Cel In the mountain areas of Europe, in particular of France and Spain, farmers need to diversify and to find new production systems to complement their traditional activities of livestock farming. One of the ways to do this is to grow pharmaceutical plants which are of particular interest to pharmaceutical laboratories requiring increasing quantities and strict quality standards. For example, the colchicum (Colchicum autumnale) a relatively common wild species which is difficult to harvest, is a source of interesting substances for use in the making of certain medicines. The French pharmaceutical industry consumes almost 80 tonnes of colchicum seeds a year, collected almost completely in natural environments outside of Europe. To obtain a product in large quantities and meet the new quality standards, the culture of the colchicum, on a European level, appears necessary. To initiate and develop this culture, the Department of Natural Products of the Barcelona University Pharmacy Faculty (Spain), research and development company - Greentech, and the Clermont-Ferrand INRA (France) are undertaking: 1. to study the influence of the genetic factors on seed production and on the content of active principles and to select the best genotypes 2. to ensure the micro propagation, either by budding or by somatic embryogenesis of genotypes 3. to develop cultivation and harvest methods ensuring an optimum concentration of active principles. This controlled seed production could represent a source of complementary income for farmers. Dziedzina nauki medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesdevelopmental biologyagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Program(-y) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Temat(-y) 111 - Conversion, diversification and extensification Zaproszenie do składania wniosków Data not available System finansowania CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Koordynator GREENTECH SARL Wkład UE Brak danych Adres AVENUE LEONARD DE VINCI 63063 CLERMONT-FERRAND Francja Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych Uczestnicy (2) Sortuj alfabetycznie Sortuj według wkładu UE Rozwiń wszystko Zwiń wszystko Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Francja Wkład UE Brak danych Adres DOMAINE DE GROUEL 63039 CLERMONT-FERRAND Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA Hiszpania Wkład UE Brak danych Adres BALMES 21 8007 BARCELONA Zobacz na mapie Koszt całkowity Brak danych
