From tropical to temperate
From desert to marine
Plant speak a lot
As the nature green
From tree to herbs
Medicinal to flower
They have infinite use
This is nature’s power
But this diversity is at threat
Diversity is at danger
And we are looking to it
Just like a stranger
We need to conserve
We need to protect
We need to care plants
To reduce negative impact
This diversity is nature’s gift
The future of tomorrow
If we lost this
We will live in sorrow
So we will stand together
With all our force
Just to make strong
Our plant genetic resource
About the Author
Shubham Singh is from Chandigarh, Haryana, India. He is currently doing 3rd year BSc (Hons) in Agriculture at Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi (UP). His hobbies include Reading biography books, writing articles and poetry on environment and he is passionate about research in agriculture, primarily in plant science.
What made him to write this poem –climate change and rapid urbanization have an adverse effect on our plant genetic resource, which are vital source for any crop improvement or breeding program. Some plants even got extinct without being characterized and this loss of diversity may affect our future goals to make high yielding and disease resistance varieties.
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