Contact details
Address: Glasnevin-Dublin-D9-Ireland
Legal Status: Public research institution
Website [1]
Material
Plant
| Cereals | Potatoes | ||||
| Grasses | Beets (sugar, fodder) | ||||
| Legumes | Oil crops | ||||
| Fibre crops | Vine | ||||
| Vegetables | Fruits | ||||
| Ornamental crops | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) |
Other(s): Botanic Gardens – multiple species and seeds
Forest
| Abies | X | Acer | X | Alnus | X |
| Betula | X | Castanea | X | Carpinus | X |
| Cedrus | X | Fagus | X | Fraxinus | X |
| Larix | X | Picea | X | Pinus | X |
| Populus | X | Prunus | X | Pseudotsuga | X |
| Quercus | X | Robinia | X | Tilia | X |
| Other conifers | Other broadleaves | ||||
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 | 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): 35,000
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↘ > 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: International
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) | Yes |
| Use of unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes Access database |
| Database management system (software) |
Access |
| Document passport data | Yes |
Duplication of material and documentation
Material: No
Documentation: No
Testing
| Viability testing of stored material: | No |
| 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: | Yes, but rarely |
Overall viability level of your collection
Good: The collection numbers have been maintained relatively constant.
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 4
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- Living field bank
- Living population(s)
- DNA bank
- Herbarium samples
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) | Use of Material Transfer Agreement (MTA) |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Number of distributed samples | 60 |
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | 50 – 75% |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): > 250,000
Funding sources (in %)
| National government | 100% |