ISHS Acta Horticulturae 683: V International Symposium on New Floricultural Crops
MANAGEMENT OF THE BALKAN NATIVE FLORA FOR SUSTAINABLE FLORICULTURAL COMMERCIAL USE |
| Authors: | E. Maloupa, K. Grigoriadou, D. Zervaki, K. Papanastassi |
| Keywords: | botanic garden, native greek plants, sexual propagation, Centaurea huljakii, Digitalis sp., Scutellaria rubicunda, Teucrium chamaedrys |
| Abstract:
Among the activities of the laboratory of Floriculture of the National Agriculture Research Foundation (NAGREF) are the collection, conservation and study of native Mediterranean and Balkan species. These are materialized through the newly established Balkan Botanic Garden of Kroussia (BBGK), situated in the area of central Macedonia, Greece. In the nursery of the BBGK situated in Thermi, Thessaloniki, the mother plant material is preserved in pots receiving various treatments under various conditions (shade, substrate, irrigation, fertilization), which dependent on the needs of every species. Greenhouses serve as the main area of preserving, during winter, susceptible to cold mother plants as well as for the sexual and asexual propagation of them. In addition, growth and development of the propagated material takes place, having the control of the climate, fertilization and irrigation conducted automatically. The plants are transferred to the BBGK for ex situ preservation and further studying in adverse climatic conditions. Experimentation and field studies concerning the suitability of certain species for landscape uses as roof-garden and xeriscaping plants, according to their characteristics and adaptability to extreme environmental conditions (water stress) are conducted. Other uses of native plant material as dried material are also studied. | |
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