Botanical Garden of Vilnius University

Botanical Garden of Vilnius University

Sukurta: 05 July 2018

43 Kairėnų str., LT-10239 Vilnius
Tel. 219 3133
E-mail:
http://www.botanikos-sodas.vu.lt

Director – Dr. Audrius Skridaila

STAFF

Research fellows: Habil. Dr. I. Pašakinskienė, Dr. A. Aučina, Dr. S. Dapkūnienė, Dr. R. Juodkaitė, Dr. D. Naugžemys, Dr. A. Skridaila,  Dr. R. Šiukšta, Dr. G. Štukėnienė, Dr. V. Vaitkūnienė, Dr. S. Žilinskaitė.

Departments of the Botanical Garden:

Department of Management and Coordination of Scientific Programs:

  • Group of Plant Biodiversity and Taxonomy;
  • Laboratory of Biotechnology and Genetics.

Department of Plant Collections:  

  • Group of Lithuanian Flora;
  • Group of Dendrological Collections;  
  • Group of Pomological Collections;
  • Group of Herbaceous Ornamental Plant Collections;  
  • Group of Indoor Plant Collections;
  • Group of Natural and Induced Mutants Collections.

Department of Vingis, 110 M. K. Čiurlionio str., LT-03100 Vilnius, tel. 233 0160.

RESEARCH AREAS

Genomics, Biomolecules and Biotechnologies: Fundamental and Applied Research

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Introduction and investigation of ornamental and horticulture plants
Collection, assessment and conservation of plant genetic resources
Plant molecular taxonomy
Genetic polymorphism, genetic instability of plants
Biotechnology of cultivation and reproduction
Micropropagation in vitro
Phytopathology, mycorrhizal fungi diversity

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2017

International scientific-practical conference Changes in Floverculture and New Technologies

Scientific conference Gardens: Traditions, Images, Symbols in Lithuanian Culture

Scientific-practical conference Novelties and Trends in Greenery

Scientific conference Educational Spaces and the Process of Education

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2017

Projects funded by University Budget

Plant Genetic Resources, Biological, Molecular Studies and Biotechnology. Group Leader Prof. Habil. Dr. I. Pašakinskienė. 2016–2020.

The genetic diversity of European yew (Taxus baccata L.) populations from Latvia, Great Britain, Georgia and Lithuanian individual trees was investigated by molecular markers methods. The genetic diversity of blue-berried honeysuckle (L. caerulea L.) populations from geographically remoted locations (Baltic Sea region, East part of Russia and Japan) was investigated by molecular markers methods (ISSR and cpDNA), too. Long-term dynamics of ectomycorrhizal community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings in forest clear-cuts of different age were investigated. Assessment of vegetative reproduction capacity of tulip (Tulipa L.) varieties (‘Monte Spider’/Double Early Group, ‘Claudia’/Lily Flovered Group, ‘Virchic’/Viridiflora Group) was accomplished according to coeficient of weight increase. The morphological diversity of lilac (Syringa L.) varieties (‘Exelent’, ‘Flora’, ‘Gaištosias Sapnis’,‘Katherina Havameyer’, ‘Kionigin Luise’, ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’, ‘Lunyj Svet’, ‘Matu Ede Upits’, ‘Maximowic’, ‘Monigue Lemoine’, ‘Primrose’, ‘Sensation’ and ‘Volkan’) that were propagated by tissue culture and by grafting were investigated and compared. The genetic diversity of varieties was also investigated by molecular markers methods. Morphological characteristics of Lithuanian primroses varieties (Primula L.) were evaluated.

Main publications:

Rudawska, M., Leski, T., Aučina, A., Karlinski, L., Skridaila, A., Ryliškis, D. 2017. Forest litter amendment during nursery stage influence field performance and ectomycorrhizal community of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings out planted on four different sites. Forest Ecology and Management. Amsterdam: Elsevier, vol. 395, p. 104–114; doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.04.002.

Tunaitienė, V., Patamsytė, J., Naugžemys, D., Kleizaitė, V., Čėsnienė, T.,  Rančelis, V. P., Žvingila, D. 2017. Genetic and allelopathic differences between populations of daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus (L.) Pers. (Asteraceae) from disturbed and stable habitats. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. Oxford: Pergamon-Elsevier Science, vol. 70, p. 294–303; doi:10.1016/j.bse.2016.12.015.

Čėsnienė, T., Kleizaitė, V., Bondzinskaitė, S., Taraškevičius, R., Žvingila, D., Šiukšta, Raimondas; Rančelis, Vytautas Petras. 2017. Metal bioaccumulation and mutagenesis in a Tradescantia clone following long-term exposure to soils from urban industrial areas and closed landfills. Mutation Research / Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis. Amsterdam: Elsevier BV, vol. 823, p. 65–72; doi: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2017.09.004.

Butkuvienė, J., Sinkevičienė, Z., Naugžemys, D., Patamsytė, J., Žvingila, D. 2017. Genetic diversity of Batrachium (Ranunculaceae) species reveals the necessity of their protection in Lithuanian rivers. Aquatic Botany, vol. 142, p. 61–70.

International Projects

Project: Ribes/Rubus European Central Data Base. Dr. D. Ryliškis.

Internet: http://projektai.vu.lt/ribes-rubus.

The Central Ribes/Rubus Europe Database was managed (the IPGRI and ECP/GR request).

The Ribes database contains 2551 records of Ribes accessions held in 11 countries. The Rubus database contains 665 records of Rubus accessions held in 6 countries.

COST program, activity FP1305:  Linking Belowground Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function in European Forests, http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/fps/Actions/FP1305?management. Dr. A. Aučina.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

BGCI – Botanical Garden Conservation International
LUBSA – Lithuanian Association of University Botanical Gardens (Lithuania)
IPGRI – International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (Italy)
Institute of Dendrology, Kornik (Poland)
Lithuanian Plant Gene Bank (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Habil. Dr. I. Pašakinskienė –

  • editorial boards member of the journals Agriculture (Žemdirbystė) and Botanica Lithuanica.

Dr. A. Skridaila –

  • editorial boards member of the journals  Rocznik Dendrologiczny (Poland) and  Vytauto Didžiojo universiteto Botanikos sodo raštai (Lithuania).