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Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the RAS

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Central Siberian Botanical Garden of the Siberian Branch of the RAS

Biological Sciences

CSBG SB RAS

101, Zolotodolinskaya str., Novosibirsk, Russia, 630090

Phone.:+7(383) 330-41-01

Fax:+7(383) 334-44-33

E-mail:botgard@ngs.ru

WWW:http://www.csbg.nsc.ru/

Date of editing information: 26.11.2024

Скрыть The main science trends

Study of the diversity of Siberian flora and vegetation: composition, structure, plant resources, and dynamics of vegetation; development of the scientific bases for rational use of biological resources.
Introduction and acclimatization of the representatives of natural and cultural floras of Siberia and different regions; enlargement of the assortment of economically valuable plants of various groups with the use of achievements in genetics, biotechnology, physiology, and biochemistry of plants.
Preservation of the gene pool of valuable food, forage, medicinal, ornamental, and woody plants, rare and endangered species by means of creation of collections and experimental plots of living plants, formation of the herbarium and seed bank, development of data-base management systems.
Biological monitoring of the status and conservation of ecosystems, the most valuable populations and species; development of proposals for establishment of protected areas. Propaganda of botanical knowledge and ecological education of population through excursions, lectures, and exhibitions.

Скрыть History

Central Siberian Botanical Garden (CSBG) was founded in the structure of the West Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1946. A status of Research Institute was confered on it in 1961. Until 1964 CSBG was located in Zaeltsovsky District of Novosibirsk and occupied the area of 232 ha.

In 1964 in the vicinities of Academgorodok, an area of 1060 ha was given to CSBG in which, in accordance with the plan, different experimental plots - dendrarium, systematicum, those of useful, rare, and endangered plant species were laid out.

In 1971 the construction of the main laboratory block and technical facilities was finished, and all the staff of CSBG moved to Academgorodok.

In 1982 the formal opening of Central Siberian Botanical Garden took place. During the last decade the Botanical Garden has developed as a center of integration of botanical research in Siberia. Scientific Council of Botanical Gardens of Siberia, Committee on botanical problems, Novosibirsk Division of Russian Botanical Society, and Dissertation Committee work successfully at the Institute.

At present 1 academician, 1 corr. member, 23 doctors of sciences, including 8 professors, 74 candidates of sciences, and 27 research workers without degree work at the Institute.

Over the course of 60 years, more than 250 big monographs and books, including 14 volumes of "Flora of Siberia", "Green Data Book of Siberia", Manuals for Identification of Plants and "Red Data Books" of Altai Krai, Kemerovo and Novosibirsk Oblasts, Tyva Republic, and Khanty-Mansiisk Autonomous Territory have been produced, over 5500 scientific articles have been published in different journals and collections, 98 authors certificates and patents for new plant varities and cultivars, drugs, and inventions have been obtained, and scores of practical proposals have been used in industry.

Central Siberian Botanical Garden has close relations with all Botanical Gradens of Russia and CIS and with 250 foreign Botanical Gardens of all the continents. There are 860 thousand dried herbarium specimens.

Скрыть Applied developments

Computerized databases:

1. Standard database of plant names of Siberia (4278 records).
2. Rare plant communities and those in need of protection. Database "Green Data Book of Siberia"
3. Management database system of the collection of living plants Calipso (9939 specimens, 8460 taxa).
4. Ornamental (herbaceous) plants grown in Botanical Gardens of Siberia and the Russian Far East (more than 3000 records).
5. Database of geobotanical descriptions (1000 records).
6. Flora of Novosibirsk Oblast (including rare, endangered, and useful plants, 1300 records).
7. High-mountain plants of Middle Siberia (about 1000 records).
8. Flora of Tyva (40000 records).

Databases:

1. Herbaria of higher and lower plants. *
2. Database of plant communities. *
3. Database of woody plants of Siberia (is being developed).
4. Database of medicinal, food, forage, and ornamental plants (is being developed).

* - constant replenishment.

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