Affiliation(s)
1. Department of Plant Conservation, National Botanical Garden of Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgia
2. Institute of Ecology, School of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
ABSTRACT
The present work concerns with ex-situ Conservation issues study of the
three economical species Cyclamen vernum Sweet is a synonym of Cyclamen coum subsp.caucasicum (K. Koch) O. Schwarz
(Primulaceae) Helleborus caucasicus A. Braun (Ranuculaceae) and Paeonia caucasica Schipcz) Schipcz. Is synonym
of Paeonia dauricasubsp. Coriifolia (Rupr.) D.
Y. Hong distribution in Georgia. These species are under
strong anthropogenic stress, Its populations are collected in nature as a decorative
and traditional medicinal properties.It is of
urgent necessity to take conservation measures for these species through both ex-situ and in-situ protection methods. For this purpose it is of critical importance
to collect data on the distribution of the above species and vitality and fertility
of their populations. Processes of seed production
and seed multiplication have been studied. The ex-situ base of the seed and live
collection bank was created. The work is done in Great Britain within the framework
of the “Millennium” Seed Bank Partnership
of Kew Botanical Garden. The seeds are placed in the National Seed Bank, duplicates
together with Herbarium sample are sent in the millennium seed bank. The live collection obtained from seeds is
placed on the collection plot of Plant Conservation Department of the National Botanical
Garden of Georgia
KEYWORDS
Ex-situconservation, medicinal plants, seed bank,life collection.
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