Contact details
Address: Roddinglaw Road-Edinburgh-EH12 9FJ-United Kingdom
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Material
Plant
Cereals | X | Potatoes | X | ||
Grasses | X | Beets (sugar, fodder) | |||
Legumes | X | Oil crops | X | ||
Fibre crops | X | Vine | |||
Vegetables | X | Fruits | |||
Ornamental crops | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) |
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 | X | 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): 28000
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): =
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: EU
Population management:
- ex 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 |
Collection as part of a larger documentation system | National inventory:Other: yes and no depending on the crop group and accessions in question |
Database management system (software) | AccessIn-house-built |
Document passport data | Yes |
Other(s) | http://www.sasa.gov.uk/ |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Yes
Documentation: Yes
Testing
Viability testing of stored material: | Yes, but rarely |
Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | Yes, but rarely |
Transgene detection: | No |
Regeneration/multiplication: | Yes, but rarely |
Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Yes, but rarely |
Evaluation of useful traits: | Frequently |
Overall viability level of your collection
Good: SASA has bespoke storage systems to maintain our seed and tuber collections. Viability test conducted on stored material indicate that viability is good.
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- Living field bank
- In vitro bank
- Herbarium samples
Access and distribution conditions
Providers | Recipients |
Distribution of material (per year)
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): Information not available
Funding sources (in %)
Comments | Collection costs are covered by several funding sources routed through Government. Fees for national list testing (variety registration), fees for crop certification and public interest funding for genetic resource. |