MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS GENETIC RESOURCES (MAPGRs)

Aug. 3, 2020

National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) and ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) have entered into a MoU to conserve the Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Genetic Resources (MAPGRs).

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The conservation will be done at designated space of ICAR-NBPGR in long-term storage module in the National Gene bank and/or at Regional Station for medium term storage module.
National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) is under Ministry of AYUSH.
ICAR-National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources (NBPGR) is under Department of Agricultural Research and Education.

Source : All India Radio

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