COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION, SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING AND PRESERVATION OF TECHNIQUES IN COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION, PRESERVATION AND SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING OF HERBS AND MEDICINAL PLANTS COMMERCIAL CULTIVATION, SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING AND PRESERVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS R.C. PANDALAI SCIENTIST KERALA FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE PEECHI, THRISSUR
CHANGING TRADITIONS PEOPLE – MORE HEALTH CONSCIOUS THE TRADITIONAL SYSTEMS OF MEDICINE ARE HERBAL IN NATURE AYURVEDA / SIDDHA / UNANI ECO- / HEALTH TOURISM – AYURVEDIC REJUVENATION AYURVEDIC DRUG MANUFACTURING IS NOW AN INDUSTRY
ONLY ALTERNATIVE : CULTIVATION SPARE THE FORESTS HEAVY DEMAND FOR MEDICINAL PLANTS RAW DRUGS COLLECTED MOSTLY FROM FORESTS - INCREASED DEMAND CANNOT BE MET COLLECTION UNSCIENTIFIC AND DESTRUCTIVE ABSENCE OF STANDARDS SPURIOUS MATERIAL WIDELY USED ONLY ALTERNATIVE : CULTIVATION
CULTIVATION WHERE ? HOW ?
REVIVAL OF TRADITIONS THE PLANTS IN THE BACKYARD – HAS TO COME BACK Keezharnelli, Kudagapala, Koovalam, Jathi, Kudampuli TREES, SHRUBS AND HERBS IN MULTI-TIER AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
SOCIAL FORESTRY UTILIZATION OF COMMUNITY LANDS , WASTE LANDS ROADSIDES FOR CULTIVATION - FOREST DEPARTMENT - WASTELAND DEVELOPMENT BOARD - LOCAL GOVERNMENTS Neem, Kanikonna, Nelli, Puli, Kumizhu, Athi, Ithi, Peral, Arayal
FOREST PLANTATIONS SPACE AVAILABLE AT ALL STAGES OF PLANTATIONS Mylangi, Kattuchambakam, Mathalam, Jathi , Asokam Kacholam, Chengazhi, Ingi, Manjal, Chittaratha, Adalodakam
DEGRADED LANDS - REHABILTATION SPECIES-SITE MATCHING KFRI EXPERIENCE IN ATTAPADY AND MUDALAMADAI Karuvelum, Karinjali, Nenmenivaka, Koovalam, Pathimukam
PLANTING STOCK PRODUCTION SEEDS - CONVENTIONAL, SIMPLE AND CHEAP - VARIATION IN PROPAGULES VEGETATIVE (CLONAL ) PROPAGATION ( GRAFTING, LAYERING, ROOTED CUTTINGS ) - UNIFORM PROPAGULES - MASS MULTIPLICATION OF SUPERIOR CLONES - RISKS OF MONOCULTURE MODERN METHODS - ROOTED CUTTINGS UNDER MISTING - MICROPROPAGATION
NURSERY TECHNOLOGY = QUALITY PLANTING STOCK SUPERIOR PROPAGULE + BETTER NURSERY TECHNIQUES = QUALITY PLANTING STOCK ROOT TRAINER TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATE POTTING MEDIA AUTOMATED IRRIGATION SYSTEMS - ORGANIC FERTILIZERS AND PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES
AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY HARVESTING AND POST HARVEST TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIFIC HARVESTING - DAMAGE DUE TO BARK GIRDLING, UPROOTING, IMPROPER SEASON OF COLLECTION - AWARENESS, TRAINING AND MONITORING PROCESSING OF RAW DRUGS FOR ROUND-THE-YEAR AVAILABILITY VALUE ADDITION