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Subject: Family Resource Management × End date: 2020 × Start date: 2020 × Type: Thesis × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Feasibility study of establishing herbal gardens in Hisar district
    (CCSHAU, Hisar, 2020-10) Rekha; Sehgal, Binoo
    Herbal plants are also called medicinal herbs or plants. Herb refers to any part of the plant like fruit, seed, stem, bark, flower, leaf, stigma or a root, as well as a non-woody plant including those that come from trees and shrubs. As per data available over three-quarters of the world population relies mainly on plants and plant extracts for their health care needs. More than 30% of the entire plant species, at one time or other were used for medicinal purposes. The objectives of the study were: (i) to study the plantation, use pattern and knowledge of medicinal plants by homemakers ;(ii) to study feasibility of establishing herbal gardens in homes;(iii)to delineate the constraints in establishing herbal gardens. The study was conducted in randomly selected four villages and four urban localities of Hisar city of Haryana state. The data were collected from 50 urban and 50 rural respondents who had planted and used at least two medicinal plants in their homes (objective 1). 5 urban and 5 rural respondents were selected to find out the feasibility and constraints in establishing herbal gardens in Hisar district (objective 2, 3).It was found that 12 medicinal plants were grown by urban respondents and 10 by rural respondents. In urban area 92% of the respondents had grown Holy basil followed by 90% and 84% respondents who had grown Aloe vera and Marjoram plants respectively and in rural area, 96% respondents had grown Holy basil plant followed by 90% and 86% respondents who had grown Marjoram and Aloe vera plants respectively. In urban area, 82% of the respondents had used Holy basil followed by 80% and 76% respondents who had used Aloe vera and Marjoram plants respectively and in rural area 88% respondents had used Holy basil plant followed by 82% and 80% respondents using Aloe vera and Marjoram plants respectively. In urban area, majority of the respondents had procured medicinal plants from nursery while in rural area, more than half of medicinal plants were procured from nursery and some from friends and relatives. Regarding pre-knowledge 5 benefits of medicinal plants, it was found that in both urban and rural areas, highest knowledge was about the Holy Basil and Aloe vera plants and the least knowledge was about Air plant, Periwinkle and Indian penny wort (Brahmi).The highest feasibility was found in „observability‟ and least in „compatibilty‟ and „simplicity‟. In both urban and rural areas, cent percent respondents had faced constraints of „soil and environment conditions‟. In urban area, cent percent of the respondents had faced „disease constraints‟ and in rural area cent percent of the respondents had faced „economic constraints‟ and problem of „nursery being far away‟.