Research Article | Published: 01 December 2006

Utility of herbarium resources for seed collections

Ranee Tiwari

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 29 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 435-438 | 2006
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-IL165W | Cite this article

Abstract

The techniques like Geographic Information System (GIS), satellite mapping and vegetation analysis are predominantly used by botanists to identify the locality and target the seed collections. Herbarium resources contribute indispensable information for identifying seed collecting localities and must be treated as an important tool in biological research leading to the conservation of plant diversity. The present paper briefly outlines the importance of herbarium resource in botanical research. Of the many uses of herbarium resources, the author has discussed using herbarium as a resource for targeting seed collections.

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Tiwari, R., 2006. Utility of herbarium resources for seed collections. Indian Journal of Forestry, 29(4), pp.435-438. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2006-IL165W

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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2006

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