Conservatory Orchard

The conservatory Verger is a place of memory and safeguarding of the biological diversity and Génétique. It can exist by Espèce (apple orchard for the Pommiers, vineyard for the Vignes…) or for several species generally representative of an area. It can also be virtual in the form of an association and distributed in various places among members of association.

Generally collection of old fruit-bearing species, it can also comprise recent varieties, always on a purely conservatory basis. Except for some species Fishing S and of the Porte-greffe S the multiplication of the fruit trees is not done with identical at the time of the Germination of the pips or the core X. Therefore, left with themselves of many varieties would disappear.

Obtaining the species then maitien requires to them the intervention of the man by the techniques of the fruit-bearing Arboriculture: traditionally the Clerc's Office, the Propagation by cutting and the Layering, currently various Cloning S.

Academies to be visited

Conservatory of the Charente-native vineyard with Cherves-Richemont
Vineyard-academy: experimental field of Vassal, department " Genetics and improvement of the plantes" , center Conservatory INRA of Montpellier
of the vineyard of the area the Midday-Pyrenees
Orchards academies of apples and pears of the Firm-museum of Cotentin of Holy-Mother-Church

See too

Conservatory botany Conservatory national
of the specialized vegetable collections

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