Conservation and Sustainable Management of Selected Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Dang |
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| Researchers involved: |
| Chiranjivi Regmi |
| Iswor Khanal |
| Vijay Singh |
| Biswanath Yadav |
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NAST |
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Mahendra Sanskrit University (MSU) |
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Objective |
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In situ conservation of germplasm of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs), development of cultivation technique and transfer of appropriate technology to the local people. |
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Conduct Ethnobotanical survey |
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Collect germplasm of important medicinal plants and conserve them in herbal garden. |
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Domestication of wild MAPs by developing appropriate Agrotechnique. |
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Provide training to Community Forest Users Groups (CFUGs). |
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Achievements |
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Survey was carried out in two municipalities & 32 VDCs of Dang |
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Survey has revealed 275 species of plants are used by local healers of different ethnic groups (Tharu, Magar, Ahir, and Khas) |
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Twenty five different species of MAPs are at the verge of extinction |
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Germplasms of 75 species of MAPs have been collected and maintained in herbal garden in Beljhundi, Dang. |
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200 local traditional healers have been identified. |
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Herbarium of 275 species of medicinal plant have been prepared which is being used by Ayurved Campus, MSU Dang for teaching and demonstration purposes |
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Cultivation technology has been developed for Rauvolfia serpentina, Piper longum and withania somnifera. |
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Cultivation trials are under going on Chlorophytum tuberosum, Asparagus racemosus, Catharanthus roseus and Ocimum sanctum. |
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Training on "Identification of MAP'S and preparation of herbarium specimens” , "Sustainable management of medicinal plants in the community forest" and "Nursery management & cultivation practices" were organized. Total of 33 trainees from Community Forest User Groups (CFUG's), NGO's of Dang & field staff of MSU were trained at various stages. Women trainees comprised one third of the total. |
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Research Paper |
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C. Regmi and I.P. Khanal 2004. Assessment of productivity of Pipla (Piper longum) in Dang. Paper presented in forth National Conf. on S&T. |
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C. Regmi, I.P. Khanal and B.P. Yadav 2004. Performance of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in Dang. Paper presented in forth National Conf. on S&T. |
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Inauguration of traning program by vice-chancellor of Mahendra Sanskriti University |
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Inauguration fo Herbal Garden by planting sapling of chinnamum glauscence.
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Indetification of Herbs during the practical |
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Plant collection from the community forest. |
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Field Trials: Musli chlorophyfum tuberoscem |
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Young srikand plant Santalum alpum |
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