Clonal in vitro propagation of peat mosses ( L.) as novel green resources for basic and applied research.

As builders and major components of peatlands, (peat mosses) are very important organisms for ecosystems and world's climate. Nowadays many species as well as their habitats are largely protected, while their scientific and economic relevance remains considerable. Advanced methods of in vitro cultivation provide the potential to work in a sustainable way with peat mosses and address aspects of basic research as well as biotechnological and economical topics like biomonitoring or the production of renewable substrates for horticulture ( farming).

Matrix solid phase dispersion method for determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in moss.

In this work a matrix solid-phase dispersion extraction method, followed by programmed temperature vaporization-gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry determination is proposed for the analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in moss samples. A devitalized, cultivated Sphagnum palustre L. moss clone obtained from the "Mossclone" EU-FP7 Project was used for the optimization and validation of the proposed method.