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Explore the memorandum on Plant Genetic Resources in Lithuania, featuring collections, institutions involved, plant breeding, and the use of wild relatives in breeding programs.
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Management and Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources in Lithuania Bronislovas Gelvonauskis Plant Gene Bank 2010
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on October 12, 2010
Institutions involved in PGR conservation • Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture - agricultural crops • Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture - horticultural crops • Vilnius University Botanical Garden - ornamental plants • Institute of Botany - medicinal and aromatic plants • Lithuanian University of Agriculture – Vicia and other legumes • Kaunas Botanical Garden – small fruits
Plants conserved in collections (1) • Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture –cereals: Triticum, Hordeum, Avena, Secale, Lupunus; grasses: Poa, Trifolium, Festuca, Lolium, Phleum;technical crops: Linum, Solanum, Beta; • Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture –fruits and berries:Malus, Pyrus, Prunus, Ribes, Fragaria; vegetables: Cucumis, Daucus, Lycopersicon, Allium, Raphanus; • Vilnius University Botanical Garden –Paeonia, Iris, Gladiolus, Clematis;
Plants conserved in collections (2) • Institute of Botany –Origanum, Thymus, Allium, Carum, Acorus; • Lithuanian University of Agriculture –Vicia angustifolia, Vicia villosa, Lathyrusand some other legumes; • Kaunas Botanical Garden –Humulus, Vaccinium, Oxycoccus, Viburnum, Actinidia (arguta, kolomikta), Lonicera;
Number of accessions • Cereals – 270, • Grasses – 345, • Technical crops – 46, • Fruits and berries – 343, • Vegetables – 83, • Medicinal and aromatic plants – 174, • Ornamental plants - 70
Plant breeding (1) • Lithuanian Institute of Agriculture: cereals – Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, Avena sativa, Secale cereale, Lupunus luteus; forage grasses – Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens, Medicago sativa, Phleum pratense, Lolium perenne, Festulolium, Festuca pratensis, Dactylis glomerata, Poa pratensis; turf grasses – Poa pratensis, Festuca rubra, Festuca ovina, Agrostis capillaris, Lolium perenne
Plant breeding (2) • Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture: fruits and berries – Malus domestica, Pyrus communis, Prunus domestica, Ribes nigrum, Ribes uva-crispa , Prunus cerasus, Fragaria ananassa, vegetables - Cucumis sativus, Lycopersicon esculentum, Raphanus sativus, Daucus sativus, Beta vulgaris var. conditiva, Allium sativum, Brassica oleracea convar. capitatavar. alba DC,
Plant breeding (3) • Use of wild relatives in the breedingprogrammes: Forage grasses and turf grasses breeding • Topical issues for crop wild relatives in Lithuania: - national inventory of CWR, - CWR strategy and action plan, - establishment of genetic plots for CWR in situ.