Objective Aesculus seeds contain different yields of escine, a substance which is used in the therapy of different edema. Today, the seeds are collected from the wilderness, which leads to different qualities of rough material for pharmaceutical production. This means also that there is no possibility to prevent any form of contamination (bacteriological or fungal). Since Aesculus hippocastanum is a single tree, all the individual trees show different yields of escine and its related saponins. For the culture, it is necessary to select high yielding individual trees. Up to today, there is no vegetative propagation system known. The development of a vegetative propagation system will include grafting, root stockings and in vitro techniques. This leads also to the need of developing a culture system, which allows Aesculus hippocastanum to grow as a shrub or hedge or like vine on espaliers in larger areas. This also requires the development of a new harvesting system. The above mentioned system will benefit small farmers with value added products and prevent erosion in endangered areas. This will be confirmed by special investigations. An economic use for horticultural plantations is also possible by means of the European Aesculus Cultivation System. Programme(s) FP3-AIR - Specific research and technological development and demonstration programme (EEC) in the field of agriculture and agro-industry, including fisheries, 1990-1994 Topic(s) 111 - Conversion, diversification and extensification Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator MADAUS AG Address 51109 Köln Germany See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (3) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all FORESTRY COMMISSION RESEARCH AGENCY United Kingdom EU contribution € 0,00 Address Northern research station EH25 9SY Roslin-midlothian See on map UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Piazza san marco 4 Firenze See on map UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SASSARI Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Piazza universita 21 Sassari See on map Links Website Opens in new window
