The secretary for National Council for Science and Technology Development of Medicinal Plants and Traditional Medicine, Vice-presidency for Science and Technology said, “Iran has gained first place in the world for production of Rosa damascena.”
Deputy minister of Ornamental Plants and Floral Affairs of Ministry of Agriculture Jihad noted that 94 percent of the world’s saffron is produced in Iran and that last year, 159 tonnes of saffron was exported.
Assareh said, “In the near future, we will witness that the processed products from barberry, a medicinal plant, is going to enter the European markets, especially Germany.”
The formal website of the Fifth National Congress on Medicinal Plants has been opened and it is prepared to accept the abstract of the papers.
Referring to the 8000 plant species in Iran, Moghanloo noted that 1727 species are endemic and 2405 species are endangered. She also added, “A large percentage of endemic and native species are among the endangered ones.”
Managing director of Winter Fruits Department of Ministry of Agriculture Jihad predicted that 260 thousand tonnes of pistachio will be harvested and said, “Iran is the biggest producer of pistachio in the world.”
National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants is holding a workshop with the aim of elevating the scientific and practical level of the country’s students, researchers and experts on medicinal plants.
The head of Agriculture Jihad of Southern Khorasan Province said, “It is predicted that 16 thousand 500 tonnes of barberries, 1,567 billion Rials valuation, will be harvested in this province.”
The research official of Markazi Province Research Center of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources notified people of the results of the national plan for collection, identification, primary evaluation and conservation of medicinal plants seeds.
Theoretical and practical workshop on the study of differential protein expression in medicinal plants was held by National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants.