38th BSMS students were taken to educational tour according to curriculum for four days, during vacation from 2nd April 2024 to 6th April 2024. 51 students from 2nd BSMS had visited the herbal garden along with three academic staff. The government herbal garden visited during the tour are as follows:
- Haldummulla Govt.Herbal garden
- Pattipola Govt. Herbal garden
- Diyathalawa Govt. hospital and garden under Uva province
- Giranthirukottee Govt. Herbal garden
Students gain knowledge on identification of different hill station plants, culture techniques, storage techniques, nursery preparation and herbarium. In Halldummulla they observed more than 180 different plant species and also 134 different variety of seeds. In pattipola they observed 52 different types of hill station plants. In Diyathalawa they observed different natural treatment methods along with plant identification. In Giranthirukottee they observed 130 different plant species.
Students benefitted through different plant identification, cultivation technique, storage technique of medicinal plants. Thus this educational tour provides a good platform and exposure to our students.
