EX SITU CONSERVATION OF SAUSSUREA PORCII DEGEN IN Y. FEDKOVYCH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY BOTANIC GARDEN

The International Agenda for Botanic Gardens in Conservation emphasizes on conservation of rare species ex situ as the main task and its aim is the creation of a reserve stock for the possibility of active recovery in nature. We have introduced in the culture and first have been studied rhythm of phenological development and flowering, depending on weather conditions, seed production and added guidelines for breeding the endangered Eastern Carpathians endemic species - Saussurea porcii Degen, which is listed in the Red Data Book of Ukraine and the European List of Globally Threatened Animals and Plants. We have created a field bank S. porcii – it is our contribution to the conservation of plant diversity.