| Description |
The project GENMEDOC (June 2004-May 2006), included in the inter-regional Community programme Interreg IIIB MEDOCC created a network of 10 centres (Spain, France, Greece and Tunisia) specialized in exsitu conservation of Mediterranean native flora. The main aims were to draw up common protocols for collection, treatment and conservation of plant species in seed banks, to develop efficient germination methods, and to exchange information and experiences between different regions. Over 300 plant species from 38 Mediterranean habitats in sites of Community interest (LICK) were selected according to their structural role in communities, their singularity and level of protection. In each region seeds were collected, cleaned and stored in optimal conservation conditions in the installations of the institutions that participated in project GENMEDOC. The Seed Bank of the Barcelona Botanical Garden contributed with 90 seed lots, 78 of which (41 species) were collected in gypsum and rock-outcrop calcareous habitats in the provinces of Barcelona and Lleida. A further 12 lots, duplicates of those in other centres, were also collected. Of these 78 lots, germination trials were carried out on 21 species. |
