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Photo 1: Seed collection; A) Quercus spp, B) Arbutus unedo and C) Rosa canina.

Photo 2: Seed separation from fruit; A) Myrtus communis, B) Arbutus unedo and C) Rosa canina.

Photo 3: Seed cleaning (A) and seed storage (B).

C Photo 4: Seed germination chamber (A), seed purity test (B), seed germination (C) and seed viability test.

Photo 5: A few moments from the kick-off meeting of the Verenike LIFE project.

Photo 6: A few moments from the first seminar of the Verenike LIFE project.

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Photo 7: Public nursery of Chalkidona (A, B) and private nursery of Filiria (C, D).

Photo 8: The training-seminar that took place at the facilities of the Italian VT beneficiary.

Photo 10. Placement of mini-plugs in a growth chamber.

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Photo 11 . Evaluation of the seedlings grown under three mini-plug. A. Seedling ready for evaluation. B. Placement of leaves in transparent surface, C. Evaluation of leaf area, D. The three mini-plug sizes, E. The two evaluated soil substrates and,

A Photo 12 . Mold problems for the species of Cercis siliquastrum L. (A) and Arbutus andrachne (B).

Photo 13 . Germinated seeds of Phyllirea latifolia after many months of treatment with GA (A), Growth of germinated seed 2 months after placing germinated seed in the mini-plugs (B).

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Photo 14: The prototype with non-germinated (A) and germinated (B) mini-plugs.

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Photo 15. The photo indicates the prototype at the Chalkidona nursery during its construction (A), without (B) and with (C, D) mini-plug trays.

Photo 16 . Preparation of mini-plugs for the prototype. A. Sheaving of peat, B. Placement of peat in mini-plugs (volumetric sizes of 3 (S), 9 (M) and 18cm3 (L), C. Prepared mini-plugs, D. Well trained personnel placing seeds in mini-plugs and E. Placement of mini-plugs in prototype.

Photo 17 . Preparation of containers for the nursery. A. Creating holes to place seeds/seedlings, B. Watering of the soil substrate, C. Seedling extraction from the containers, D. Seedling sample E. Germinated seedlings.

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Photo 18. Placement of seedlings in nursery containers. A. Placement of seedlings, B. Carful handling of roots, C. Overall view of containers, D. Well trained personnel and, E. Extracted seedlings.

The site where the photo was taken.

Photo 19: The Assiros site.

The site where the photo was taken.

Photo 20: The Kassandra site.

The site where the photo was taken.

Photo 21: The Thessaloniki site.

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Photo 22: Steps that had to be followed for the proper marking of the sites.

C Photo 23. Notice boards at the nursery of Chalkidona (A); outside of the offices of Forest Coordination Directorate (B); at the experimental plot of Assiros (C).

Photo 25: The participation at the ESSC conference.

Photo 26. Participation at the 76th International Fair of Thessaloniki (2011).

Photo 27. Participation at the Photo and Logo contest assigned by LIFE projects.