Collection Code

CNR-ISAFOM-PROSEEDS

Collection Name

ProSeeds - Protein Crop Seeds Collection

Institution Code

ISAFOM-NA-CNR  

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Collection Type

Cryopreserved collection, Seed collection

Owner Institution

Institute of Mediterranean Agricultural and Forest Systems (ISAFOM) - Section of Portici (Naples), Department of AgriFood Sciences (DiSBA), National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Portici, IT

Bioresources

High-quality Or High-protein Crop Seeds

Main Taxa

Genotypes and accessions of protein crops

Description

Varieties and ecotypes of legume like: Lens culinaris (21), Cicer arietinum (30), Vicia faba (2), Lathyrus sativus (11), Lupinus spp (5); and varieties and accessions of newly introduced crops in Italy with a high protein value belonging to the species of Chenopodium quinoa (7) and Amaranthus spp. (5).

Keywords

Sustainability of production; agroecology, human food; phenotyping; biodiversity

Preservation Techniques

Seed drying: is required for higher seed longevity and for controlling insect infestation. There are two types of seed drying. These are: (i) seed drying in the natural or normal air; (ii) seed drying by enforcing natural air. Long-term storage: seeds can be preserved in a polythene bag. Polythene for keeping seed is thicker than normal polythene. Dry seed should be kept in a polythene bag so that no space is available in the bag and the air is totally removed out from the bag. After that, the bag opening should be sealed by applying heat so that there is no scope for entering air into the bag from outside. Seeds are then stored in conventional storage at -18°C.

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