Plant Genetic Resources

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Agroscope bears responsibility at national level for Switzerland’s genetic resources.

The United Nations have set up a global action plan for preserving plant genetic resources for food and agriculture. As a signatory state, Switzerland has developed a national action plan according to the international guidelines. The most important activities within the context of this plan are the listing of plant genetic resources, the selection of varieties and accessions according to defined criteria, custom-tailored and sustainable upkeep, morphological description, and genetic identification and confirmation of varietal identity.

Gendatenbank

The national gene bank: safeguarding tomorrow's biodiversity

(House of Switzerland, 05.06.19).

 

 
 

Cereal Gene-Bank

More information can be found on the german page.

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Conservatoire in vitro

More information can be found on the german page.

Pflanzenzuechtung Obst Genressourcen

Gene Resources: Fruit

At the behest of the association ‘Fructus’, and funded by the FOAG (NAP-PGREL [= National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture]), four projects concerning the description of fruit genetic resources will be conducted in the ‘Breeding and Genetic Resources: Fruit’ Research Group at Agroscope Wädenswil.