ECPGR Update. Lorenzo Maggioni ECPGR Secretariat. First Meeting of the ECPGR Working Group on Solanaceae, February 2012, Izmir,Turkey

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1 ECPGR Update Lorenzo Maggioni ECPGR Secretariat

2 ECPGR - A cooperative programme for conservation and use of PGR in Europe for breeding and research 43 member countries - owners - contributing funds and implementing activities - coordination within country

3 ECPGR Structure

4 Vegetables Network Coordinating Group Marie-Christine Daunay, France (Network Coordinator) - Solanaceae Willem van Dooijeweert, The Netherlands (Vice-Coordinator) Solanaceae and Cucurbits Emmanuel Geoffriau, France Umbellifer Crops Joachim Keller, Germany - Allium Ferdinando Branca, Italy - Brassica Rob van Treuren, The Netherlands Leafy vegetables Noortje Bas, The Netherlands - Brassica Teresa Kotlinska, Poland - Allium Maria José Díez Niclós, Spain Cucurbits Charlotte Allender, UK Umbellifer Crops

5 Solanaceae WG Phase VIII Budget allocation specifically to Solanaceae: meeting of the Solanaceae WG, Izmir, February Development and implementation of specific algorithms to facilitate the identification of duplicates Implementation of safety duplication

6 Solanaceae WG Phase VIII Additional Vegetable Network activities: VEGNET meeting, Catania, November 2009 Additional relevant activities: AEGIS Grant PGR Duplicate finder

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8 ECPGR Independent External Review July 2010 ECPGR review undertaken by three panel members (Thomas Gass, Marianne Lefort, Orlando De Ponti) Report of the Independent External Review Panel Secretariat's overview - Synthesis document prepared for the IER Stakeholder's Survey

9 ECPGR Independent External Review July 2010 Main Recommendations (out of a total of 25): Adapt the objective of ECPGR, taking more responsibility for conservation and use of PGRFA by establishing more accountability among its membership Options for the institutionalization of ECPGR should be explored to obtain a legal persona. Establishment of an Executive Committee

10 Decisions: SC extraordinary meeting Bratislava 2010 Establishment of Executive Committee (Chair and 4 members) Definition of new ECPGR objectives Preparation of options paper : Elaboration of ECPGR objectives Legal status of ECPGR ECPGR operating structure Hosting arrangements Cost implications

11 ECPGR objectives (New) Long-term Goal: National, Subregional and Regional Programmes in Europe rationally and effectively conserve ex situ and in situ PGRFA and increase their utilization.

12 ECPGR objectives (New) Outcomes: 1. AEGIS is operational and accessions in AEGIS are characterized and evaluated. 2. The functionality of EURISCO meets users expectations and quantity and quality of data in EURISCO is increased, including in situ and onfarm data. 3. In situ and on-farm conservation and management concepts are agreed.

13 Outcomes: ECPGR objectives (New) 4. Commitment and regular resources of national governments is sustained or increased and commitments and resources of the European Commission, as well as of other potential donors towards ECPGR are increased. 5. Relationships with users of germplasm are strengthened. 6. Organizational structure and secretarial support are adequate to effectively sustain the operations of ECPGR.

14 SC meeting Bratislava 2010 Road map: SC meeting in November 2012 Discuss the options paper Evaluate Networks/WGs activities Relationship with EC and EU Task Force to prepare a strategy paper, elaboration of ECPGR objectives, lobbying in Brussels and coordinate ECPGR initiatives with the EC

15 SC meeting Bratislava 2010 Other matters All Network Coordinating Groups meeting is cancelled Savings from Networks to be transferred to a Common Fund Crop WGs meetings expected to reach practical achievements, specifically the definition of lists of accessions proposed for the European Collection and draft lists of crop-specific standards for conservation

16 The Establishment of An European Genebank Integrated System

17 AEGIS member countries

18 The European collection Under development:

19 Crop Carrot cultivars Preliminary designation of European Accessions (September 2011) Accessions in European databases Accessions selected for European Collection % European Accessions from total % Sweet cherry % Poa sp. > % Brassica rapa %

20 Simplified selection procedure of the European Accessions WGs (or delegates) to elaborate a list from a crop pool, as documented either in EURISCO and/or in CCDB, regardless MoU, Associate members, offers from countries LIST OF CANDIDATE ACCESSIONS 2. Agree on selection procedure (ex.: Avena, Brassica, Forages, etc., see AEGIS web site) All selected accessions must meet selection requirements Not worry about governmental control (at this stage) Mainly focus on genetic uniqueness and/or importance Can exclude categories, such as: hybrids, unknown accessions Not a core collection

21 Simplified selection procedure of the European Accessions Selection criteria (crop specific) are used to select MAAs among duplicates (also considerations of management practices) 4. WG sends list with selected accessions to respective NCs for consideration of possible inclusion in the European Collection

22 Simplified selection procedure of the European Accessions NC, in close consultation with the holding institute(s), indicates to WG whether or not the selected accessions can be included in European Collection: Accessions proposed by the WG that are accepted by the country for inclusion, can be flagged in EURISCO as AEGIS Accessions (by NFP) WG looks for alternative accessions not confirmed by NC and seeks acceptance for inclusion by a different holder

23 AQUAS AEGIS Quality System - Technical elements to be established 1. Operational genebank manual all AEGIS Associate Members; based on genebank template (finalized AEGIS web site) 2. Generic operational standards Secretariat (2011 FAO draft revised genebank standards for orthodox seeds) 3. Agreed minimum crop specific technical standards all WGs (complementing generic standards) 4. Quality management system procedures Secretariat; all WGs; Associate Members: a. record keeping b. reporting c. monitoring (not policing, but guiding and advisory approach)

24 FP7 Research Infrastructure. Call for proposals of 19 July 2011 Theme on Plant Genetic Resources Centres The ECPGR Steering Committee endorsed/recommended the ECPGR Secretariat to coordinate the preparation of a project proposals Submission completed: 23 November 2011 Budget: ca. Euro 10 million 34 partners

25 AEGIS Grant Scheme (8 projects) Assessment of Unique Material in the European Collections of Umbellifer Crops 2. Towards comprehensive pea germplasm management for future use 3. Cryopreservation of young inflorescence bases in bolting garlic Establishment of the European Forages Collection 2. PGR Duplicate Finder" a software package to assist in the identification of putative duplicates in germplasm databases 3. Improving the prerequisites for a European rye collection 4. Identification of old potato clones having unreliable variety name by means of fingerprinting using microsatellite (SSR) 5. Brassica selection criteria for the identification of the MAAs relate to the Brassica oleracea of Iberian collection

26 Plant Gene Access (12 Work Packages) 1. Project management (ECPGR) 2. Access to the European Collection (ECPGR) 3. Access to PGR information (Bioversity) 4. Quality assurance (MTT, Finland) 5. Establishing the European Collection (INRA, France) 6. Establishing a knowledge base (CRI, Czech Republic) 7. Upgrading management of PGR Information (CGN, The Netherlands) 8. Research to improve services (Warwick, UK) 9. Strengthening genebank services through genotyping (IPK, Germany) 10. Identify and rescue endangered resources (NordGen, Sweden) 11. Capacity building (KIS, Slovenia) 12. Partnership with industry (Plantum, The Netherlands)

27 Thank you for your attention!