One of the preconditions for successful cultivation and increase of production of medicinal and aromatic plants in Croatia is in any case knowledge of their ecological characteristics. However, previous studies of medicinal and aromatic plants in Croatia have not systematically included the islands of Krk, Cres and Pag, despite the fact that these islands are areas of plant richness. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to determine the abundance and diversity and ecological characteristics of wild medicinal and aromatic plants of the rocky pastures of these islands.
Medicinal and aromatic plants of rocky pastures on the northern Adriatic islands
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Enhancement of production
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: Local, Subnational
- Country: Croatia
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- Keywords: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants, essential oils, wild harvested plants
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