Plant mutagenesis, Plant mutation: 1 definition
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Agriculture (Krishi) and Vrikshayurveda (study of Plant life)
Source: Asian Agri-History: Drumavichitrikaranam—The Ancient Approach to Plant MutagenesisThe concept of Plant Mutagenesis was fully understood even in ancient India. A number of ancient treatises have dealt with this topic under the Sanskrit term “druma-vicitrī-karaṇa”. Here druma means a tree and vicitrīkaraṇa means “to make (it) appear extraordinary”. Hence the term means “to make a tree appear extraordinary”. In other words, the term implies that there would be an alteration in the natural trait of the tree. Thus, the term ‘drumavicitrīkaraṇa’ can be said to be akin to plant mutagenesis. It can be differentiated from the term saṅkarajātyotpatti, which means hybridisation.
The pioneer of drumavichitrikaranam (“plant mutagenesis”) is said to be the Vedic sage Kaśyapa. It is described in the Harivaṃśa-purāṇa that, pleased by the services rendered by Aditi, sage Kaśyapa transformed a Mandāra tree (Erythrina variegata) into a Kovidāra tree (Bauhinia variegata). Many encyclopaedic treatises describe some procedures of druma-vichitrikaranam under the general chapter of agriculture.
Six treatises containing a separate chapter on Plant Mutagenesis (druma-vicitrīkaraṇa) are as follows:
1. Sūrapāla’s Vṛkṣāyurveda (1000 CE);
2. Cāvuṇḍarāya’s Lokopakāra (1025 CE);
3. Someśvaradeva’s Mānasollāsa (1131 CE);
4. Śārṅgadhara’s Upavanavinoda (1300 CE);
5. Cakrapāṇi-Miśra’s Viśvavallabha-Vṛkṣāyurveda (1580 CE);
6. Basavarāja’s Śivatattvaratnākara (1694-1714 CE).
There is enough evidence to conclude that plant mutagenesis did exist in ancient India. In view of the possible health hazards caused by chemical pesticides and fertilisers as well as genetically modified crops today, it may be timely to revive the ancient techniques of drumavichitrikaranam, which are safe for human consumption and the environment. One can safely conclude that much remains to be unravelled about the wonder that is druma-vichitrikaranam.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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