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Ecological Importance and Need of Conservation

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Silk-Cotton tree is in fact a boon to environment by providing shelter and food to animals, reducing pollution, cooling homes, attracting positive microvita and thus plays an important role in balancing ecosystem. However, few traditions and commercial overexploitation is leading to an untimely demise of this multipurpose tree species in various parts of the world. Results of some conservation strategies applied in Udaipur, India have also been discussed.

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  1. Department of Botany, University College of Science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Vartika Jain

  2. Indigenous Drug Research Centre, Department of Medicine, RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Surendra K. Verma

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Jain, V., Verma, S.K. (2012). Ecological Importance and Need of Conservation. In: Pharmacology of Bombax ceiba Linn.. SpringerBriefs in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27904-1_6

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