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Cultivation, Collection, Processing and Storage of Drugs of Natural Origin

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Cultivation and Collection of drugs of natural origin
Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants.
Plant hormones and their applications.
Polyploidy, mutation and hybridization with reference to medicinal plants
Conservation of Medicinal Plants

UNIT-II
Cultivation, Collection, Processing and storage of drugs of natural origin:

Cultivation of drug
Unit:- 2
Method of cultivation
1). Vegetative propogation (axial propogation)
Advantage Vegetative propogation
2). Seed propogation (sexual propogation)
Properties of seed propogation
Types of seed propogation
Cultivation of drug
Factors affecting cultivation of drug
Plants hormone and their applications
Types of plant hormone
Define plant hormone
Polyploidy
Define polyploidy
Classification of polyploidy
1). Euploid
2). Aneuploids
Method of induction of polyploidy in plant
1). Physical agent
2). Chemical agents
Application of polyploidy
Mutation
Definition of mutation
Types of multation
Definition Mutagens
Types of Mutagens
1). Chemical Mutagens
2). Physical Mutagens
Application of Mutagens of Medicinal plants
Conversion of Medicinal plants
Method of conversion
1). In sitce conversion
2). Ex sitce conversion
HYBRIDIZATION
Definition:
• The combining or crossing of two genetically dissimilar plants to create a hybrid is called as Hybridization.
• It is a process through which hybrids are obtained.
Applications of Hybridization:
Procedure of Hybridization: It involves the following steps:
1. Selection of parents
2. Emasculation
3. Bagging
4. Tagging
5. Crossing
6. Harvesting and storing the F, seeds
7. Raising the F1 generation.

Cultivation and Collection of drugs of natural origin
Factors influencing cultivation of medicinal plants. Plant hormones and their applications. Polyploidy, mutation and hybridization with reference to medicinal plants

    • Subject:- Pharmacognocy and pathochemistry
    • Course:- B.pharm
    • Semester:- 3rd sem