In vitro Conservation Efforts for Some Imperative Medicinal Plants of Northwest Himalayas for Sustainable Utilization.

Dobhal Upma, Sharma Eti, Kumar S, Gaur A K*

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Print ISSN : 0970-4078.
Online ISSN : 2229-4473.
Website:www.vegetosindia.org
Pub Email: contact@vegetosindia.org
Doi: 10.5958/2229-4473.2014.00042.1
First Page: 254
Last Page: 265
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Keywords: Biodiversity, documentation, endangered, in vitro propagation.


Abstract

North Western Himalayas are repository of medicinal plants. These plants have potential to provide sustainable livelihood for local folks as well as herbal medicines for the cure of various ailments. The ever increasing demand of these medicinal herbs advocates their mass propagation through plant tissue culture. In the present investigation medicinal plants were documented for their medicinal properties, current status and vulnerability. Five medicinal plants namely Aconitum balfourii, Artemesia annua, Picrorhiza kurroa, Withania somnifera and Zingiber crysanthemum, were collected in order to develop an efficient protocol for their mass propagation and conservation.


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Author Information

Dobhal Upma Sharma Eti Kumar S Gaur A K*
Department of Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering, College of Basic Sciences and Humanities, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar (Uttarakhand)

*Corresponding author E-mail: anilgaur123@rediffmail.com

Online published on 20 October, 2014.