ISHS Acta Horticulturae 567: IV International Strawberry Symposium
GENETIC RESOURCES IN STRAWBERRIES IN EUROPE |
| Author: | M. Geibel |
| Keywords: | Fragaria x ananassa, Fragaria-database, germplasm, COST action 836, core collections |
| Abstract:
In 1994 and 1995 an initial inventory of the main European collections was completed with 900 strawberry cultivars being identified in the collections. In 1998 the European COST action 836 "Integrated Research in Berries" was started to coordinate the scientific activities in 20 partner countries. The first overview of the working group responsible for genetic resources has shown that the collections maintained by the participating institutes have changed significantly within this few years. In 18 institutes 2747 cultivar accessions and 418 wild species accessions are preserved. Nearly half of the 928 listed cultivars are grown only at one site and four important old cultivars seem to have been lost. Subsequently, 106 cultivars were selected to be maintained in a core collection based on historical significance or due to the expression of important traits. The participants of the working group have agreed on a memorandum of responsibility to preserve mainly the core collection in at least two different locations. The results of the planned evaluation at the different institutions should result in a future European Fragaria database. | |
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