Collection Code

CNR-ISPAAM-GPASS

Collection Name

GPasS - Germplasm Collection of Pasture Species

Institution Code

ISPAAM-SS-CNR  

Collection Permanent Identifier

a435ac07-ad8c-42bd-a103-1cdf98accd8d  

Collection Type

Cryopreserved collection, Seed collection

Owner Institution

Institute for Animal Production Systems in the Mediterranean Environment (ISPAAM) - Section of Sassari, Department of Agri-food Sciences, National Research Council of Italy, Li Punti, IT

Bioresources

Seeds of pastures species

Main Taxa

Botanical families: Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Poaceae and Plantaginaceae

Description

The seed collection includes 681 accessions belonging to 63 species and 27 genera of the botanical families Fabaceae, Asteraceae, Poaceae and Plantaginaceae all isolated from the local flora. The germplasm was evaluated for biological and morphological characters useful for fodder or multiple uses in Mediterranean areas.

Keywords

Agriculture, Food, Bioremediation, Health

Preservation Techniques

The seed samples are processed and the individual seed lots are sealed in vacuum bags and stored at -18 ° C.

Services

-

Competence / Expertise

Collection, conservation, characterisation and valorization of plant genetic resources; germplasm promotion of Mediterranean forage, pasture and grass species

Quality

-

Projects

Involved in CNR BioGenRes (http://www.biogenres.cnr.it/). Partner in LivingAgro “Cross Border Living Laboratories for Agro-forestry” (https://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/livingagro); Partner in the European Project OPTIMA - Optimization of Perennial Grasses for Biomass Production in the Mediterranean Area; Responsible in "Valutazione bio-agronomica e caratterizzazione di composti bioattivi in popolazioni sarde di Bituminaria complex" (L. R. 7 agosto 2007, n. 7 “Promozione della ricerca scientifica e dell’innovazione tecnologica in Sardegna”).

Associations

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License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode  

Rights Holder

CNR-ISPAAM, Sassari, Italy

Access Rights

For research use only

Bibliographic Citation

Serralutzu F, Dettori D, Nieddu D (2022). GPasS - Germplasm Collection of Pasture Species. Institute for Animal Production Systems in the Mediterranean Environment (ISPAAM) - Section of Sassari, National Research Council of Italy (CNR). [online] URL: https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-ISPAAM-GPASS

URL

https://biomemory.cnr.it/collections/CNR-ISPAAM-GPASS