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as with food crops the discovery domestication and cultivation of ornamental plants have a long history there is indication that lilies were
a large number of plants are used for bio-pesticides and bio-fertilizers several plant species are used as insecticides against aphids and larvae of
in terms of western medicines over 3000 antibiotics - including penicillin and tetracycline - are obtained from micro-organisms another product of
gorgonids yield chemicals like prostaglandins medically useful for birth control prevention of peptic ulcers treatment of asthma regulation of blood
animal products too are widely used in medicines by traditional societies and in some urbanized societies that believe in traditional animal-based
this species is an ornamental tree in china and has yielded the clinically active agents topotecan irinotecan and 9 -aminocamptothecin which are
q explain about podophyllumthese species were long used by indigenous people in americea and asia including for the treatment of skin cancers and
q what is catharanthus roseus pharmaceutical compoundsthis species yielded the alkaloids vincristine and vinblastine traditionally used by various
a large number of important drugs are derived from plants for example tubocuranin derived from plant-based curare is used as a muscle relaxant during
q medicines and drugs - impacts on biodiversitythe world health organization who has listed over 21000 plant names including synonyms that have
raw material for industry - impacts on biodiversitythe industry producing goods and services relies and impacts on biodiversity directly much of the
in many countries of asia biomass contributes l argely as a source of primary energy people in rural areas at the peripheries of forests continue to
q explain genetically modified organismstechniques that use gene modification through a recombinant dna technology and b cellular techniques of
q genetic resources of biodiversitygenetic diversity or the gene pools are important for promoting and ensuring high agricultural yield genetic
domesticated animals provide much of the worlds meat products today but wildlife still constitutes to be an imp ortant source of food of many rural
individual components of biodiversity provide an unbeliev able wide range of products that are used to enhance the lives of people in all countries
biodiversity is multiple resource based offering us a range of products materials and services our survival and well being of man-kind is directly
the methods that can be used for valuing biodiversity are still evolving at the global level but studies have been done on how biodiversity values
valuation of biological resources includes the process of deriving a monetary value to the things that are not sold in the market examples are the
q show the valuation of biodiversityserious research in this field has only been recently initiated and the methodologies for valuation are still
however according to conventional principles of economic analysis it is necessary that a resource is used for it to acquire a value consequently
with the survival and well-being of humans beings so heavily dependent on biodiversity its economic value assumes considerable importance for
there may also be non-use existence values for components of biological diversity due to the value placed on biodiversity purely based on its
q explain about bequest value of biodiversitysometimes people derive satisfaction from the fact that conserved biodiversity may benefit other
q optional use values of biodiversityoptional values are associated with potential use in the future accordingly one opts to conserve biodiversity