This Genetic Resources special issue aims to provide an updated overview of ex situ conservation activities in Europe, including reports from genebanks describing their history, composition of the collections, key activities and future perspectives, and review and position papers on emerging topics aimed at enhancing the conservation and sustainable use of plant diversity in Europe.

This issue was edited by guest editor Filippo Guzzon (European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources, Italy)  

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46265/genresj.2024.S2

Published: 28-11-2024

Genebank report

History and current status of plant genetic resources conserved and maintained by the Hungarian central genebank

Zoltan Ay, Attila Simon, Adrienn Gyurkó, Evelin Fekete, Balázs Horváth, Borbála Baktay

13-28

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The INRAE Biological Resource Center ‘BrACySol’: a French centre of valuable Brassica, Allium and Solanum genetic resources for breeding

Florence Esnault, Marie-Pierre Cann, Jean-Eric Chauvin, Anne-Marie Chèvre, Marie-Ange Dantec, Stéphane Doré, Pascal Glory, Marie-Claire Kerlan, Dominique Kermarrec, Anne Laperche, Lise-Anna Le Ven, Maria Manzanares-Dauleux, Roland Pellé, Jocelyne Porhel, Julien Quéran, Vincent Richer, Catherine Souchet, Sylvain Théréné, Mathieu Tiret, Nathalie Nési

41-48

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Preserving, improving and rediscovering: The role of the Research Centre of Viticulture and Enology in safeguarding grapevine genetic resources in Italy

Maria Antonietta Palombi, Vittorio Alba, Marco Ammoniaci, Noemi Bevilacqua, Angelo Raffaele Caputo, Roberto Carraro, Stefano Favale, Simone Garavelloni, Massimo Gardiman, Massimo Morassut, Marina Niero, Roberto Nuti, Giuseppina Pipitone, Sergio Puccioni, Alessandra Zombardo

29-40

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The German Federal Ex Situ Genebank for Agricultural and Horticultural Crops – Conservation, exploitation and steps towards a bio-digital resource centre

Stephan Weise, Frank R. Blattner, Andreas Börner, Klaus J. Dehmer , Marion Grübe , Dörte Harpke , Ulrike Lohwasser , Markus Oppermann , Nils Stein , Evelin Willner , Manuela Nagel

91-105

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VIR: from a small Bureau in the Russian Empire to the present-day National Center for Plant Genetic Resources

Igor G Loskutov, Yulia V Ukhatova, Elena K Khlestkina

58-69

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The INRAE Prairies genebank for ex situ conservation of forage and turf species in France

Jean-Paul Sampoux, Philippe Barre, Jean-Louis Durand, Marc Ghesquière, Bernadette Julier, Marie Pégard, Aurélia Priet

106-118

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The Versailles Arabidopsis Stock Center (VASC): original genetic resources exploiting both induced and natural diversity to investigate gene functions and analyze the impact of variation on plant biology

Anthony Ricou, Carine Géry, Christine Horlow, Olivier Loudet, Christine Camilleri

70-77

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The Svalbard Global Seed Vault – conserving plant genetic resources for European and global food security

Åsmund Asdal

49-57

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Review and position paper

Credit: CGN

Quality management in a genebank environment: Principles and experiences at the Centre for Genetic Resources, The Netherlands (CGN)

Theo van Hintum, Erik Wijnker

6-12

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Strengthening European research cooperation on plant genetic resources conservation and use

Sandra Goritschnig, Stephan Weise, Filippo Guzzon, Lorenzo Maggioni, Theo van Hintum, Lise Lykke Steffensen, Nils Stein, Giovanni Giuliano

119-134

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Organization of plant Biological Resource Centers for research in France: History, evolution and current status

Valerie Bergheaud, Jean-Marc Audergon, Arnaud Bellec, Anne Delaunay, Jérôme Duminil, Stéphane Dussert, Florence Esnault, Emmanuel Geoffriau, Brigitte Gouesnard, Christophe Jenny, Alain Label , Philippe Lashermes , Najate Maghnaoui, Cécile Marchal, Franciane Nuissier, Nilda Paulo-de-la-Réberdiere, Aurélia Priet, Valérie Riecau, Paule Térès, Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon

78-90

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