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The Aromatic and Medicinal
Plants Research Station, Odakkali, Ernakulam Dist. Kerala.
Odakkali
is a beautiful and calm village 5 km from Kuruppampady
to kothamangalam direction on Aluva - Munnar road. The
Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station, Odakkali,
popularly known as “Ingippul
gaveshana kendra” has attracted international
attention in the field of aromatic technology. |
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It
has identified sources of rose
aroma, which are less expensive and are of great
demand in the perfume industry. The Aromatic and Medicinal
Plants Research Station was established in 1951
as 'Lemon Grass Breeding Station' under the Department
of Agriculture, Travancore - Cochin government. Later,
it was brought under the direct administrative control
of the Associate Director of Research (Central Region)
of the Kerala Agricultural University in 1982 and was
renamed the Aromatic and Medicinal Plants Research Station
(AMPRS). |
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The
station has an herbal garden comprising
350 species of medicinal herbs. The garden serves
the purpose of providing genuine plant species
used in indigenous systems of medicine, conserving and
propagating endangered species, educating and demonstrating
as well as functioning as a reference centre. A nursery
centre contains planting parts like seeds of medicinal
herbs, which are distributed among cultivators. |
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The
institute for the conservation of aromatic plants has
done a great deal. A phytochemical laboratory upgraded
to Regional Analytical Laboratory
for medicinal and aromatic plants has been established.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, sponsors
it. |
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