Status of agriculture genetic resources of Lalitpur district Nepal is mountainous agricultural country richly endowed with numerous biodiversity. Nepal ranking 49th in the world for biodiversity is the hotspot for world’s biodiversity .Nepal is rich in indigenous wild and landrace plant genetic resources for agronomic, horticultural, forestry, or medicinal uses, but much of this germplasm remains uncollected and awaits economic development. However, it covers 0.03 percent of the globe, it is home to over 3% and 1% of all known vegetation and wildlife, respectively. There are 75 plant types, 35 forest types, and 5 rangeland ecosystems among the 118 ecosystem types. Nepal contains tremendous diversity of habitats of various life forms in terms of topography, composition, and climate. However, such rich diversity is being threatened by increasing human and livestock population pressure, lack of conducive policies and regulations, growing povert...