Ex Situ Conservation Efforts G-15 Countries, Aromatic Plants, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Jamaica, Venezuela, Yugoslavia

	Ex situ conservation efforts by G-15 countries. The G-15 countries have also resolved to set up network of gene banks to conserve a variety of medicinal and aromatic plants in their countries. India will be the co-ordinator of this network, which includes the following G-15 countries: Argentina, Algeria, Brazil, Egypt, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Senegal, Venezuela, Yugoslavia and Zimbabwe.
Most of these countries, being located in the tropics and the sub-tropics, are rich in biodiversity and have gene pools, which ate so important for developing economically superior crop varieties. The G-15 network of gene banks will offer conservation of important germplasm in the form of seeds, plant embryos, pollen and in vitro cultured tissues. The activity will also cover the conservation of plant species in the national parks and sanctuaries.