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Requirements and Guidelines for the Preservation of Genetic Resources of Ornamental Plants in Iran
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Hedayat Bagheri *   , Sahar Saki |
| Bu-Ali Sina University |
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| Indigenous genetic resources of every country are the result of millions of years of evolution and adaptation to special climatic conditions. These resources are valuable and necessary to breed and use beneficial genes in current and future research plans. There are many wild flowers and ornamental plants available in Iran’s vast region such as Tulips, Fritillaria, Rose, Poppy, Narcissus, Lily, Iris, Carnation, Gladiolus, Primula and Cyclamens which most of them also have medicinal properties. Extreme climatic changes caused by excessive modern human interference, the development of modern cultivars with a limited genetic base and the development of gene transfer techniques are important factors causing a sharp decline in biodiversity in the past few years. Preservation and reproduction of the available variation in Iran’s flowers and ornamental plants are the initial and necessary steps for the development and implementation of the next major steps in ornamental plants industry. |
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| Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation methods, Genetic resources, Germplasm, Ornamental plants |
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Received: 1970/01/1 | Accepted: 2016/10/6 | Published: 2016/10/31
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