Bioresource Development Unit
The
significance of conserving natural bioresource has been realized
globally. A large number of Himalayan plant species are threatened
to the verge of extinction . The foremost necessity today is to
update and understand the present distribution status of our
floristic wealth , facing the faster ever rate of erosion. There
is need to generate appropriate awareness , develop human
resource and standardized cultivation packages to conserve flora
vis-à-vis rising industrial demand of characterized herbal material
with assured supply.
A project Bioresource Development
unit at IHBT Palampur ( funded by National Bioresource Development
Board , New Delhi) was initiated in February 2003 with following
objective:
Objectives
Survey , inventorisation and
characterisation of plant and viral resource of landscape types of
western Himalayan in Himachal Pradesh
Survey, collection , identification of angiosperms and gymnosperms , mapping specific landscape land use of western Himalaya , sampling plant populations , assessing types and intensity of anthropogenic factors , documentation of folk knowledge , characterization studies in conifers , assessment of variability in population of certain plants , strengthening of herbarium and bio-resource museum as a regional facility , computerization of all information , production of species spatial data maps using GIS environment and data analysis and interpretation of the information.
Viral DiversitySurvey and collection of probable viruses , detection of viruses using group specific probes , differentiation of the initially identified viruses into separate subgroups by using specific probes and raising monoclonal antibodies against novel viruses/ strains, analysis of the initial sequencing for the identification of novel viruses and further characterization of the novel viruses identified after analysis.
Conservation and sustainable
utilization of Bio-resourcesSeed biology, dispersal mechanisms, cryo-preservation, packaging and seed-dispersal techniques in tree species; standardization of propagation technology , collection and storage of propagules of target plant species , studies on vegetative and in-vitro propagation, eco-physiology and adaptation for ex-situ propagation, agro-techniques for large-scale cultivation.
Introduction of novel
and economically important plant species and product development Technology Development
and transfer Training and capacity
buildingContact Person
Tel. +91-1894-233339 Ext. 316
Institute of
Himalayan Bioresource Technology,Post Box No. 6 Palampur (H.P.) 176061 INDIA Tel:
+91-1894-230742-43 Fax: +91-1894-230433
E-mail:director@ihbt.res.in