Objetivo 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. Ámbito científico medical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesdevelopmental biologyagricultural sciencesanimal and dairy sciencedomestic animalsanimal husbandry Programa(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Tema(s) 111 - Conversion, diversification and extensification Convocatoria de propuestas Data not available Régimen de financiación CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinador GREENTECH SARL Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección AVENUE LEONARD DE VINCI 63063 CLERMONT-FERRAND Francia Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos Participantes (2) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección DOMAINE DE GROUEL 63039 CLERMONT-FERRAND Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA España Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección BALMES 21 8007 BARCELONA Ver en el mapa Coste total Sin datos
