REVISION QUESTIONS ON CULTIVATION,COLLECTION AND ADULTERATION

QIUZ.

1. With examples of medicinal plant, give the differences between organized and unorganized drugs

2. explain how the following factors affecting cultivation of medicinal plant
     a. allelopathy
     b. latitude and altitude
     c. day length(sunlight)

3. With one example,explain six methods of vegetative propagation

4. Describe eight advantages of asexual method of medicinal plant cultivation

5. The species name usually indicate certain characteristics of the plant,what is the meaning of the following;
      i. Cassia acutifolia
      ii. Piper nigrum
      iv. Myristica nigrum
      v. Myristica fragrans
      vi. Papaver sominferum

6. Mention four advantages of seed propagation

7. Describe requirement of seed germination

8. list five advantages of cultivated medicinal plants

9.a. Define the following terms;
    Selective breeding, Hybridisation and Transgenic medicinal plant
   b. list four advantages of selective breeding

10. Define collection and give four disadvantages of wild plant collection

11. Describe vacuum drying and lyophilisation

12. Explain general factors to consider when harvesting /collecting drugs from plants

13. list seven factors to consider when making a choice of a drying technique

14. a. make the differences between deliberate and accidental adulteration
      b. how do inferior of medicinal plant quality occurs

15. Give short explanation on the following
    a. spoilage of drugs
    b. deterioration
    c. admixture
    d. sophistication with inferior varieties
16. with examples describe ten importance of plants as a major source of drugs




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