Abstract :
The paper discusses about bio-diversity of medicinal plants, the need to conserve, and ways to conserve including the latest tools and approaches besides conventional ones. A special emphasis has been given in listing the species which needs immediate conservation measures especially in the state of Karnataka. Loss of medicinal plants bio-diversity and its impact has also been highlighted. The efforts and initiatives of the University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka in the direction of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation is elaborated in detail. The approaches and strategies both research and developmental by keeping the future needs of medicinal plants bio-diversity conservation in mind have been discussed.
Keyword :
Conservation, Bio-diversity, Initiatives, Medicinal plants