Preparatory actions on EU plant and animal genetic resources in agriculture

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IRTA

Contact details

Address: Ctra. Reus-El Morell-CONSTANTÍ-43120-SPAIN
Legal Status: Public research institution 0

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Material

Plant

Cereals Potatoes
Grasses Beets (sugar, fodder)
Legumes Oil crops X olive
Fibre crops Vine
Vegetables Fruits X hazelnut, almond, carob, walnut
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: 1981 – 1990
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): 10 – 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 500
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): =

Objectives and identity

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 a documentation for each species
Database management system (software)

Excel

Document passport data Yes

Duplication of material and documentation

Material: Partially
Documentation: Yes

Testing

Viability testing of stored material: No
Diagnosis of the presence of pests and diseases, or contaminations: Frequently
Transgene detection: No
Regeneration/multiplication: No
Molecular analysis (e.g. DNA sequencing or fingerprinting): Frequently
Evaluation of useful traits: Frequently

Overall viability level of your collection

Good:
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 2

Storage conditions of the collection

  • Living field bank

Access and distribution conditions

Providers Recipients
Written agreement only in special cases Other written agreement

Distribution of material (per year)

Number of distributed samples 15
Percentage of requests which are fulfilled 25 – 50%
Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed 80
Number of Non-EU countries in which samples are distributed 20

Budget and funding

Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): Information not available

Funding sources (in %)

National government 90%
Other public authorities than national governement and other agencies 10%

Funding allocation (in %)

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