Contact details
Address: Via delle scienze 206-Udine-33100-Italy
Legal Status: Public research institution 0
Email
Material
Plant
| Cereals | X | Zea mais | Potatoes | X | |
| Grasses | Beets (sugar, fodder) | ||||
| Legumes | X | Phaseolus vulgaris, P. coccineus | Oil crops | X | soya bean |
| Fibre crops | Vine | X | Vitis vinifera | ||
| Vegetables | X | Allium sativum, A. cepa, Helianthus tuberosus | Fruits | ||
| Ornamental crops | X | Viola | Model plants (arabidospsis, medigaco spp, etc.) |
Other(s): Tobacco
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 |
Collection description:
Date of start of the collection/population: 2001 – 2010
Expected period of maintenance of the collection (in years): > 25
Size of the collection (number of breeds): 450
Evolution of the size of the collection (last 10 years): ↗ < 20%
Objectives and identity
Geographic origin of the material in the collection: Regional
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) | No |
| Use of unique identifier | Yes |
| Use of a documentation system | Yes stand alone database |
| Collection as part of a larger documentation system |
National inventory: PlantaRes European inventory: EURISCO |
| Database management system (software) |
In-house-built |
| Document passport data | Yes |
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: | No |
| 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: Viability is assessed regularly
Percentage of the collection regenerated (per year): 3
Storage conditions of the collection
- Seed bank
- Living field bank
Access and distribution conditions
| Providers | Recipients |
| No written agreement | Written agreement only in special cases |
Distribution of material (per year)
| Number of distributed samples | 30 |
| Percentage of requests which are fulfilled | >75% |
| Number of EU countries in which samples are distributed | 2 |
Budget and funding
Yearly budget for the collection (in euros): 10,000 – 50,000
Funding sources (in %)
| National government | 0% |
| Other public authorities than national governement and other agencies | 90% |
| Private | 0% |
| Public-Private Partnerships | 0% |
| Other(s) | 10% |
| Comments | Some funds come from research projects |
Funding allocation (in %)
| Collection and uptake of new materials | 25% |
| Processing of new materials | 20% |
| Storage | 20% |
| Maintenance/regeneration | 25% |
| Documentation | 5% |
| Distribution | 5% |
