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| Ajit Waman and Pooja Bohra, 2017, Promoting Andaman spices: air layering technique for production of quality cinnamon. Andaman Yugam (English fortnightly), Port Blair, 15th June, 2017.
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| Ajit Waman, Pooja Bohra, D. Basantia, B.L. Kashinath (2016) Pepper cultivation: An Andaman experience. Spice India 29(9): 28-30.
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