Tresa Hamalton

An Overview of the Developments in the Propagation of the East Indian Sandalwood, Santalum album L.

Tresa Hamalton, Almas Khannam & Chandrakant Pant · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2024

The East Indian Sandalwood is one of the most highly traded timber, also useful for the extraction of fragrant essential oil possessing medicinal values. Regardless of its vulnerable status, this forest species is now grown in the farmer’s field at a faster pace in India; thanks...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2024/v27i111665

Storage of Encapsulated Somatic Embryos of Santalum album Linn.: Progressing towards In vitro Conservation and Mass Production

Shubha P, Rashmishree S, Tresa Hamalton, Almas Khannam & Jyothsna B S · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2025

Santalum album Linn. is one of the most valuable tree species owing to its high essential oil content in heartwood and roots. In this study, synthetic seeds were developed from artificially encapsulated somatic embryos of S. album using sodium alginate and calcium chloride, with...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jabb/2025/v28i82679