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Using DNA metabarcoding to monitor the illegal trade in medicinal plants

Under the title Using DNA metabarcoding to monitor the illegal trade in medicinal plants and protected orchids, and to detect adulterations in food, the University of Ioannina hosts a new Science to Practice day, organised by the Department of Biological Applications and Technology, and addressed to researchers, students, producers and consumers, general public.

The aim of the event is the information and discussion about the capabilities and benefits of the use of modern molecular techniques, such us DNA barcoding and metabarcoding, for the development of sustainable and robust solutions in extremely important current issues, like traceability, certification, quality control and confrontation of the illegal trade of protected or endangered plant species.

Check here the programme in English and in Greek. Contact and information: Nikos Markos (nmarkos@cc.uoi.gr).

iNet: 
Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
Start Date: 
Venerdì, 31 Gennaio, 2020
End Date: 
Venerdì, 31 Gennaio, 2020
Type: 
INCREDIBLE Project events
Where: 

Ioannina (Greece)

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Il progetto INCREDIBLE ha lo scopo di mostrare come i prodotti forestali non legnosi (NWFP) possono svolgere un ruolo importante nel sostenere la gestione forestale sostenibile e lo sviluppo rurale, creando reti per condividere e scambiare conoscenze e competenze. Il progetto INCREDIBLE promuove la collaborazione e l'innovazione intersettoriali per evidenziare il valore e il potenziale dei prodotti forestali non legnosi nel bacino del Mediterraneo.

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Il progetto INCREDIBLE ("INNOVATION Networks of Cork, Resins and Edibles in the Mediterranean basin") riceve finanziamenti dal programma della Commissione Europea Horizon 2020 secondo il grant agreement Nº 774632.

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