Material
Plant
Cereals | X | Avena sativa, Avena barbata, Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, Triticum spelta, | Potatoes | X | Solanum tuberosum |
Grasses | Beets (sugar, fodder) | X | Beta vulgaris | ||
Legumes | X | Pisum sativum, Vicia faba, Phaseolus vulgaris, Phaseolus coccineus | Oil crops | ||
Fibre crops | X | Linum usatissimus | Vine | ||
Vegetables | X | Brassica oleracea, Brassica napus, Brassica rapa, Brassica juncea, Daucus carota, Pastinaca sativa, Solanum persicum, Capsicum annuum, Allium cepa, Allium ampeloprasum | Fruits | X | Malus domestica, Pyrus communis, Prunus domestica |
Ornamental crops | X | Crambe maritima | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) |
Other(s): Rheum rhabarbarum
Type of material maintained:
Modern breeds and varieties | Traditional breeds and varieties | Populations | Other(s) |
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: 1981 – 1990
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 1000
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: Local
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 | X |
Activities
Management
Use of available technical guidelines (e.g. FAO) | Yes |
Use of unique identifier | Yes |
Use of a documentation system | Yes Own access based seed bank database |
Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
Other: Documented via Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Republic of Ireland |
Database management system (software) |
Access |
Document passport data | No |
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: | Yes, but rarely |
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
Good: Regeneration occurs quite often and on a regular basis and ensure good viability of accessions.
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- Living field bank
- Living population(s)
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
Written agreement only in special cases | No written agreement |
Distribution of material (per year)
Number of distributed samples | 1000 |
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 5 |
Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed | 2 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): 50,000 – 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
National government | 40% |
Other public authorities than national governement and other agencies | 20% |
Private | 20% |
Other(s) | 20% |
Comments | sales, visitors, open days |
Funding allocation (in %)
Collection and uptake of new materials | 4% |
Processing of new materials | 1% |
Storage | 15% |
Maintenance/regeneration | 50% |
Documentation | 20% |
Distribution | 10% |