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Techniques in commercial cultivation, preservation and scientific harvesting of herbs and Medicinal plants Prof. (Dr.) G

Techniques in commercial cultivation, preservation and scientific harvesting of herbs and Medicinal plants Prof. (Dr.) G. M. Nair Director Tropical Botanic Garden &Research Institute Thiruvananthapuram-695 562 E mail: gmnair@satyam.net.in gmnair@rediffmail.com.

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Techniques in commercial cultivation, preservation and scientific harvesting of herbs and Medicinal plants Prof. (Dr.) G

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  1. Techniques in commercial cultivation, preservation and scientific harvesting of herbs and Medicinal plants Prof. (Dr.) G. M. Nair Director Tropical Botanic Garden &Research Institute Thiruvananthapuram-695 562 E mail: gmnair@satyam.net.in gmnair@rediffmail.com

  2. India is one among the 12 Megabiodiversity centres India Possesses 2 Hotspots which are repositories of maximum biodiversity (EH and WG) Maximum phytodiversity and endemism • Documentation • Conservation • Sustainable utilization

  3. Conservation • In situ conservation • Ex situ Conservation

  4. In situ Conservation • Biosphere Reserves • National Parks • Sanctuaries

  5. Ex situ conservation • Gene Pool Centres • Conservation parks • Botanic Gardens Field Gene Bank In vitro gene Bank Cryo bank Seed Bank DNA Bank

  6. Quality Planting Materials • Elite genotypes • Hybrids • Agrotechniques • Chemical Fingerprinting

  7. Techniques in Commercial Cultivation • Seeds • Cuttings • Layering • Grafting • Budding • In vitro multiplication (Tissue Culture)

  8. Micropropagation

  9. Callus

  10. Hypericum hookerianum: Multiple shoots induced from in vitro derived nodal explants

  11. H. hookerianum: In vitro multiplied shoot cultures

  12. H. hookerianum Induced red pigmentation in the in vitro shoot cultures

  13. H. hookerianum: Red pigmented callus cultures

  14. Normal Root Cultures

  15. Hairy Root Cultures

  16. Scientific Harvesting • Harvesting only needed parts • Plants to be left for natural seed production • Reintroduction/restoration • Raw material storage • GMP

  17. Labeling • Quality Assurance • “Made in Kerala” organic non-polluted based on TK …….!!

  18. Thank you

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