National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, New Delhi.
About 35 medicinal plants are extensively collected/rom the wild growing populations. These have acquired the status of vulnerable types. The current programme on collection, evaluation and domestication of medicinal plants under the ICAR system is given. There is need to develop a net-work of collaborative institutions to hasten collection and ultimate domestication of superior types suited to different agriculture and agro-forestry systems. Systematic management of genetic resources of medicinal plants is required.
