Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Lilia CHISNICEAN, Tamara JELEZNEAC, Zinaida VORNICU
The article presents the synthesis of the results of the investigations conducted over several years, regarding the acclimatization and cultivation of the species Passiflora incarnata L. in open field, under the conditions of the Republic of Moldova, the plant being native to subtropical and tropical areas. P. incarnata is commonly used as an herbal medicine, possessing sedative, spasmolytic, hypertensive, cardiotonic properties etc. The dry raw material productivity from field cultivation reached 3.6 t/ha from 2 cuts. About 2.7 t/ha pharmaceutical raw material and edible, delicious, fragrant fruits can be harvested at a single cut. After several years of testing, a high-performance form of the aforementioned species, with stable characteristics in terms of raw material, fruit and seed productivity, has been selected and after the DUS and VCU testing, we came to the conclusion that it can be proposed as a new cultivar, with high value for medicinal plant growers and pharmaceutical companies.
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