Information about IHAR-PIB and the National Programme on Plant Genetic Resources Conservation
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute, National Research Institute, Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland
Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute – National Research Institute The Institute was founded in 1951 for research in breeding and seed production of field, vegetable and ornamental crops.
Present mandate - basic research for plant breeding, germplasm conservation, enhancement and utilization, development of production technologies of field crops and technologies for certified seed production
The Institute is subordinated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
Organization structure of the Institute
EMPLOYMENT as of 31 December 2010 POSITION
INSTITUTE
Exp. Stn.
TOTAL
Titular Professors
10
10
Asoociate Professors
21
21
Adjunct Professors
64
64
Research Assistants
50 145 148
26
44 145 174
66
30
96
71 430
104 160
175 590
Total research personnel Technical personnel Administrative personnel Auxiliary personnel TOTAL
430 (Institute)+160 (Exp.Sta.)+550 (PB Co. Ltd) =1180 empl.
Funding in 2010 Internatio -nal Domestic projects projects Mi. 4-8 % of Sci. 17%
Funding by Agri Ministry 31%
Own funding 10-14%
Funding by Ministry of Sci. 30%
Other research activity 4%
IHAR-PIB R+D+I activities Research programs Statutory research
I.
Development & enhancement of plant germplasm and implementation of new strategies into plant breeding
– funded by Ministry of Science
IHAR-PIB R & D activities Research programs Statutory research
II. Seed science and seed production – funded by Ministry of Science
IHAR-PIB R & D activities III. Research on plant breeding to identify & widening genetic base and resources for crop improvement –
funded by Ministry of Agriculture
IHAR R+D+I activities Development programs Collecting & preserving in viable state of genetic resources (biodiversity) of plants and their pathogens for breeding research and education
The development of crop plant genetic resources conservation in Poland 1922 – first initiative to establish pgr collection by Prof. Kaznowski, Research Institute of Agronomy (PINGW) at Pulawy and the Agricultural Academy at Dublany. 1951 - establishment of the Plant Breeding and Aclimatization Institute (PBAI) 1971 – Transfer of Prof. Kaznowski collections to PBAI 1979 - Establishment of the National Crop Genetic Resources Conservation Programme under the suprevision of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Goals and tasks of National Programme To preserve and make available genetic material of major crop plants and their wild and weedy relatives for breeding, research and education. Tasks: Collecting of plant genetic resources Identification and characterization Evaluation Documentation (data bases, herbarium
collections) Multiplication and regeneration Long term preservation
Related research activites
Organization structure of plant genetic resources programme in Poland Gene Bank Advisory Body
Ministry of Agriculture
Other source of funding
National Centre for Plant Genetic Rsources (PBAI)
Universities
funding
Research institutes
Breeding companies coordination
Botanical Garden
Scienic Park
Partners • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin w Radzikowie, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie, Instytut Genetyki Roślin PAN w Poznaniu, Instytut Włókien Naturalnych w Poznaniu, Instytut Roślin i Przetworów Zielarskich w Poznaniu, Instytut Uprawy Nawożenia i Gleboznawstwa w Puławach-PIB, Instytut Sadownictwa i Kwiaciarstwa w Skierniewicach, Instytut Warzywnictwa w Skierniewicach Ogród Botaniczny PAN w Powsinie, Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego w Warszawie, Poznańska Hodowla Roślin w Tulcach, Zespół Parków Krajobrazowych Chełmińskiego i Nadwiślańskiego – Świecie, Arboretum i Zakład Fizjografii w Bolestraszycach, Stacja Hodowli Roślin Palikije, Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu, Rolniczy Zakład Doświadczalny – Baranowo, Uniwersytet Warmińsko–Mazurski, Hodowla Roślin Smolice Sp. z o.o. „Grupa IHAR”, Hodowla Roślin Strzelce Sp. z o.o. „Grupa IHAR”
Structure of genetic resources collections
Potatoes New sp. Fodder 3% 2% 3%
Other 3%
Fruit 7% Cereals 40%
Vegetables 8% Industrial 3% Legumes 4%
75000 accessions Grasses 27%
Long term conservation New methods 19%
in vitro 2%
in vivo cryopreservation
Seed conservation 0oC i –15oC 79%
On-farm conservation
Share of plant groups maintained under long term storage Large seed legumes 2% Oil and industrial plants 7%
Other 2%
Vegetables 10% Cereals 39% Small seed legumes 11%
Grasses 29%
Number of the most important species under long term storage
Plant group
Number of accessions
Most numerous Species
Cereals
28 690
rye, wheat (spring and winter), barley, oats
Grasses
19 586
Lolium, Festuca, Dactylis
Large seed legumes
9 531
pea, bean
Vegetables
7 017
carrot, cucumber, lettuce
Oil and industrial
3 377
tobacco, flax, rape
Small seed legumes
1 271
Trifolium, Lotus, Ornithopus
Others
2 222
herbs, weeds, ornamental plants
Genebank genetic resources accessions according to world regions
North America 4%
Africa 2%
South America 1%
Asia 4%
Europe 89%
European genetic resources in the genebank Austria Ukraine 1% France 3% Sweden 3% Netherlands 4%
Other 7%
2%
Poland 45%
Czech Rep. 6% Great Britain 6% Germany 16% Former Soviet Union 7%
Percentage of landraces and advanced cultivars collected during expeditions and maintained in long term storage 3,3%
landraces and traditional cultivars (2998 accesions) advanced cultivars (102 accesions)
96,7% Total: 3 100
Biological status of rye accessions maintained in the long-term storage 4% 3%2% 4%
32%
Breeding/research material (1351) Traditional cultivars/landraces (787) Advanced/improved cultivars (88) Wild (61)
55% Inbred lines, parents of hybrid cultivars (48) n/a (89)
Total: 2 424
Wild species of rye accessions maintained in the long-term storage Secale afghanicum Vav. Secale anatolicum Boiss. Secale ancestrale Zhuk. Secale chaldicum Fed. Secale ciliatoglume (Boiss.) Grossh. Secale dalmaticum Vis. Secale dighoricum Vav. Secale kuprijanovii Grossh. Secale montanum ssp. africanum Stapf. Secale montanum Guss ssp. montanum Secale segetale (Zhuk.) Roshev. Secale smaragdicum Secale sylvestre Host Secale turkestanicum Bensin Secale vavilovii Grossh.
Total: 15
EGISET – Centralized Information System • Web based Information System – implemented in 2008 – Facilitates curators -allows to add, correct and manage passport data to database by curators
– Facilitates management of germplasm collections (seed storage, field collections, in-vitro collections). Collects seed quality information (e.g. viability, moisture content, generation) – Informs (by email) directly appropriate curator about requests/orders of accessions – On-line ordering site - facilitates standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) click-wrap procedure for accessions included into Multilateral System
EGISET content • 65 000 accessions available for distribution • 18 462 accessions included to MLS
• Online access to passport data supports multiple criteria searching.
Thank You !
Some of objectives of the program:
•determine seed healthiness and other sowing value parameters of seeds from conventional and organic farming, •study effect of storage on sowing value, •IHAR is a member in the International Seed Testing Association, •translation ISTA Rules into Polish and every year edition of amendments, cooperation with ISTA Technical Committees, proficiency tests.
Long term seed preservation
Dry seed containing ca 5-6% moisture are preserved i 2 temerature controlled chamber under -160 C and 4 chambers under 00C in glass jars.
Seed samples are controlled for their Viability; if it drops below 80% they undergo regeneration.
In vitro preservation of potato collection Objectives of in vitro storage – Collecting and long term preservation of accessions free of pathogen for plant breeding and research. This is the only gene bank of this type in Poland and one of very fiew in the world.
Program priorities 1.testing of plant germplasm in search for sources of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses, 2.search for agronomic quality traits analysis of plant materials useful for practical breeding, 3.evaluation of uniformity & distictness of breeding materials by conventional and molecular biology techniques, 4.refinement of biotechnology and plant breeding methods for crop improvement.
Variability of fruit trees Traditional orchards are rich in different types of trees. Additionally different climatic condition and cultural differences influence increased variability of fruit trees.
Local population of cucurbita
„Bober” Vicia faba
FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH Universities, PAS Institutes
IHAR = Institute, which integrates fundamental & applied research with practical plant breeding, seed science & seed production
APPLICATIVE R + D IHAR & other Agric. Res. Institutes
INNOVATION & EXTENSION Companies & Enterprices practical plant breeding & seed production -
Programs and examples of research aimed to generate new knowledge and to manage of innovation.
Characteristics of Polish national collections • Many groups of crop collections such as agricultural, horticultural and other utility group collections consist of large number of acessions • Accessions in horticulture collection and collections of plant accessions of no direct agricultural utility have Polish origin • Over 50% of Polish collection have foreign origin
• Accession collected in Poland during expedition missions are small proportion of total seed collections • Accessions of wild native species and local varieties preserved in long term seed storage in 97% were collected during collection missions in Poland.
