Objective This project aims at developing new ornamental species originally native of the Mediterranean region with the specific objectives : 1. To offer a new range of ornamental species better adapted to arid or saline conditions for the professional industry with a contribution to the EC policy of saving natural resources, with well adapted species, also less sensible to pests and diseases, requiring less fertilisers and useful to recover degraded areas. 2. Also, the project integrates the natural environment in a production system that is helpful for rural areas of low resources, by means of encouraging the change towards market productions which are not in surplus in the EC. The proposed programme includes exchange of plant material and methodologies. Task 1 deals with investigation of efficient propagation methodology. In task 2 the growing techniques for nursery conditions will be examined as follows : a) Study of the morphological, phenological and horticultural responses of the selected species under various growing conditions. b) Determination of climatic requirements for growth and development. c) Techniques for building the appropriate plant structure. Task 3 deals with the evaluation of the species under study to adapting capacities to : a) Low water availability and supply b) Soil and water salinity c) Selection for salt tolerance in vitro. In task 4 the quality standards, the marketing and cost benefit analysis will be examined. Finally in task 5 an experimental network will be organised.Ten participants from 4 countries will cooperate in the realisation of this project. Professional industries of all countries will participate in the application and are expected to contribute to the fast dissemination of the results. The participants will exchange plant material and information. Two workshops are scheduled to take place and experimental an network will be organised. The programme is expected to last four years. Fields of science social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economics 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 MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA EU contribution No data Address P.O. BOX 75 73100 CHANIA Greece See on map Total cost No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CSIC Spain EU contribution No data Address SERRANO 28006 MADRID See on map Total cost No data DIRECCAO REGIONAL DE AGRICULTURA DO ALGARVE Portugal EU contribution No data Address APARTADO 8000 FARO See on map Total cost No data ESCOLA SUPERIOR D'AGRICULTURA DE BARCELONA Spain EU contribution No data Address C/. COMTE D'URGELL 8036 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data INST. DE RECERCA I TECNOLOGIA AGROALIMENTARIES Spain EU contribution No data Address PASSEIG DE GRACIA 8007 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data INST. VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGRARIAS Spain EU contribution No data Address APARTADO OFICIAL 46113 MONCADA - VALENCIA See on map Total cost No data NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION Greece EU contribution No data Address THERMI 57001 THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI Greece EU contribution No data Address PO BOX 54006 THESSALONIKI See on map Total cost No data Università degli Studi di Reggio Calabria Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Zecca 4 89125 Reggio Calabria See on map Total cost No data VICECONSEJERIA DE AGRICULTURA Y ALIMENTACION Spain EU contribution No data Address CALLE LA MARINA 38001 SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE See on map Total cost No data
