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Standards and best practices for genebank management,[object Object],M. Ehsan Dulloo Ph.D.,[object Object],Senior Scientist,[object Object],Agricultural Biodiversity Conservation,[object Object],Bioversity International, Rome, ITALY,[object Object],Co-authors:  Imke Thormann and  Jan Engels (Bioversity) ,[object Object],Kakoli Ghosh (FAO),[object Object],European Plant Genetic Resources Conference 2011To Serve and Conserve,[object Object], ,[object Object],Wageningen, The Netherlands,[object Object],5-7 April 2011,[object Object]
Outline,[object Object],[object Object]
Historical context
Revision of genebank standards
Best practices
Summary,[object Object]
About 7.4 million germplasm accessions conserved in ex situ collections,
More than 70% of the genetic diversity of some 200-300 crops is already conserved in genebanks (SBSTTA, 2010)
Geographic distribution of genebanks with holdings of >10,000 accessions
Establishment of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a last resort safety back-up repository of genetic resources to safeguard humanity.
Source: WIEWS 2009; Country Reports; USDA-GRIN 2009, SOW2,[object Object]
preferred and acceptable standard
IBPGR Advisory Committee on Seed Storage (1985)
integrity of plant genetic resources collections but also the safety of staff working in genebanks
FAO/IBPGR Experts Consultation Group on Genebank Standards (1992)
FAO/IPGRI Genebank Standards 1994 ,[object Object]
Bioversity and FAO prepared a first draft version together with GCDT, ITPGRFA and IPPC
Inputs sought from genebank experts
Expert consultation September 2010
Revision of first draft and production of ‘draft revised Genebank Standards’,[object Object]
Draft submitted for information to the 4th Governing Body of the ITPGRFA in Bali March 2011

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Standards and best practices for genebank management

Editor's Notes

  1. In order to add value to collections, it was felt important to suggest new standards for characterization.
  2. Research after 1994 have shown that maximum longevity is achieved at a critical MC below which there is no gain. Drying conditions that achieve the critical moisture level at the storage temperature should be determined using water sorption isotherms which show the relationship between the amount of water in the seeds, usually expressed as a percentage of the total seed weight, and their RH. There could be different combinations of relative humidity and drying temperature for given species. Isotherm relationships, predicted based on seed oil content, are available online at the Kew Seed Information Database (SID) website (see references). Genebank operators should clearly understand the relationship between relative humidity and storage temperature to be able to decide about the best combination for their seed drying environment.