Beauty will save the world, but will the world save beauty? The case of the highly endangered Vavilovia formosa (Stev.) Fed.


MIKIC A., SMYKAL P., KENICER G., VISHNYAKOVA M., SARUKHANYAN N., AKOPIAN J. A., ...More

PLANTA, vol.240, no.5, pp.1139-1146, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 240 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00425-014-2136-9
  • Journal Name: PLANTA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1139-1146
  • Keywords: Endangered plants, Ex situ conservation, Fabeae, In situ conservation, Relict plants, Vavilovia formosa
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Main conclusion Vavilovia formosa (Stev.) Fed. is a scientifically valuable common ancestor of the plant tribe Fabeae and also important in breeding and agronomy studies of the cultivated Fabeae, but it is close to extinction. A concerted academic and geovernmental effort is needed to save it.