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of all available generatively propagated accessions
which are documented in the network of institutions
active within the Czech National Programme. Accessions
are stored in 63,574 glass containers, another
1,084 working collection samples and further 2,644
safety duplication samples belonging to Research
Institute of Plant Production in Pie‰Èany are kept in the
gene bank storage. Altogether 77% of the total storage
capacity in conditioned rooms is utilized.
Samples are distributed to users according to their
requests. In 2006 in total 2,485 seed samples were delivered
to 103 users.About 65% samples were addressed
to domestic and 35% to foreign users.
Documentation System
The documentation system EVIGEZ has been further
developed and frequently updated. The latest database
consists of 49,069 passport records representing all
available accessions in Czech crop collections. About
61.2% of these accessions are complemented by sets of
characterization/evaluation data. Gene bank storage is
fully documented in the system as well.
The updated crop catalogue EVIGEZ containing
passport data is on-line available to users on the URL:
http://genbank.vurv.cz/genetic/resources/.
Evaluation of wheat, winter barley, triticale, buckwheat
and millet
As agreed in the framework of the National Programme,
the Department of Gene Bank of RICP is
responsible for the evaluation of wheat, triticale, winter
barley, wild relatives of crops of the tribe Triticeae, buckwheat,
millet, Amaranthus, quinoa and further genetic
resources of minor crops.
In 2006 the overwintering of winter wheat was at
a very good level similarly like in the case of winter
barley.The lodging of the two crops was also negligible
in the last vegetation period. Owing to hot and dry
weather during the grain filling period (July), wheat
accessions originating from continental conditions
were advantaged. High combined resistance to leaf,
stem and stripe rusts were detected in cultivar ‘Bonito-
27’ and advanced line ‘RU2-04’. Weather conditions
during vegetation were suitable also for the winter
barley check cultivar ‘Luran’. Among winter triticale
accessions, the cultivar ‘SW Talentro’ was highly productive
during the last two years of evaluation.
The evaluation of wild relatives of crops of the tribe
Triticeae indicated that Triticum boeoticum, T. araraticum,
Aegilops geniculata and Ae. markgrafii had a good level of
resistance to powdery mildew, stem and stripe rusts.
Within a group of minor crops we evaluated
134 genotypes of buckwheat, 22 accessions of millet,
14 samples of Amaranthus and 5 foxtail millets.
(Dotlaãil L., Stehno Z., Faberová I., Holubec V.,
Dvofiáãek V., Janovská D., Pelichová E.)
Study and utilisation of biodiversity, genetic
mechanisms and new methods aimed at
improvement of the biological potential
of cultivars and sustainable development
of agriculture (MZe âR 0002700602)
Phase 1: Study of genetic diversity in crops and
its utilisation for sustainable development of
agriculture; selection of donors of economically
important characters to use them in research,
breeding and practice
Evaluation of prospective winter wheat genetic resources
Prospective accessions of winter wheat genetic
resources were evaluated for two years. The influence
of growing conditions in the years of testing on overwintering
was not strong (6.2%). On the other hand,
the earliness (period to heading, flowering and waxy
ripeness) was influenced markedly by different growing
conditions (28.4, 65.2 and 30.4, respectively). The
influence of the year on grain weight (TKW) was
negligible (3.5%) similarly like on responses of wheat
accessions to powdery mildew infection.
Among grain quality parameters, crude protein
content was highly influenced by growing conditions
(24.4%) in comparison with the other quality
characters with percentage not higher than 5.5%.
Evaluation of winter barley cultivars
Damage of barley accessions during the winter period
was more serious than that of wheat. Some accessions
Evaluation of wheat genetic resources