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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. M. Nair Director Tropical Botanic Garden &Research Institute Thiruvananthapuram-695 562 E mail: gmnair@satyam.net.in gmnair@rediffmail.com
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
Conservation • In situ conservation • Ex situ Conservation
In situ Conservation • Biosphere Reserves • National Parks • Sanctuaries
Ex situ conservation • Gene Pool Centres • Conservation parks • Botanic Gardens Field Gene Bank In vitro gene Bank Cryo bank Seed Bank DNA Bank
Quality Planting Materials • Elite genotypes • Hybrids • Agrotechniques • Chemical Fingerprinting
Techniques in Commercial Cultivation • Seeds • Cuttings • Layering • Grafting • Budding • In vitro multiplication (Tissue Culture)
Hypericum hookerianum: Multiple shoots induced from in vitro derived nodal explants
H. hookerianum: In vitro multiplied shoot cultures
H. hookerianum Induced red pigmentation in the in vitro shoot cultures
H. hookerianum: Red pigmented callus cultures
Scientific Harvesting • Harvesting only needed parts • Plants to be left for natural seed production • Reintroduction/restoration • Raw material storage • GMP
Labeling • Quality Assurance • “Made in Kerala” organic non-polluted based on TK …….!!