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SEEDNet a window of biodiversity SEEDNet a window of biodiversity y conservation in South Eastern conservation in South Eastern European countries European countries European countries European countries Danela Murariu - chair of the


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SEEDNet a window of biodiversity SEEDNet a window of biodiversity y conservation in South Eastern conservation in South Eastern European countries European countries European countries European countries

Danela Murariu - chair of the cereals and maize WG Eva Thorn - coordinator of SEEDNet Program

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What represent SEEDNet ? What represent SEEDNet ?

(South East European Development South East European Development (South East European Development South East European Development Network on Plant Genetic Resources Network on Plant Genetic Resources) ) SEEDNet was established in 2004 in

  • rder to strengthen the national efforts for
  • rder to strengthen the national efforts for

ensuring a long-term conservation of theirs valuable plant genetic resources and valuable plant genetic resources and promoting a sustainable utilisation of PGR, b th t th ti l d i l l l both at the national and regional levels.

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What is the main objectiv What is the main objective e of

  • f

SEEDNet ? SEEDNet ?

Long-term conservation and sustainable utilisation of the diversity of PGR within the y region through a well co-ordinated network

  • f functional national programmes
  • f functional national programmes.
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How SEED How SEEDN Net et work works s ? ?

  • SEEDNet operates through six crop oriented and

p g p

  • ne thematic regional working groups

regional working groups. All activities of the network are planned and p monitored by the Regional Steering Committee Regional Steering Committee.

  • The network has been financially supported by the

The network has been financially supported by the Swedish International Development Agency Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) since the establishment. The Swedish The Swedish (Sida) since the establishment. The Swedish The Swedish Biodiversity Centre Biodiversity Centre (CBM), Swedish University Swedish University

  • f Agricultural Sciences
  • f Agricultural Sciences provides the secretariat
  • f Agricultural Sciences
  • f Agricultural Sciences provides the secretariat

and coordination for SEEDNet

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SEED SEEDNet et achievments achievments SEED SEEDNet et achievments achievments

  • Seed and field gene banks established in all

Seed and field gene banks established in all countries

  • Active national PGR networks
  • 29 PGR training courses carried out
  • 22 regional WG projects accomplished/on going
  • Permanent observer status in ECPGR
  • Recognised by FAO as an international organisation

with observer status in the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Resources for Food and Agriculture

  • Member of EUCARPIA
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What are the specific objectives of the Cereals and What are the specific objectives of the Cereals and M Maize aize p j p j WG? WG?

  • The SEEDNet Cereal and Maize WG has 13 members appointed
  • The SEEDNet Cereal and Maize WG has 13 members appointed

by the SEEDNet partner institutions (Albania, Bulgaria, Federation of Bosnia and Hertzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo Macedonia Republic of Moldova Montenegro Kosovo, Macedonia, Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Republic Srpska). The WG members take responsibility for issues related to agreed

  • The WG members take responsibility for issues related to agreed

mandate mandate species species and priority crops in accordance with the WG WG strategy strategy and carry out joint regional projects. Since 2007, the WG members have collaborated within three regional projects regional projects WG members have collaborated within three regional projects regional projects

  • n collecting, multiplication and conservation of local landraces
  • f maize and cereals.
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Activities covered by the Activities covered by the C Cereals and ereals and M Maize WG aize WG (2005 (2005-2010) 2010) ( 005 ( 005 0 0) 0 0)

  • Annual meetings

Annual meetings

Novi- Sad Serbia 2005; Novi- Sad, Serbia, 2005; Banja Luka, Republic Srpska, 2006; Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 2007; Skopije Macedonia 2008; Skopije, Macedonia, 2008; Budva, Montenenro, 2009; Sarajevo, Federation of Bosnia and Hertzegovina, 2010;

  • Regional projects:

Regional projects:

  • 1. Survey mission in the Apuseni Mountains (2007);
  • 1. Survey mission in the Apuseni Mountains (2007);
  • 2. Maize local landraces in South Eastern European countries (2008);
  • 3. Collecting local landraces of maize and cereals (wheat, barley, rye,
  • at millet and buckwheat) in South Eastern Europe (2009 - 2010)
  • at, millet and buckwheat) in South Eastern Europe (2009 - 2010)
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Activities covered by the Activities covered by the C Cereals and ereals and M Maize WG aize WG (2005 (2005-

  • 2010)

2010) –ctd. ctd. ( )

  • Training courses

Training courses

  • 1. In situ & on farm conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture”

(S t b 2007 S R i ) (September 2007, Suceava, Romania);

  • 2. “Regeneration Guidelines for Maize Cultivars Conserved in Genebanks”

(Sarajevo, 22- 23 June, 2010)

  • 3. Regeneration Guidelines for wheat cultivars (Sarajevo, 22- 23 June, 2010)
  • 3. Regeneration Guidelines for wheat cultivars (Sarajevo, 22 23 June, 2010)
  • 4. Genebank management and operation (September 2007,2008, Nordic

genebank, Sweden)

  • 5. Application of genetic and molecular markers in gene banks- (April, 2009,

pp g g ( p Nordic Genebank, Sweden)

  • Participation

Participation in in international symposions or conferences international symposions or conferences

  • 1. Second European Workshop on National Plant Genetic Resources Programme,

Luxembourg, (15-18 November 2006) 2 19th EUCARPIA CONFERENCE Genetic reso rces section Lj bljana ( J ne 2009)

  • 2. 19th EUCARPIA CONFERENCE Genetic resources section, Ljubljana ( June 2009)
  • 3. 8th International Wheat Conference, St Petersburg (June, 2010)
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Collected accessions by crops Project partner

maize wheat barley rye

  • at

millet buckwheat sorghum TOTAL

  • 1. Macedonia

33 8 12 5

11

2 71

  • 2. Bosnia and

Herzegovina

8 2 1 11

  • 3. Montenegro

59 3 9 3

2

3 79

  • 4. Romania

42 3 3

5

1 3 59

  • 5. Republic of

2

2

4

p Srpska

2

2

4

  • 6. Kosovo

25 3

8

36

  • 7. Croatia

33 33

  • 8. Albania

29 1

2

32

  • 9. Serbia

1 1

  • 10. Slovenia

31 1 2

1

1 36

  • 11. Moldova

89 3 2 10 104

  • 12. Bulgaria

3 13 16

g Total: 353 21 32 23

31

4 3 13 480

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Oat accessions in Oat accessions in SEEDNet gene banks SEEDNet gene banks SEEDNet gene banks SEEDNet gene banks

Material search at the SEEDNet information portal SEEDNet information portal http://www.seednet.nu/index. http://www.seednet.nu/index. php?option=com_wrapper&v php?option=com_wrapper&v iew=wrapper&Itemid=27 iew=wrapper&Itemid=27 iew=wrapper&Itemid=27 iew=wrapper&Itemid=27

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F t l F t l Future plans Future plans

  • Make visible at European level the results of WG projects

p p j through active participation in international scientific symposions

  • Multiplication of accessions which were collected in SEEDNet

j t d th f l t t projects and prepare them for long term storage.

  • Morpho-physiological and genetical studies of local landraces

collected within SEEDNet projects in order to avoid duplication and to improve efficiency in conservation work and to improve efficiency in conservation work.

  • Establish common safety base collections of national gene

bank colllections

  • Find out the modalities and financial posibilities in order to
  • Find out the modalities and financial posibilities in order to

strenghthen the relationships between SEEDNet WG’s and ECPGR WG’s, carried out through joint projects, meetings, a.s.o.

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