Lithuanian National Gene Bank Programme. Umbellifer crops collections. Dr. RASA KARKLELIENĖ Manager of the Sector of Vegetable breeding

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1 Lithuanian National Gene Bank Programme. Umbellifer crops collections Dr. RASA KARKLELIENĖ Manager of the Sector of Vegetable breeding

2 SCHEME OF PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT IN LITHUANIA

3 Legislation Lithuania ratified The Convention on Biological Diversity in The Law of National Plant Genetic Resources was enacted by the Parliament of Lithuania in In thirteen legal acts associated with the Law of National Plant Genetic Resources were adopted. In 2005 Lithuania signed the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. All of these documents regulate and define the procedure for collecting, investigating, conserving, and regenerating plant genetic resources.

4 Plant Gene Bank (PGB) is a state-funded subordinate institution of the Ministry of Environment, which was established in PGB coordinates the collection, research, conservation and use of national plant genetic resources in Lithuania and preserves plant genetic material in a long-term storage.

5 The main aim of Plant Gene Bank is to contribute to securing the broad diversity of genetic resources. This is done through collection, conservation, documentation and sustainable use of rare, endangered or economically most valuable plant species and varieties. Central Database is an electronic data of National Plant Genetic Resources collected and stored at the Plant Gene Bank.

6 Genetic resources are living material that includes genes of actual and potential value for rational humans needs, research and breeding purposes. Plant Genetic Resources (PGR) includes all our agricultural and horticultural crops, medicinal and aromatic plants, ornamental plants, forest trees and wild flora.

7 National Plant Genetic Resources are Lithuanian cultivars and varieties of local origin, wild plant populations or their parts, single plants or their groups, reproductive parts of plants (seeds, pollen, germ, plant tissues, buds, shoots and etc.), best adapted to local conditions outlandish plants, all of which have been provided the status of National Plant Genetic Resources and registered in the Central Database of PGB as having ecological, breeding and economic importance for the Republic of Lithuania.

8 The status of National Plant Genetic Resources was provided to 3376 accessions (2012 data). National Plant Genetic Resources (2012) Forest trees; 1332 Solitary trees and tree groups; 257 Agricultural crops and grasses; 1008 O rnamental plants; 137 Medicinal and aromatic plants; 190 Horticultural crops; 452

9 National plant genetic resources are conserved: in their natural habitats (in situ): in genetic reserves, gene conservation areas, seed stands, populations and by selecting groups or solitary trees; outside their natural habitats (ex situ): in field collections, progeny trials and clonal archives, seed orchards and in the Long-term Seed Storage at PGB; in the areas where plant varieties and races have acquired new distinguishing characteristics (inter situ).

10 The long-term seed storage is annually supplemented by new accessions. Today (2012) 2686 accessions of 159 plant species have been put for the long-term conservation. Seeds stored in the Long-term Seed Storage at PGB (2012) Agricultural crops and grasses; 2061 Forest trees; 310 O rnamental plants; 42 Medicinal and aromatic plants; 190 Horticultural crops; 83

11 UMBELLIFER GENETIC RESOURS IN LITHUANIA (coordinate the three centers) Coordination Centre of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Institute of Botany of the Nature Research Centre Coordination Centre of Horticultural Crops Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry Coordination Centre of Ornamental Plants Vilnius University Botanical Garden

12 In Lithuania the work on genetic resourses of Umberllifers is mainly carried out at three research an educational institutions: Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry - Daucus, Coriandrum, Apium, Pastinaca, Foeniculum, etc. Aleksandras Stulginskis University Carum; Kaunas Botanical Garden of Vytautas Magnus University - Coriandrum, Apium, Pastinaca, Foeniculum, etc. Some field collections are maintained at the Institute Botany Angelica, Myrrhis.

13 UMBELLIFER GENETIC RESOURS IN LITHUANIA TAXON COMMON NAME Anethum L. Dill 2 2 Apium L. Celery 10 2 No. of accessions Total Cultivars Breeders lines Wild Held in longterm seed storage Carum L. Caraway Coriandrum L. Coriander Daucus L. Daucus sativus Rohl. Carrot 74 Foeniculum Miller Fennel 1 1 Pastinaca L. Parsnip 5 5 Petroselinum Hoffm. Parsley Angelica archangelica L. Angelica 3 3 Myrrhis odorata L. Myrrh 1 1 Levisticum officinale W.D.J. Koch Lovage 2 2 Total

14 Lithuanian breeding cultivars of UMBELLIFER plants Caraway (Carum carvi L.) Cultivar GINTARAS was developed at the Aleksandras Stulginskis University

15 Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) Cultivar Raslė was developed at the Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry

16 Carrot (Dausus sativus Rohl.) breeding in Lithuania Over 15 cultivars and hybrids of carrots was created, 6 of which have included into the list of into catalogue of European Union vegetable species cultivars ( 2013). Old Cultivars Garduolės 2, Šatrija, Gausės, Vaiguva, Vytėnų nanto was developed at the Institute of Horticulture Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry.

17 In National plant cultivar list and EU vegetable species general catalogue are: Garduolės, Šatrija BS, Gona, Svalia BS F 1, Skalsa BS F 1, Ieva F 1

18 Thank you for your attention Sector of Vegetable breeding