Research Article | Published: 01 March 2002

Ex-situ conservation studies on some rare, endangered and endemic plant species at NBRI Botanic Garden

Anil K. Goel

Indian Journal of Forestry | Volume: 25 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 67-78 | 2002
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2002-M090YL | Cite this article

Abstract

Plants diversity is recognized universally as a vital part of world’s natural heritage and most essential living source on this planet. They are considered as key component for the global sustainability. The present era has been of significant biological extinction due to loss of various habitats of plants arising primarily through the human interference for his materialistic needs.  It has been now seriously realised that the conservation of plant diversity should be accorded topmost global priority under the biodiversity conservation programmes. In order to face the challenge towards threats to plant diversity, Botanic Gardens have to play a leading role to conserve the plant resources during 21st century. The Botanic Gardens are developing fast as the important protectors of species of wild plants. The present communication deals with the ex-situ conservation studies in the Botanic Garden at NBRI, Lucknow.

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Goel, A.K., 2002. Ex-situ conservation studies on some rare, endangered and endemic plant species at NBRI Botanic Garden. Indian Journal of Forestry, 25(1), pp.67-78. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2002-M090YL

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