Keywords: Medicinal value, Seed germination, Substrate, Nursery techniques, Containerized seedlings, Propagation challenges, Forest conservation.

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Source of Funding:

This study was supported by MOEF and CC, Govt of India, and CAMPA under the FGR Project.

Competing Interests Statement:

The authors declare no competing financial, professional, or personal interests.

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The authors declare that they consented to the publication of this study.

Authors' contributions:

All the authors took part in literature review, analysis, and manuscript writing equally.

Acknowledgment:

Authors thankfully acknowledge MOEF and CC, Govt of India, and CAMPA authority for providing funding to the FGR Project. The authors are thankful to ICFRE and AFRI officials for providing support to conduct this study.