Contact details
Address: –NR4 7UA-United Kingdom
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Email Website
Material
Microbial and invertebrate
Bacteria | Filamentous fungi (Basidiomycetes) | ||
Yeasts (Ascomycetes) | X | Virus | |
Yeasts (Basidiomycetes) | X | Nematodes | |
Filamentous fungi (Ascomycetes) | Mycoplasmas |
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 |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: < 1980
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 4,000
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
Objective of maintaining the collection/population:
Conservation | Research | Breeding | Training | Awareness raising | Other(s) |
X | X | X | X |
Activities
Management
Use of available technical guidelines (e.g. FAO) | No |
Use of unique identifier | Yes |
Use of a documentation system | Yes See www.ncyc.co.uk |
Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
National inventory: UKCC European inventory: ECCO Other: WFCC |
Database management system (software) |
Magento |
Document passport data | No |
Link to passport data | www.ncyc.co.uk |
Document characterisation data | www.ncyc.co.uk |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Yes
Documentation: Partially
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): | Frequently |
Evaluation of useful traits: | Frequently |
Overall viability level of your collection
Very good: Well-established cryopreservation techniques.
Storage conditions of the collection
- Cryo bank
- Lyophilised (LYO)
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
Other written agreement | Other written agreement |
Distribution of material (per year)
Number of distributed samples | 400 |
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 300 |
Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed | 100 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): > 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
National government | 80% |
Other(s) | 20% |
Funding allocation (in %)
Collection and uptake of new materials | 50% |
Processing of new materials | 20% |
Storage | 5% |
Maintenance/regeneration | 5% |
Documentation | 5% |
Distribution | 15% |