C Nirmala
Panjab University, India
Biography
C Nirmala is a Professor in the Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh. A Post-doc from the Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Hannover, Germany, she has worked on various aspects of bamboo like taxonomy, tissue culture, micropropagation and food and nutrition. The main focus of her research work is on the nutritive value and phytochemicals in bamboo shoots. She was the Chair, Technical Committee of World Bamboo Congress, 2015 (September 17-22, 2015) which was held in Damyang, Korea. She has more than 60 papers to her credit. Presently, she is a World Bamboo Ambassador and her aim is to promote bamboo as Wood and Food for the 21st century.
Abstract
Abstract : Bamboo shoot: A promising natural resource for the food and pharmaceutical industry