Can you help provide a precis of this broadcast, “Results of evaluation conducted by the expert commission regarding the state of lands belonging to the Pavlovsk Experiment Station.”
And thanks to commenter Mike H for the link to the VIR site.
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Can you help provide a precis of this broadcast, “Results of evaluation conducted by the expert commission regarding the state of lands belonging to the Pavlovsk Experiment Station.”
And thanks to commenter Mike H for the link to the VIR site.
The five men being interviewed (at a press conference) are members of an expert scientific commission that was appointed by the Russian Government Department of Economic Development to examine and report on the living collections at the Pavlovsk Experimental Station. They are all scientists/academics. They conducted a 1 day site visit and submitted a report that concluded that:
1) The station holds extremely valuable (from scientific, agronomic, and historical perspective) living collections particularly the stone fruits (which was assembled beginning 80-85 years ago by the Vavilov Institute) and currants (which is a younger collection).
2) Some of these collections (particularly the stone fruit) are in very bad condition (old trees at risk of death) and need urgently to be renewed (re-grafted, re-propagated); others (e.g. the currants) are relatively well-maintained. The brambles are overgrown by grasses.
3) The collection has not been well-documented or well-maintained. They recommend a change of management/administration at the Pavlovsk Experiment Station, and additional resources made available for maintenance and repropagation of the collection.
4) They recommend that the station be maintained. The 13 hectares where the fruit collections are currently planted must be maintained, an additional 20 hectares are needed to renew and re-propagate the collection while maintaining the original plantings. Additional areas that do not hold collections (e.g. a wetland) or are currently planted with field crops (grains or potatoes) are identified as unnecessary to protect and may be developed.
5) The commission recommends against moving the fruit collection, considered too risky (too great a risk of loss of accessions).
Commission members:
in Moscow
Vadim Pavlov
Biological Faculty
Professor in Dept. of Geobotany
Moscow Government University Emil Lamonosov
Alexander Timonin
Dept. of Botanical Science
Moscow Government University Emil Lamonosov
Vladimir Murashov
Biology Faculty
Dept. of Plant Development
Moscow Government University Emil Lamonosov
in St. Petersburg
Dr. Vassily Irnishko
Director
Botanical Institute Iminika Kamarova
Dr. Rudolf Kamelin
President
Russian Botanical Society
(Based on listening 1st 34 minutes.)