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Exploring the Potential of Neglected Local Endemic Plants of Three Mediterranean Regions in the Ornamental Sector: Value Chain Feasibility and Readiness Timescale for Their Sustainable Exploitation

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  • Nikos Krigas

    (Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Thermi, P.O. Box 60458, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Georgios Tsoktouridis

    (Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Thermi, P.O. Box 60458, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Ioannis Anestis

    (Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Thermi, P.O. Box 60458, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece
    Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Abdelmajid Khabbach

    (Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1796, Fez-Atlas 30003, Morocco
    Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modelling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ), Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1223 Taza Gare, Taza 35000, Morocco)

  • Mohamed Libiad

    (Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modelling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ), Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1223 Taza Gare, Taza 35000, Morocco
    Laboratory of Ecology, Systematics and Biodiversity Conservation (LESCOBIO), Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, B.P. 2121, M’Hannech II, Tetouan 93000, Morocco)

  • Wided Megdiche-Ksouri

    (Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj-Cédria, Laboratoire des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales, BP 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia)

  • Zeineb Ghrabi-Gammar

    (Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie, Université de Carthage, 43 Avenue Charles Nicolle, Cité Mahrajène, Tunis 1082, Tunisia
    Laboratoire de recherche Biogéographie, Climatologie Appliquée et Dynamiques Environnementales (BiCADE 18ES13), Faculté des Lettres des Arts et des Humanités de Manouba, Université de la Manouba, Campus Universitaire de la Manouba, 2010 Manouba, Tunisia)

  • Fatima Lamchouri

    (Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modelling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ), Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1223 Taza Gare, Taza 35000, Morocco)

  • Ioannis Tsiripidis

    (Laboratory of Systematic Botany & Phytogeography, Department of Botany, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Maria A. Tsiafouli

    (Department of Ecology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Mohamed El Haissoufi

    (Laboratory of Natural Substances, Pharmacology, Environment, Modelling, Health and Quality of Life (SNAMOPEQ), Polydisciplinary Faculty of Taza, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, B.P. 1223 Taza Gare, Taza 35000, Morocco)

  • Soumaya Bourgou

    (Centre de Biotechnologie de Borj-Cédria, Laboratoire des Plantes Aromatiques et Médicinales, BP 901, Hammam-Lif 2050, Tunisia)

Abstract

The neglected and underutilized plants (NUPs) have never been mainstreamed by researchers, politicians and stakeholders for sustainable exploitation in the ornamental-horticultural sector. This study focused on 399 local endemic plants of three Mediterranean regions (Crete, Mediterranean coast-Rif of Morocco, Tunisia), with the aim to develop a new scheme for their multifaceted ornamental-horticultural evaluation facilitating their sustainable exploitation. The methodological scheme was developed within three multidisciplinary co-creative workshops by experts and was adjusted by end-users. The developed scheme uses point and weighted scoring of several attributes relevant to biological and ornamental-horticultural characteristics and concerns three ranking levels: (i) ornamental-horticultural potential (general or subsector-specific; 20 attributes), (ii) sustainable exploitation feasibility (12 attributes) and (iii) readiness timescale (after gap and SWOT analyses) in creating value chains in short-, medium- or long-term. The analysis of the data illustrated two example-cases of already achieved sustainable exploitation with established value chains; outlined the prospects for sustainable exploitation of 18 and 23 local endemic NUPs in short-term and medium-term, respectively; and identified 86 taxa with reachable possibilities in the long-term. The proposed multifaceted evaluation scheme can be applied for the valorisation of NUPs in other areas and may help to define priorities and to identify opportunities and gaps for their sustainable exploitation.

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  • Nikos Krigas & Georgios Tsoktouridis & Ioannis Anestis & Abdelmajid Khabbach & Mohamed Libiad & Wided Megdiche-Ksouri & Zeineb Ghrabi-Gammar & Fatima Lamchouri & Ioannis Tsiripidis & Maria A. Tsiafoul, 2021. "Exploring the Potential of Neglected Local Endemic Plants of Three Mediterranean Regions in the Ornamental Sector: Value Chain Feasibility and Readiness Timescale for Their Sustainable Exploitation," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-29, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:5:p:2539-:d:506459
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