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Maharaja Sayajirao University Botanic Gardens
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TEACHING, RESEARCH AND TRAINING
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Tree Conservation
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VADODARA, IN
I am a plant taxonomist, working on plants of Gujarat from last 25 years. Primarily working on Conservation of Endangered plants of Western India (More specific, Gujarat, India). Presently we have conserved trees like Bombax insigne, Redermerchera xylocarpa, Stereospermum acerifollium, Saraca asoca, Dollichandrone falcata, Cochlospermum speciosum, Tephrosia jamnagernesis etc. We are now developing seed gemination technique for Hyphane dichotoma and its propagation.
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Botanical Inventory and Collection Expertise
- Identification
- In situ survey
- Collection of germplasm
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Ex situ Collection Type Expertise
- Herbarium Specimen
- Living plant collection
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Living Collection Management Expertise
- Planting and establishment
- Data management
- Curation
- Soil management
- Plant Health and biosecurity
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Propagation Techniques Expertise
- Seeds
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Research Expertise
- Education
- Ex situ conservation
- In situ conservation
- Phenology
- Systematics and taxonomy
- Evaluation
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Urban Greening Expertise
- Native plant gardening
- Urban planning
- Community gardening
- Managing urban nature reserves
- Urban landscape design
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Taxonomic Expertise (Family)
Fabaceae
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Taxonomic Expertise (Genus)
Tephrosia
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Tree Climbing Expertise
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Geographic Region Expertise
- Asia
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Habitat Type Expertise
- Coastal areas
- Deserts and xeric shrublands
- Tropical and subtropical dry broad leaf forests
- Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas and shrublands
- Wetlands (e.g. lake shores, bog, marshes)
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Services Available
- Consultancy
- Mentorship
- Partnership opportunity
- Research
- Training
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