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Need for creation of lichen gardens and sanctuaries in India [1]

The habitat loss, increasing air pollution, changes in the microclimatic conditions and uncontrolled harvest have become the major detrimental factors for lichen diversity in India. Propagation of lichens by means of tissue culture method proved to be uneconomical and their re-introduction into the field has been unsuccessful. Hence declaring lichen-rich areas as

Publication Date: 
25/04/2008
D. K. Upreti [2], Sanjeeva Nayaka [3]
Current Science [4]
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Tags:
Plant Breeding [5], Endangered Species [6], Medicinal Plants [7], Sanctuaries [8], Botany [9], India [10]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/sanjeeva-nayaka
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/botany
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