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Medicinal Plants of Nepal & Its Status, Distribution & Export Whenever we get sick isn’t it the medicine that comes first in our mind, whenever we see someone having health problem isn’t it the first question “Have u taken the medicine?” that we generally ask. Yes, of course, it is. We have great faith in medicines but we don’t give damn care to know what is in it or how it forms. We know the value of medicines but we don’t give damn care to those medicinal plants which are the principal raw source for preparation of medicines. Medicines are the 2 nd  most essential requirement after food for mankind. Nepal is one of the poor countries in the world which is slowly rising with the per capita income about $200 as well small also in term of area comprising only about 0.01% of the earth. But for sure we are neither poor nor small in term of having gift of nature and having lots of variation in climatic zones is one of them. We have five physiographic zones & six bioc...

Grafting and budding is an art of joining two different plants together, in such a manner that they unites and continues their growth as simple plant. In case of building single bud is inserted in to the stuck, where as in grafting a bud stick consisting two or more buds is inserted into the stuck. Stock is a lower portion of the graft union, whereas, scion is the upper portion a place at which both unites is termed as scion or graft union.                                 The ability of two different plants when grafted together to produce a successful union and also develop into one composted plant is termed as ‘Compatibility’. The inability of two different plants to do so when grafted together as often defined as grafting incompatibility. Incompatibility is more often observed for inter-specific than intra-specific grafts and m...