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Natural History Museum – More biodiversity thanks to local seeds
The Laimburg Research Centre aims to promote greater biodiversity, more stable ecosystems, and support for agriculture through the project “Regional Seeds.” How this can be achieved will be explained by an expert on April 8 at the South Tyrol Museum of Nature in a colloquium organized by Eurac Research and the Biodiversity South Tyrol platform.
South Tyrol’s meadows are true treasure troves of nature: in extensively managed areas, numerous plant species grow that provide food and habitat for insects, birds, and many other animals. However, this diversity is increasingly under pressure. To preserve it and bring it back into the cultivated landscape, the Laimburg Research Centre has launched the “Regional Seeds” project: researchers collect seeds directly from particularly species-rich meadows, process them, and store them for future use. This is demanding work, as the seeds are often tiny and each plant species has its own specific requirements. After successful laboratory tests, special seed mixtures will be created from the collected seeds. These can be sown between rows of fruit and vineyards, helping to revive previously underused areas. The goal: greater biodiversity, more stable ecosystems, and support for agriculture, for example through beneficial insects such as hoverflies.
Elena Wilhelm will speak about this on Wednesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at the South Tyrol Museum of Nature, during a German-language colloquium organized by Eurac Research and the Biodiversity South Tyrol platform. Elena Wilhelm works at the Laimburg Research Centre and has been focusing for over three years on the challenges of producing seeds from autochthonous plant species in South Tyrol.
South Tyrol’s meadows are true treasure troves of nature: in extensively managed areas, numerous plant species grow that provide food and habitat for insects, birds, and many other animals. However, this diversity is increasingly under pressure. To preserve it and bring it back into the cultivated landscape, the Laimburg Research Centre has launched the “Regional Seeds” project: researchers collect seeds directly from particularly species-rich meadows, process them, and store them for future use. This is demanding work, as the seeds are often tiny and each plant species has its own specific requirements. After successful laboratory tests, special seed mixtures will be created from the collected seeds. These can be sown between rows of fruit and vineyards, helping to revive previously underused areas. The goal: greater biodiversity, more stable ecosystems, and support for agriculture, for example through beneficial insects such as hoverflies.
Elena Wilhelm will speak about this on Wednesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at the South Tyrol Museum of Nature, during a German-language colloquium organized by Eurac Research and the Biodiversity South Tyrol platform. Elena Wilhelm works at the Laimburg Research Centre and has been focusing for over three years on the challenges of producing seeds from autochthonous plant species in South Tyrol.
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