Question – On 6th December 2021, the National Medicinal Plants Board signed an MoU with which of the following to encourage the production of better quality planting material of medicinal plants?
(a) National Botanical Research Institute
(b) National Center for Research on Plant Biotechnology
(c) CSIR-Himalayan Bioresources Institute of Technology, Palampur
(d) CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow
Answer—(d)
Related facts–
- On 6th December 2021, the National Medicinal Plants Board signed an MoU with CSIR-CIMAP.
- CSIR-CIMAP stands for — Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
- The MoU will facilitate development of QPM of medicinal plants and herbs identified by NMPB and help in establishment of their nurseries for QPM development, promotion, conservation and cultivation of the appropriate medicinal plants in different agro-climatic zones. CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow, can also undertake research on mass multiplication, agro-technology development, Quality Planting Material generation of selected medicinal plants and herbs.
- During the tenure of MoU, NMPB will work through its implementing agencies i.e. State Medicinal Plant Boards, State Horticulture Departments, Regional-cum-Facilitation Centres across India in conjunction and collaboration with CSIR-CIMAP Lucknow and support projects related to QPM Development of Medicinal Plants Species.