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