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Conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants in Croatia

The collection of medicinal and aromatic plants of Croatia was established in 1998 at the Department of Seed Science and Technology of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb. MAP accessions are held at ex situ maintenance facilities at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb (cold chamber 75 m3 ; medium-term seed storage at +4°C ; seed samples in paper bags or glass jars). Currently, the collection consists of 1464 accessions of 258 MAP species. In order to establish a national documentation system, a first phase of The Croatian Plant Genetic Resources Database (CPGRD) project was successfully carried out in 2006. The database system is currently in the experimental phase and only the data of MAP collections are available, namely the passport data based on of the European Internet Search Catalogue (EURISCO) descriptors and collecting data based on the MAP collecting form. The database is available online (http://cpgrd.agr.hr/gb/map/). Current research activities include the analyses of genetic variability using molecular markers on target species such as basils, Dalmatian sage, Dalmatian pyrethrum and wild hops (Humulus lupulus L.) as well as biochemical characterization of basil, oregano and wild hops accessions.

medicinal and aromatic plants; plant genetic resources; Croatia; collection; conservation; documentation;

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