DEVELOPMENT OF WEB-ACCESSIBLE ORNAMENTAL COLLECTION DATABASE AT THE USAMV CLUJ-NAPOCA, ROMANIA

A research project aimed at collecting and diversification of ornamental plants was initiated this year. It was funded by “Research of Excellence” grant from the Ministry of Agriculture. The purpose of this project is to develop a web site featuring a collection of horticultural important plants. Web-based information delivers real-time or near real-time data to students and other users. The collection of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca offers a rich diversity of ornamental plants for students, university personnel and the public. The collection has many species, collected over the world and it is periodically evaluated. The data is transferred to the website and made available to the general public. The home page explains the site map: links for the 4 databases with the ornamental species (three with annuals, biennales, perennials and one with dendrological species), the involved partners, the CV of the project director, the goals and the coordinates. Our databases refer to the ornamental plants in Romania and included specific fields such as plant picture databases forms, scientific and common name, soil and environment conditions, size and usage. A wide variety of on-line multimedia components were incorporated into the website. In addition the users page provides relevant data to students or other users. The web address of this database is www.usamvcluj.ro/2006/SAEMS.