Collection Code

CNR-IBBR-PSC

Collection Name

Portici Seed Collection

Institution Code

IBBR-PO-CNR  

Collection Permanent Identifier

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Collection Type

Seed collection

Owner Institution

Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources (IBBR) - Section of Portici, Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Portici, IT

Bioresources

Herbaceous plants

Main Taxa

Solanum, including Solanum lycopersicum industry and Italian long shelf life landraces (ca. 70 accessions) and Capsicum (1 species , ca. 20 accessions); Arabidospis (ca. 100 mutant lines).

Description

Collection of tomatoes with different peculiarities and applications used in several research projects to uncover the genetics of adaptation to environmental stress; Arabidopsis lines used to identify genes involved in environmental stress and hormone responses.

Keywords

Agriculture, Breeding, Research, Functional Genomics

Preservation Techniques

Multiplication: Seed propagation; Plant growth in open field, greenhouse or growth chambers, collection and preservation of seeds; Low temperature storage: Seeds are stored in conservation bags, in dessicators under controlled humidity and temperature at 4°C ;

Services

Deposit of accessions, Distribution of seeds upon request

Competence / Expertise

Morpho-physiological characterization, also under environmental stress conditions or upon phytohormone treatment; Functional genomics; Characterization of landraces.

Quality

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Projects

A full list of the projects involving the seed bank is reported on the IBBR project page (http://ibbr.cnr.it/ibbr/projects).

Associations

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License

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Rights Holder

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Access Rights

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Bibliographic Citation

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