The Myrtus communis L. is an endemic species appreciated traditionally for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Improving the multiplication and propagation methods of the common myrtle is the most important objective of this paper. The work was held to conserve the species and its decreasing populations due to the lake of management, overcutting and Anthropozoic pressure in its location area.
Seed Propagation Techniques of Myrtus communis L.
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Forest management considering biodiversity conservation
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Research
- Scale: Global, National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: aromatics, Conservation, Myrtus communis L., natural remedies, wild harvested plants
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