Ecology, Conservation and Monitoring of Plant Diversity

Ecology, Conservation and Monitoring of Plant Diversity

Head of laboratory: Dr. Oana Gavrilaș

oana.rosca@ubbcluj.ro

  • Taxonomic identification of plants and plant samples;
  • Handling temperature measuring instruments (loggers);
  • Biomass and soil samples drying at proper temperatures;
  • Weighing and measuring some plant functional traits by calculating SLA (specific leaf area) index, surface and biomass ratio;
  • Testing seeds viability and germination capacity for wild plant species (native or allochthonous flora);
  • Obtaining pharmaceutical plant extracts (by repercolation and/or hydrodistillation);
  • Assessing in vitro antimicrobial activity (antibacterial, antifungal) of plant extracts (by agar dilution assay and diffusion test);
  • Providing fungal specimens for further collaborations;
  • Structural and ultrastructural characteristics of therapeutic plants by microscopy studies;
  • Plant micropropagation by in vitro culture;
  • Obtaining endemic/rare/endangered species from plant fragments and preserving them by slowing down the metabolism;
  • Obtaining pathogen free plants;
  • Obtaining/providing plants for different collections (botanical garden, etc.).