STORAGE DEPENDENT CHANGES IN THE VIABILITY STATUS OF SEEDS OF ELSHOLTZIA ERIOSTACHYA (BENTH.), A MEDICINAL HERB OF PATTAN VALLEY OF LAHAUL AND SPITI, HIMACHAL PRADESH

Vivek Kumar

Abstract


Elsholtzia eriostachya (Benth.) is an important medicinal herb which is present in a cold desert of Himchal Pradesh . The elsholtzia sps. is used to treat cuts and burns by the native population of Lahaul and Spiti. All the parts of the plant is used as medicine. The present study is based upon assessment storage dependent changes of viability status of seeds of this medicinal plant.


Keywords


MEDICINAL PLANT, STORAGE, POPULATION, VIABILTY, SEED

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