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Dr. Tariq Husain, Sci 'EI'
(Floristics, Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation) Revision
of Ixora, Berberis, Pedicularis
and Phyllanthus. |
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Contact |
Work |
91-522- 2205831 Ext.
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91-522- 2769025 |
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Group works on
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- Inventorization and identification of plant resources of
the country.
- Biodiversity Assessment.
- Revision of Indian taxa.
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Objectives
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- Survey, collection, identification and documentation of the
Floristic wealth of the country.
- To carry out Biodiversity Assessment for Environmental Impact
Assessment.
- To undertake Floristic and revisionary studies on Indian taxa
of flowering plants.
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Achievements
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Several projects on the taxa-specific
Biodiversity assessments for example revisionary studies on genera
Ixora, Clematis, Podophyllum, Berberis, Pedicularis, Astragalus and revision on family
Oleaceae have been successfully completed. The taxonomic revisions
completed have International relevance and help in revision of the
group globally. These studies have led to a large number of publications
in the recent past. So far a number of exploration tours have been
conducted to the various parts of the country for detailed inventories
and documentation of the flora. In particular, the Biodiversity
Assessment of Tons Valley, Garhwal Himalaya, Rajaji National Park,
Corbett Tiger Reserve, Dudhwa National park, Valley of Flowers and
other phytogeographically interesting areas like Netarhat in Bihar
and few districts of J & K, A.P., Orissa and U.P. have been
accomplished.
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On Going Projects
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- Herbarium - National Facility
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Taxonomic studies and development of
herbarium for Bhimbetka World Heritage site, Madhya Pradesh.
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Studies on the biological resources and
documentation of traditional knowledge on Amarkantak Biosphere
Reserve, Madhya Pradesh and Chhatisgarh.
- Assessment of genetic diversity in lesser
known/under-utilized wild edible plant resources of Gangetic
plains and their ex-situ conservation.
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Feed Back Required
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- Current awareness of the literature regarding the discovery
of new taxa as well new records.
- Details of the availability of the type specimens in various
herbaria of the world.
- Current publication on plant taxonomy.
- Access to the database on published illustrations of plants
worldwide.
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