The studies of team that I represent (Department of Vegetable and Medicinal Plants, Institute of Horticultural Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW, POLAND) are focused on medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs), both wild-growing and cultivated. We have comprehensive expertise on collection and evaluation of MAPs genetic resources, introduction wild-growing MAPs into cultivation, both native and foreign, as well as selection and breeding of MAPs. Our research interests concern the impact various internal and external factors on the content and composition of biologically active compounds in herbs, with a special emphasis paid on their intraspecific variability. We also contribute to studies on the organic production of herbal raw materials, their post-harvest treatment and quality assessment followed by production of plant’s extracts, their chemical evaluation and biological activity. In order to develop innovative solutions and implement them in the practice, we put a strong emphasis on collaboration with national and international organizations (e.g. ECPGR) as well as with farmers and industrial partners.

Agriculture
Crop Production
Other Biological Sciences
Plant Selection
Population Genetics

As a partner within Biodiversa+ project we can contribute to activities on chemical and developmental variability of wild-growing medicinal and aromatic plants, as well as sustainable production of herbal raw materials. Modern infrastructure including experimental field with gene bank MAPs collection (over 300 accessions) and well-equipped laboratories (GC/MS, HPLC) allow us to carry out interdisciplinary studies on plants and their relations within the environment.

wild-growing medicinal and aromatic plants, plants genetic recources, quality of herbal raw materials, intraspecific variablity of medicinal and aromatic plants, cultivation of medicinal and aromatic plants, gc ms, hplc, essential oils, phenolic compounds, genebank collection

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