Survey and Exploration of Natural Resources
April 14, 2008 by Editor · Leave a Comment
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Exploration of plant resources of the country and identification of plant species with economic virtues is carried out by the Botanical survey of India (BSI), established on 13 February 1890 and its various circles.
During the successive plan periods, the functional base of Botanical Survey of India was expanded to include various new areas such as inventorising of endemic, rare and threatened plant species; evolving conservation strategies; studies on fragile ecosystems and protected areas like Sanctuaries, National Park and Biosphere Reserve; monitoring of changes in floristic components; conservation; multiplication and maintenance of germplasm of plant genetic resources, endemic and threatened species, wild ornamentals, etc.
In Botanic Gardens ethnobotanical and geobotanical studies and development of National Database of Herbarium (including type specimens) and live collections, plant genetic resources, plant distribution and nomenclature. Read more
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