Contact details
Address: Athalassa, 22016-Nicosia-1516-Cyprus
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Material
Plant
Cereals | X | Potatoes | |||
Grasses | X | Beets (sugar, fodder) | X | ||
Legumes | X | Oil crops | |||
Fibre crops | Vine | ||||
Vegetables | X | Fruits | X | ||
Ornamental crops | X | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) | X |
Type of material maintained:
Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
X | X |
Type of material stored:
Living collections | Sperm | Egg cells | Seeds | Tissue cultures | Cells | Other(s) |
X |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: 1981 – 1990
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 13000
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↘ > 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: Local
Population management:
- ex situ
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 |
Collection as part of a larger documentation system | National inventory:
European inventory: EURISCO |
Database management system (software) | Excel
Access |
Document passport data | Yes |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Partially
Documentation: No
Testing
Viability testing of stored material: | Frequently |
Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | Frequently |
Transgene detection: | No |
Regeneration/multiplication: | Frequently |
Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Yes, but rarely |
Evaluation of useful traits: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Average:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
Use of Standard MTA of International Treaty on PGR for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) | Use of Standard MTA of International Treaty on PGR for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
Number of distributed samples | 25 |
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 20 |
Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed | 5 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): 50,000 – 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
National government | 80% |
Private | 20% |
Funding allocation (in %)
Collection and uptake of new materials | 25% |
Processing of new materials | 30% |
Storage | 15% |
Maintenance/regeneration | 15% |
Documentation | 10% |
Distribution | 5% |