Current state of national normative and methodological support for quality control of seed material of medicinal and essential oil plants

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https://doi.org/10.33730/2310-4678.3.2025.342532

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normative documents, quality standards, competitiveness, medicinal plants, seed quality, methods of quality determination, technical conditions

Abstract

A monitoring and systematization of the normative and methodological documents of Ukraine in the field of determining the quality of seed material of medicinal and essential oil plants has been carried out. Both current normative and methodological documents, as well as those that have lost their validity or do not have official status but still retain practical significance, although to an insufficient extent, were analyzed. It was established that the current normative and methodological framework in Ukraine includes 13 DSTUs, which cover methods for determining sowing qualities and technical conditions for seeds of 48 species of medicinal and essential oil plants. However, for the vast majority of species, the information in the current normative documents is presented fragmentarily. There is no single DSTU for methods of determining quality and no DSTU for technical conditions of seeds of medicinal and essential oil crops. It was determined that the elaborated GOSTs of the former USSR and the International Rules for Seed Testing cover a larger list of species (up to 76) than the current DSTUs and can serve as a basis for updating and expanding the normative and methodological framework, provided they are revised and adapted to modern requirements in the field of quality assessment of seed material of medicinal and essential oil plants. Based on the results of the DSTU analysis, a list of the normative and methodological framework in force in Ukraine in the field of determining the quality of seed material of medicinal and essential oil plants was formed, which may be useful for seed laboratories, medicinal plant specialists, and others. It was concluded that there is a need to review, refine, and create in Ukraine normative and methodological support that would meet modern socio-economic conditions, international standards requirements, and ensure a high level of quality control of seed material of medicinal and essential oil plants, which will contribute to the development of the industry and Ukraine’s entry into the international seed market

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2025-08-22

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