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Conservation of Medicinal Plants Bio-Diversity:Need, Ways and Initiatives


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1 Department of Medicinal sand Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture (UHS), Mysuru (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulutre, University of Horticulture Science, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India
3 College of Horticulture (UHS), Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
     

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The paper discusses about bio-diversity of medicinal plants, the need to conserve, and ways to conserve including the latest tools and approaches besides conventional ones. A special emphasis has been given in listing the species which needs immediate conservation measures especially in the state of Karnataka. Loss of medicinal plants bio-diversity and its impact has also been highlighted. The efforts and initiatives of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka in the direction of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation is elaborated in detail. The approaches and strategies both research and developmental by keeping the future needs of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation in mind have been discussed.

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Conservation, Bio-Diversity, Initiatives, Medicinal Plants.
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Authors

B. S. Harish
Department of Medicinal sand Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulture (UHS), Mysuru (Karnataka), India
V. P. Singh
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulutre, University of Horticulture Science, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India
K. Umesha
College of Horticulture (UHS), Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
Y. C. Vishwanath
Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, College of Horticulutre, University of Horticulture Science, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The paper discusses about bio-diversity of medicinal plants, the need to conserve, and ways to conserve including the latest tools and approaches besides conventional ones. A special emphasis has been given in listing the species which needs immediate conservation measures especially in the state of Karnataka. Loss of medicinal plants bio-diversity and its impact has also been highlighted. The efforts and initiatives of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka in the direction of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation is elaborated in detail. The approaches and strategies both research and developmental by keeping the future needs of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation in mind have been discussed.

Keywords


Conservation, Bio-Diversity, Initiatives, Medicinal Plants.

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