Objective:
The Myrtus communis L. is an endemic species appreciated traditionally for its medicinal and aromatic properties. Improving the multiplication and propagation methods of the common myrtle is the most important objective of this paper. The work was held to conserve the species and its decreasing populations due to the lake of management, overcutting and Anthropozoic pressure in its location area.
Context:
The areas occupied by this species (80,000 ha in 1990; DGF, 2010) tend to decrease due to poor management of spontaneous populations, overgrazing, and clearing due to excessive local exploitation (Mahmoudi et al., 2007 ). All these observations push us towards better mastering the technique of multiplication of this native species, object of this work, in order to better preserve it for future generations.
Contacts:
Salma Sai-Kachout, salmasey@yahoo.fr, http://www.inrat.agrinet.tn/
Issam Touhami, issam_touhami@yahoo.fr, www.inrgref.agrinet.tn
Hamdi Aouinti, hamdiiouinti@gmail.com, www.inat.tn
Touhami Rzigui, rziguitouhami@gmail.com, www.ispt.agrinet.tn
Further information:
This work is the output of ECOPLANTMED project (www.ecoplantmed.eu)