In Vitro Propagation and The Conservation Protocol Followed is Appropriate and Applicable for The Clonal Mass Propagation of Elite Five Medicinally Important Plant Species

India has a rich biodiversity due to its varied climatic, altitudinal variations and ecological habitats. There have been increasing rates of threats of running down to these biological resources due to immense biotic and abiotic stress. Indiscriminate collection of plants for their medicanal, ornamental, perfumery uses, the rapid loss of genetic diversity and habitat come mainly from resource-poor areas of the world and from global biodiversity hotspots and degration are potential causes of threats. This articles describes the efforts towards savings plants from extinction. Conservation of genetic materials of many vulnerable plants, which includes endangered and vulnerable plant species. This review only describes the role of in vitro propagation techniques in medicinal plants.

Genetic evaluation, medicinal plants, micropropagation, in vitro conservation

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