Research Article | Published: 01 September 2009

Cultivation practices of some threatened medicinal plant species of Himachal Pradesh: A tool for conservation

R. S. Rawat

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 16 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 181-186 | 2009
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-7HSQ0F | Cite this article

Abstract

Himachal Pradesh is one of the Himalayan state, which is rich in medicinal and aromatic plant wealth. The rich medicinal and aromatic plants wealth is at present in great danger of depletion in the state. Therefore development of cultivation practices of threatened medicinal and aromatic plant species can become an effective tool for their conservation. Keeping this in view, some threatened medicinal plant species of Himachal Pradesh are described in this paper with sequence of their recent botanical names, distribution, uses and cultivation practices.

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Rawat, R.S., 2009. Cultivation practices of some threatened medicinal plant species of Himachal Pradesh: A tool for conservation. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 16(3), pp.181-186. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2009-7HSQ0F

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2009

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