Botanic Gardens: A Gateway of Plant Introduction

Abstract

Botanic Garden is an institution holding documented gennplasm collections for the purpose of conservation, research, display and education. There are about 2,240 Botanic Gardens throughout the world, spread over 155 countries. About 80,000 plant species have been maintained by the Botanic Gardens worldwide. The gennplasm collections of Botanic gardens are unique source at one place and provide enonnous scope for study, research and to further utilize these for crop improvement programme. Introduction of plants is an important activity of the Botanic Gardens