Objective The food and pharmaceutical industry is more and more demanding homogeneous high quality raw material for a better standardization of their high quality output products. In aromatic and medicinal plants this aim could only be reached punctually (e.g. in chamomille).Several Lamiaceae, used as aromatic and medicinal plants, contain essential oils and diterpenes with marked antimicrobial and antioxidant properties. These secondary metabolises have potential applications in a number of important areas, including food & beverages (flavorings), agriculture & horticulture (disease prevention) and pharmaceuticals & cosmetics (spoilage prevention). New applications in the nutraceutical field are now being realised for antioxidants wherein they act as protectants of key polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAS) in mammalian tissues and organs. The objective is to screen a collection of genotypes of plants grown in this project to learn about the genetic and environmental variability of secondary metabolises important for above mentioned activities.A hybrid breeding system will improve homogeneous quality and can now be applied to marjoram (Origanum majorana L.). Genetic melioration of oregano species (Origanum sp.) and two sage species (Salvia officinalis L. and Salvia fruticosa Miller) will be performed by using a selection program of selfings of chemotypes.Although the main cultivation areas of marjoram in Europe are located in Central Europe (Germany and France), the seed production should be transferred to and established in Mediterranean regions, where perennial production of marjoram is possible and an increase of seed production by the factor 2 to 3 compared to annual production seems likely, but is not proven yet. Marjoram is continuosly producing seeds over a long period, so optimum harvest dates have to be investigated Fields of science engineering and technologyother engineering and technologiesfood technologymedical and health sciencesbasic medicinepharmacology and pharmacypharmaceutical drugsnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculeslipidsagricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculturehorticulture Programme(s) FP4-FAIR - Specific research, technological development and demonstration programme in the field of agriculture and fisheries (including agro-industry, food technologies, forestry, aquaculture and rural development), 1994-1998 Topic(s) 4.3.1 - Speciality products Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator VETERINAERMEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT WIEN Address Josef baumann gasse, 1 1210 Wien Austria See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all BUNDESANSTALT FÜR ZUCHTUNGSFORSCHUNG AN KULTURPFLANZEN Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Neuer weg, 22 - 23 06484 Quedlinburg See on map Istituto Sperimentale per l'Assestamento Forestale e per l'Alpicoltura Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Piazza nicolini 6 38050 Villazzano trento See on map MAWEA MAJORANWERK ASCHERSLEBEN G.M.B.H. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Walter-kersten-straße, 21 - p.o. box 1758 06449 Aschersleben See on map MEDITERRANEAN AGRONOMIC INSTITUTE OF CHANIA Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address Alsyllion agrokepiou - p.o. box 85 731 00 Chania See on map N. L. CHRESTENSEN SAMENZUCHT UND PRODUKTION G.M.B.H. Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Witterdaer weg/ecke blumenstraße - - p.o. box 8 99092 Erfurt See on map S.C. DARBONNE France EU contribution € 0,00 Address Bld. joffre, 6 - p.o. box 8 91490 Milly la foret See on map UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI BARI Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via giovanni amendola, 165 - a 70126 Bari See on map West of Scotland Agricultural College GB EU contribution € 0,00 Address Auchincruive KA6 5AE Ayr See on map
