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ECP/GR FORAGES WORKING GROUP
the sum of the percentages of wild species and that of the next column (% landraces/local
varieties) is not 100%. In compiling the table for percentage of unknown accessions, the
percentage of accessions without any name or indication about landrace, local variety, local
name, etc. must be understood. In fact the sum of the percentages refering to landraces, etc.
and that of unkown is equal to 100%. It is surprising to note that in the collections of Israel,
Poland, Turkey, Cyprus and Greece there are no local accessions. About this information
one can make two hypotheses. The first and the most probable is that the information
(descriptor) was not provided and the second, but unlikely, is that there are no accessions of
local origin. This second hypothesis may be accepted for some countries, but not at all for
Israel, Turkey, etc.
Other relevant information
The database has been created using the SAS system (Statistical Analysis System) and is
stored at the Main Frame c/o High Studies and Advanced Technology (CSATA-
TECHNOPOLIS) of Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
At the moment access to the database is possible only by mail and Email requests.
Information may be provided by normal mail, Email, on hard copy and floppy disk. There is
not yet computerized registration of users of the database. The most frequent users of the
database are research centres and seed companies. The most frequent questions asked by the
users concern yield, resistance to certain diseases and adaptability to certain environments.
List of species and/or subspecies of Vicia
The number of known species in the database is nearly 80. Since it seems that 15% of the
accessions of the database lack this descriptor and since it is probable that the missing
information may be related to the difficulty of classification and/or identification of some
species, one may argue that the number of species present in the genebanks and hence in the
database may be higher than 80.
Going through the list of species (Table 3) of Vicia present in the database and comparing
it with that of the European flora one can note that there are several species not represented
in the database and therefore not collected and stored in the listed genebanks.
Acronyms used:
ITAIDG Germplasm Institute, Via G. Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy
ISRIGB Israel Gene Bank for Agricultural Crops, Volcani Center, PO Box 6, 50-
250 Bet Dagan, Israel
POLIHAR Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, Radzików, 05 870 Blonie,
Poland
TURARARI Aegean Regional Agricultural Research Institute, PO Box 9, Menemen
Izmir, Turkey
GBRRBG Royal Botanic Garden Kew, Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath
West Sussex RH17 6TN, United Kingdom
CYPARI Agricultural Research Institute, PO Box 2016, Nicosia, Cyprus
DEUBGRC Institute für Pflanzenbau und Pflanzenzuchtung (FAL), Bundesallee 50,
3000 Braunschweig, Germany
CSKRUZYNE Research Institute of Plant Production, 161 06, Prague 6-Ruzyn,
Czechoslovakia
GRCFCPI Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute, Larissa, Greece
BGRIIPR Institute for Plant Genetic Resources, 4122 Sadovo, Plovdiv district,
Bulgaria