Facilities for development of medicinal and aromatic plants sector
- Largest germplasm of lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus) with 400 accessions
- Germplasm collection of vetiver, citronella, cinnamon
- Herbal garden with a collection of about 450 medicinal plants that are used in ayurveda, tribal and folklore medicine systems
- Medicinal trees conservation park having about 110 species of rare and endangered tree species
- Regional Analytical Laboratory for quality standardization and evaluation of medicinal plants, aromatic oils, crude drugs and drug formulations
- Bioactivity laboratory for intensive research to identify new biomolecules from plant sources for human and plant health care
- Seed production plots of aromatic and medicinal plants
- Distillation unit for bulk distillation of essential oils with a capacity of 500 Kg at a time
- Training centre with residential facility for imparting training to farmers, entrepreneurs and extension personnel on medicinal plants and allied subjects.
- Knowledge centre on medicinal and aromatic plants
- Library of medicinal and aromatic plants
Farm: A well laid out farm of 12.5 ha for conservation of germplasm, field experimentation, bulk cultivation of mandate crops.
Steam Distillation unit: A facility for bulk distillation of essential oils with a capacity of 500 Kg at a time.
Sub-surface dyke: For ground water conservation
Vermicompost Units: 6 Nos.
Class B Meteorological observatory
