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- Collection of forest and range land plant species
- Conservation of forest and range land plant species in situ (mainly in natural high forests and dry woodlands), and ex situ (gene bank, field gene banks and botanic gardens)
- Characterization of forest and range land plant species and accessions for their desirable traits
- Restoration of degraded forest and range land ecosystems and threatened species
- Distribution of forest and range land plant accessions for research and development purposes
- Research on various aspects of conservation and sustainable use of forest and range landplants including forest vegetation inventories, and species diversity dynamics
- Establishment of national herbarium
Services, currently provided by the directorate
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- Distribution of forest and range land plant accessions for users
- Educational visit to students, scholars and researchers on gene bank, field gene banks, herbarium and botanic gardens
- Advisory services for the policy in reconciling development and conservation
- Plant identification service
Facilities
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- Processing, drying and cold room facilities
- Seed germination and testing laboratory
- Herbarium facilities
Research work (Present and Past )
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- Ecology and diversity of vascular plants in forest and rangeland ecosystems
- Storage behavior of plant species with uncertain storage behavior
- Exploration, collection and characterization of crop wild relatives and forage plants
