Regional Nordic genebank documentation, at the DanBIF seminar in Århus December 2004

The Nordic Gene Bank, NGB, Alnarp, SwedenThe Nordic Gene Bank, NGB, Alnarp, Sweden

The Nordic Gene Bank The Nordic Gene Bank Regional cooperationRegional cooperation

Dag Terje Endresen – Nordic Gene Bank, Alnarp, Sweden

DanBIF Network meetingDecember 9, 2004 – Århus

DanBIF meeting December 9, 2004, ÅrhusDanBIF meeting December 9, 2004, Århus

TOPICS for this talkTOPICS for this talk

What is a PGR Genebank?

Nordic and Baltic genebank collaboration

SESTO - a regional PGR documentation system

International cooperation and Central databases of plant genetic resources


Genebank collectionsGenebank collections

Collections of crop plants, their wild relatives and other useful plants

Preserved as seeds, living plants, in vitro or cryo (-80 °C)

Aims- provide plant material to

breeders and researchers- counteract „genetic

erosion“ by preserving threatened plants ex situ


Genebank tasksGenebank tasks

Genebank tasks: collection, acquisition preservation multiplication/rejuvenation documentation reference collections –

(herbaria, seed & spike samples, fruits)

distribution of plant genetic resources


Genebank seed storage (1)Genebank seed storage (1)

Long-term seed storage (NGB)


Genebanks seed storage (2)Genebanks seed storage (2)

Long-term seed storage (IPK, Germany)


Genebank field multiplicationGenebank field multiplication

Forage grasses Dotnuva, Lithuania


Genebank reference Genebank reference collectionscollections

Reference collections, e.g. cereal spike & seed collection


Nordic and Baltic PGR collaborationNordic and Baltic PGR collaboration

The Nordic Gene Bank is the centre of a distributed regional network based on working groups with crop experts from all the Nordic countries. The new Nordic and Baltic national programmes on biodiversity are also parts of the network.

One of the main priorities for the regional cooperation is development of a common online information platform for plant genetic resources.


SESTO [SESTO [http://www.ngb.se/sesto/]http://www.ngb.se/sesto/]

A regional genebank documentation A regional genebank documentation systemsystem

Some genebank collections presented in SESTO


SESTO was developed as the NGB documentation system. The application is later expanded to serve the genebanks of the whole region.

The main purpose of SESTO is management of the plant material in the genebank seedstore.


A regional genebank documentation systemA regional genebank documentation system


The genebank staff have personal passwords and can edit the online data from the same interface as presented to public visitors.

The edit rights are individual corresponding to the relevant responsibilities at the individual genebank institute.


A regional genebank documentation systemA regional genebank documentation system




The genebanks included in SESTO share data like the taxonomic species database and the common picture archive.




© Many of the images included to the picture archive are free to use for any non-commercial, journalistic or private use. The contributors of the individual pictures choose themselves if the image is For NGB use only (1), Free to use for non-commercial purposes (2) or Public domain (3).

Everyone is most welcome to contribute images on species, cultivars or accessions conserved by NGB.


International cooperationInternational cooperation

NGB is involved in extensive international cooperation on genebank documentation. The main focus is transfer of knowledge and technology.

Southern Africa, SADC region.NGB is technical consultant and has provided training in genebank management skills for students from the Southern Africa region (SADC) since 1988.

East Africa, EAPGRENNGB contributes as technical consultant for the Eastern Africa Plant Genetic Resources Network (EAPGREN). Documentation activities are planned to start in 2005.

EuropeNGB is a central participant in the development of genebank documentation strategies and solutions for Europe. Most of the work is organized through the ECP/GR network. NGB was a partner in the EPGRIS project (2000-2003) financed from EU.


Genebanks as biodiversity collectionsGenebanks as biodiversity collections

Estimated: 6 million accessions in hundreds of genebanks worldwide [WIEWS, FAO]

Estimated 7,000 agricultural and horticultural crop plant species worldwide [Mansfeld]

More than 10,000 European wild species are considered “crop wild relatives” [PGR Forum]


Data exchange between genebanksData exchange between genebanks

Many genebanks have electronic documentation systems

PGR data exchange standards developed >30 years

1988: “Passport descriptors of the COMECON International Database of Genetic Resources”

1996: FAO/IPGRI „Multi-Crop Passport Descriptors“ 33 fields, fixed-format [resembles Darwin Core]


Central databases of plant genetic Central databases of plant genetic resourcesresources

56 „Central Crop Databases“ in Europe > 20 years (Wheat, Potato, Barley etc.)

EURISCO – central inventory of plant genetic resources in Europe - EU project EPGRIS (1999-2003)- 42 national programmes

(Europe)- at present 906,824 accessions,

approximately 50% of estimated number in European genebanks


Accessions in EURISCO (906,824)Accessions in EURISCO (906,824)


Accessions in SINGER Accessions in SINGER (524,466)(524,466)


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Regional Nordic genebank documentation, at the DanBIF seminar in Århus December 2004

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