ConservePlants Database

Species (currently accepted name)

Sorbus hajastana Gabrieljan

Original name of the species in the project

Sorbus hajastana Gabrieljan

Family

Rosaceae

Life form

P - Phanerophyte

Country (3-letters country ISO codes)

ARM

Region

Area of action (km2)

100

Protected status of the action area (National)

II - National Park

Protected status of the action area (European)

Emerald

Land property (public or private)

Public

Habitat classification

G - Woodland, forest and other wooded land

Priority habitat

No

IUCN Global

NE

IUCN Europe

NE

IUCN National

VU

Name of the project

Conservation of Sorbus hajastana - Armenian relic species of middle and sub-alpine belts

Geographic typology

National

Countries involved

1

First year of the project

2017

Duration (years)

2

Main Institution

Institute of Botany of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia

Category of main institution

Academic

Additional Institution - Academic

0

Additional Institution - Governmental

0

Additional Institution - NGOs

0

Additional Institutions - Private

0

Funding typology

National

Funding source (public or private)

Public

Funding institution

BGCI

Co-funding body

0

% of co-funding

0

Total Amount of funding (Euros)

9 121

Name of the funding programme

Plant conservation in botanic gardens

Type of the action (In-situ or ex-situ)

Ex-situ

Prior knowledge on species biology

Yes

Preliminary conservation action(s) implemented by the same project or some other researchers

2 - Determining species distribution

5 - Species biology and ecological studies

8 - Identification of populations under threat

Conservation actions

1 - None

Type of material

Cuttings

Seeds

No. of transplantants per locality

10

Source population(s)

3 or more different populations

Monitoring duration

No monitoring

Monitoring variables

None

Seed collection for ex situ storage

Yes

No. of collected seeds

1000

Other plant parts collected for ex situ conservation

Cuttings

No. of mother plants

20

Ex situ storage conditions

Seeds stored in climate chambers

Plants kept in garden beds

Climate chamber conditions - temperature

-20°C

Climate chamber conditions - humidity (%)

15

Ex situ cultivation

Yes

No. of cultivated plants

20

Success criteria defined

Yes

Success criteria used

Survival

Action success

Yes

Action outcome (Natural recruitment observed or not)

No

Website link

0

References to outputs

0

Notes

0

Contributor

George Fayvush

Contributor - contact

gfayvush@yahoo.com

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