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• Sharing knowledge and experience: Genetic resources courses by CGN

  CGN offers tailor-made courses on the conservation and management of plant genetic resources and related policies. These courses can be organized in...

• Expertise and advice on plant resources

  Genetic diversity is essential if we are to future-proof agriculture and horticulture. Crops need new properties in order to adapt to climate change,...

• Genebank for plant resources

  The genebank for plant genetic resources consists of almost 24,000 varieties and wild populations (accessions) of more than 30 different crops. The...

• Niche modelling

  Predictions about the current and future distribution of crop related wild species are important information to gene banks to: • Guide collecting...

• Core selections

  Where core collections are fixed sets of accessions, core selections are created answering a specific request of a user who specifies the size and...

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  Lettuce and cabbage most popular crops in CGN plant genebank

  22 maart 2024 | The plant genebank of the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) makes seed available for research, breeding and educational purposes....
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  Launch of the Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe

  13 december 2021 | On November 30, the Genetic Resources Strategy for Europe (GRSE) was launched in Brussels. This strategy aims to strengthen conservation and...
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  European collaboration on Plant Genetic Resources is missing opportunities

  26 november 2021 | European collaboration on Plant Genetic Resources is missing opportunities - WUR News European collaboration on Plant Genetic Resources is missing...
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  The DNA of lettuce unravelled: in 6000 years from weed to beloved vegetable

  12 april 2021 | Iceberg lettuce, oakleaf lettuce, romaine, and all other lettuces that we eat nowadays, descend from wild plants that were modified 6000 years ago in...
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  International agreement needed for continued access to “Digital Sequence Information”

  25 maart 2019 | International agreement needed for continued access to “Digital Sequence Information” - WUR News International agreement needed for...