Abstract Detail

Economic Botany

Pandey, Vashist [1].

Fomeag Cafeteria : A New global Perspective towards Utilization, Conservation of Biodiversity and Biodiversity-Climate link.

Plant biodiversity is natural boon for the biological system on this planet i.e. they govern all biofunctions, distribution and climatic link of different habitat of this world. Biofunctional plants (BPs) are live telecast of our mother planet growing naturally as well as cultivated in different parts of the world since ancient times. The biofunctional plant deals with the direct relationship with Biodiversity of plants and man. These plants have specific biofunctional quality and growing in biospecific regions (BRs) of the world and commonly known as Biospecific region plants (BRPs).Oxygen, Water, Food and Medicine are important aspects of life, is mainly provided by natural plant resources all over the world. The natural region of the world harbours specific type of plants vegetation with their specific characteristics on the basis of plant type, habitat and climate condition. The specificity of the region is directly or indirectly governed by plant vegetation, local specific region and climate conditions. Biodiversity of medicinal and Nutraceutical plants were surveyed for their sustainable utilization, bioprospection, and conservation of plants in different regions. In the present paper 129 nutraceutical plants belonging to fifty four families were collected, processed and identified for their utilization from the area under study. Out of them 89 ethnonutraceutical and 40 ethnomedicinal plants and their biofunctional parts were collected and identified with rigorous interaction with natives, tribals, taungya and rural people and inhabitants of locality for confirming their day to day use in their primary health care. These plants were localized in different region of the terai belt. These plants have enormous biofunctional potential including food and medicine for the welfare of human being, animals, nature, environment and climate condition. These plants were also identified with their ethnobotanical utilization and biofunctional potential for maximum and minimum of biofunctional molecules in their different parts, organized tissue/ parts in general language regarded as Bark (Chhal), Root, Rhizome, Tuber, Fruit, Flower, Stigma, Seed, Extract, Liquor, Leaf and Fleshy Parts. The natural treasure of biofunctional plants have naturally created pressure on the civilized world to explore their immense potential in the form of biological, natural and environmental security for all living world of this planet. Considering these facts there is an urgent need to explore, manage and conserves Biodiversity, Biodiversity-Climate link through FOMEAG ( Fo = Food/Fodder, Me = Medicine and AG=Arboretum Garden (Forest) / Agricultural Garden /Aquatic Garden) CAFETARIA for the present and future generation.

1 - DDU Gorakhpur University, Botany, Experimental Botany and, Nutraceutical Lab., Gorakhpur, UP, 273009, India

Keywords:
Plant Biodiversity
Utilization
conservation
Plant-climate interactions
Biodiversity-Climate link.

Presentation Type: Oral Paper
Session: 13, Economic Botany
Location: 101/Savannah International Trade and Convention Center
Date: Monday, August 1st, 2016
Time: 2:45 PM
Number: 13004
Abstract ID:529
Candidate for Awards:None