Contact details
Address: Koder Kamez-Tirana-1029-Albania
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Email [1] Website [2]
Material
Plant
| Cereals | X | Potatoes | |||
| Grasses | Beets (sugar, fodder) | ||||
| Legumes | X | Oil crops | |||
| Fibre crops | Vine | X | |||
| Vegetables | X | Fruits | X | ||
| Ornamental crops | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) | X |
Type of material maintained:
| Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
| X | X | X |
Type of material stored:
| Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
| X | X |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: 1991 – 2000
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): 10 – 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 1000
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↗ < 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: National
Population management:
- ex situ
- in situ
- on-farm
Objective of maintaining the collection/population:
| Conservation | Research | Breeding | Training | Awareness raising | Other(s) |
| X | X | X |
Activities
Management
| Use of available technical guidelines (e.g. FAO) | Yes |
| Use of unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes Eurisco |
| Database management system (software) |
Excel Access |
| Document passport data | Yes |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Partially
Documentation: Yes
Overall viability level of your collection
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- Living field bank
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| Use of Standard MTA of International Treaty on PGR for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) | Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | <10% |
| Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 30 |
| Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed | 15 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): < 10,000