Contact details
Address: 111 Rigas st-Salaspils-LV-2169-Latvia
Legal Status: Public research institution
Email Website
Material
Plant
| Cereals | X | Avena, Fagopyrum, Hordeum, Secale, Triticum, xTriticosecale, Zea | Potatoes | ||
| Grasses | X | Agrostis, Alopecurus, Arrhenatherum, Bromus, Cynosurus, Dactylis, Festuca, Galega, Lathyrus, Lolium, Medicago, Melilotus, Phalaris, Phleum, Poa, Trifolium | Beets (sugar, fodder) | X | Beta, Brassica |
| Legumes | X | Glycine, Lupinus, Pisum, Phaseolus, Vicia | Oil crops | X | Brassica, Carum, Linum, Barbarea |
| Fibre crops | X | Linum | Vine | ||
| Vegetables | X | Allium, Cucumis, Lactuca, Lycopersicon, Raphanus, Rheum | 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 | 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: 1991 – 2000
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 2100
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) | No |
| Use of unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes for descriptor data and accession transactions |
| Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
National inventory: EURISCO |
| Database management system (software) |
Excel In-house-built |
| Document passport data | Yes |
| Link to passport data | sesto.nordgen.org |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: Yes
Documentation: Yes
Testing
| Viability testing of stored material: | Frequently |
| Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: | No |
| Transgene detection: | No |
| Regeneration/multiplication: | Frequently |
| Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): | Frequently |
| Evaluation of useful traits: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Good:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 2
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- DNA bank
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| Other written agreement | Use of Standard MTA of International Treaty on PGR for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Number of distributed samples | 5 |
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
| Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 5 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): 10,000 – 50,000
Funding sources (in %)
| National government | 100% |
Funding allocation (in %)
| Collection and uptake of new materials | 0% |
| Processing of new materials | 30% |
| Storage | 30% |
| Maintenance/regeneration | 5% |
| Documentation | 30% |
| Distribution | 5% |
