Botanical Garden of 91桃色

Sukurta: 14 June 2020

43 Kair臈n懦 str., LT-10239 Vilnius
Tel. 219 3133
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Dr. Audrius Skridaila

STAFF

Chief research fellow: Habil. Dr. I. Pa拧akinskien臈.
Senior research fellows: Dr. A. Skridaila, Dr. D. Naug啪emys.
Research fellows: Dr. A. Au膷ina, Dr. S. Dapk奴nien臈, Dr. R. Juodkait臈, Dr. R. 艩iuk拧ta, Dr. V. Vaitk奴nien臈, Dr. S. 沤ilinskait臈.
Junior research fellow: Dr. G. 艩tuk臈nien臈.

Departments of the Botanical Garden:
Department of Management and Coordination of Scientific Programs: 1) Group of Plant Biodiversity and Taxonomy; 2) Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genetics.
Department of Plant Collections: 1) Group of Lithuanian Flora; 2) Group of Dendrological Collections; 3) Group of Pomological Collections; 4) Group of Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Collections; 5) Group of Indoor Plant Collections; 6) Group of Natural and Induced Mutants Collections;
Department of Vingis, 110 M. K. 膶iurlionio str., LT-03100 Vilnius, tel. 233 0160

RESEARCH AREAS

Genomics, biomolecules and biotechnologies: fundamental and applied research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Introduction and investigation of ornamental and horticulture plants
Collection, assessment and conservation of plant genetic resources
Plant molecular taxonomy
Genetic polymorphism, genetic instability of plants
Biotechnology of cultivation and reproduction
Micropropagation in vitro
Phytopathology, mycorrhizal fungi diversity

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2019

International conference Educational Spaces: Aspects of Biodiversity, Human Health and Nutrition. Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, Lithuanian Centre of Non-formal Youth Education, Botanical Garden of 91桃色, October 17, 2019.

BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

D. Ryli拧kis, A. Skridaila. Collection Assessment in Botanical garden of 91桃色. First results. Meeting of Baltic Sea Region Botanical Gardens Assotiation and Interantional conference Botanical garden: a green world for everyone! Educational activities for visitors with special needs in green species. Poznan, Poland. June 06鈥�12, 2019.
D. Ryli拧kis, A. Skridaila. Botanical Garden of 91桃色: main facts, plant collections, activities, ranking by visitors. Baltic Botanic Gardens conference. Riga, Latvia, September 20, 2019.
A. Skridaila, S. Dapk奴nien臈, V. Snie拧kien臈. The plants of Caucasian flora in ethnographical gardens of Lithuania. International conference Advances and perspectives of biodiversity research and conservation in Georgia. Tbilisi, Georgia, May 20鈥�22, 2019.
S. 沤ilinskait臈. Vilnius-Kremenets-Kyiv 鈥� botanical gardens in 19th century: from history to nowadays (heritage aspects). Introduction and conservation of vegetation diversity in botanical gardens of Eastern Europe. International scientific and practical conference, Kyiv, Ukraine, May 22鈥�24, 2019.
S. 沤ilinskait臈. The collectionof blue-berry honeysuckle at the Botanical Garden of 91桃色 and its place among other collections. How to evaluate? Plants introduction: current state, problems and prospects. International scientific conference, Kharkiv, Ukraine, May 14鈥�17, 2019.

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2019

Projects funded by University Budget

Plant Genetic Resources, Biological, Molecular Studies and Biotechnology. Group Leader Prof. Habil. Dr. I. Pa拧akinskien臈. 2016鈥�2020.

Long-term dynamics of ectomycorrhizal community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings were investigated. The study was conducted to assess the effects of the set-aside period of forest clear-cuts on growth, survival of Scots pine seedlings and fungal succession and diversity in ECM associations along the soil fertility gradient. Micropropagation in vitro was established for Rhododendron L. 鈥� one species and 6 cultivars, Syringa L. 鈥� 50 cultivars and Lilium L. - 6 cultivars, too. Assessment of genetic differentiation of Taxus baccata L. of 16 Latvian populations was carried out by amplified ISSR DNA polymorphism.

Main publications:

Au膷ina, A., Rudawska, M., Wilgan, W., Janowski, D., Skridaila, A., Dapk奴nien臈, S., Leski, T. Functional diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities along a peatland 鈥� forest gradient. Pedobiologia, Journal of Soil Ecology. 2019, vol. 74: 15鈥�23.

Vaitk奴nien臈, V., 艩iuk拧ta, R., Leistrumait臈, A., Ran膷elis V. Prospective use of barley spike/flower homeotic single and double mutants for ornamental purposes. Euphytica, online 22 June 2019. 13 p.
Euphytica. 2019, 215:127.

Krokait臈, E., Shakeneva, D., Ju拧kaityt臈, E., Reka拧ius, T., Nemani奴t臈-Gu啪ien臈, J., Butkuvien臈, J., Patamsyt臈, J., Ran膷elien臈, V., Vy拧niauskien臈, R., Duchovskien臈, L., Jocien臈, L., Sinkevi膷ien臈, Z., Naug啪emys, D., Kleizait臈, V., Chmura, D., Anderson, N. O., 沤vingila, D., Kup膷inskien臈 E. Nitrogen concentration of the aquatic plant species in relation to land cover type and other variables of the environment. 沤别尘诲颈谤产测蝉迟臈-础驳谤颈肠耻濒迟耻谤别. 2019, 106(3): 203鈥�212. doi:10.13080/z-a.2019.106.026.

International Projects

Ribes/Rubus European Central Data Base. Dr. D. Ryli拧kis.
Internet:
The Central Ribes/Rubus Europe Database was managed (the IPGRI and ECP/GR request).

Botanical Gardens as Part of European Cultural Heritage (B-Ardent!). Erasmus+, KA2, Nr. 2018-1-CZ01-KA202-048171.
Internet:

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

BGCI 鈥� Botanical Garden Conservation International
LUBSA 鈥� Lithuanian Association of University Botanical Gardens (Lithuania)
IPGRI 鈥� International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Italy)
Institute of Dendrology, Kornik (Poland)
Lithuanian Plant Gene Bank (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Dr. A. Skridaila 鈥�

editorial board member of the scientific journal Rocznik Polskiego towarzystwa Dendrologicznego.

Habil. Dr. I. Pa拧akinskien臈 鈥�

editorial board member of the scientific journal Botanica Lithuanica.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Skridaila, A. Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Recast of the Law on Green Plantations. Member of the Working Group.
Skridaila, A. Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Commission on Invasive Organisms. Member.
Skridaila, A., Pa拧akinskien臈, I. Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania. Standing Commission on National Genetic Resources for Plants. Members.
Pa拧akinskien臈, I. Lithuanian Research Council. National Science Program for Sustainability of Agro-, Forest- and Aquatic Ecosystems. Executive Team Expert.
Pa拧akinskien臈, I. Lithuanian Research Council. Member of the Project Evaluation Committee.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Public agency Soil Remediation Technologies (42 Antakalnio str., LT-10304 Vilnius) was consulted presenting technology created and used by 91桃色 Botanical Garden for producing compost from biodegradable waste using autonomic solar energy system.
In 2019, public agency Soil Remediation Technologies was awarded the Gold Medal of the Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists for the best product of the year for soil cleaning plant exposition (arranged in cooperation with 91桃色 Botanical Garden).

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

18 articles in magazines and portals, 14 TV interviews, 8 radio interviews.