Plant Genetic Resources in Lam Dong province - Vietnam : Brief in medicine plants and wild orchids situation

2009; Volume: 22; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

ISSN

2287-8203

Autores

Nguyễn Văn Kết, Joon-Hyeong Cho,

Tópico(s)

Biological and pharmacological studies of plants

Resumo

Lam Dong Province of Vietnam has an exceptional diversity of orchids and herbs. At least 920 herb species are widely mentioned in Vietnamese traditional medicinal literature and over 239 Lam Dong wild orchid species are used for attention under the Conservation Vietnamese wild orchids projects. In collaboration with Department of Plant Biotechnology, Dongguk University - South Korea working under supported ODA funds from Korea government (MIFAFF), we will consider how to collecting and preserving these plants in situ or conservating in vitro as a genetic resource.

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