Integration of Conservation Strategies of Plant Genetic ... - Genres

c) The area of Kipourio
in Grevena prefecture of Makedonia region. Rich in Cereal germplasm (Triticum boeoticum,
Aegilops spp, etc.).Certain species found there were unique and reported for the first time to occur
in Greece.
d) The Aegean islands
(Limnos, Lesvos, Hios, Samos, Rodos etc.).Rich in germplasm of cereals, vegetables, industrial,
medicinal,aromatic and ornamental plants (Triticum boeoticum, Hordeum spontaneum, Brassica
spp, Aegilops spp, wild Legumes, Beta spp etc.).
e) The area of Mount Parnon
in Arkadia prefecture, Peloponnese region. Rich in gerplasm of cereals, vegetables and ornamental
- medicinal plants.
f) The area of Mani
in Lakonia prefecture, Peloponnese region. Rich in germplasm of cereals and aromatic - medicinal
plants.
g) The area of Omalos altiplane
and Samaria gorge in Grete. Rich in germplasm of Medicinal, Aromatic and Ornamental plants
(Tulipa cretica, Crocus spp, Brassica species, espec. cretica, Sideritis spp, Origanum dictamnus
etc.).
h) The area of Mount Aenos
in Cefallonia island, Ionian sea. Rich in indigenous flora, especially Beta spp, wild vegetables and
cereals (Aegilops spp, Haynaldia spp), medicinal and ornamental plants.
i) The Gorge of Vikos
in Epirus region. Rich in spontaneous flora and in gerplasm of medicinal and aromatic plants.
j) The area of lake Prespa
in Florina prefecture of Makedonia Region. Rich in germplasm of forage crops and pulses.
k) The area of the Monastic State of Agio Oros ( Holy Mountain ).
It is the only area in Greece where nature has been left completely intact through the ages.It is
among the richest areas of Greece in biodiversity and genetic resources. Also a large number of
old greek landraces are still cultivated and preserved there.
l) The area of Mount Olympos
The holy mountain of ancient Greece is extremely rich in biodiversity and in germplasm of certain
wild relatives of crop plants ( Beta nana, Secale montanun etc.)
At the same time certain areas where traditional agricultural systems still survice, resisting the pressure
of modern economy,were also identified. These areas where a significant number of old local varieties
are still preserved, could be protected through a system of field conservation based on national or
international support so that both the endangered local landraces and the associated traditional
agricultural systems and landscapes are rescued from the imminent threat of extinction.
In these areas the protection of traditional systems and landraces could be further enhanced by
combining it with parallel support schemes for ecological agriculture, given the strong affinity of
ecological to traditional agriculture.
However this approach only a small part of the overall rescue and support scheme, which should aim
at an intergrated protection of germplasm, cultural practices, landscape features and rural traditions and
culture.