The World Saffron and Crocus collection: Strategies for establishment, management, characterisation and utilisation

dc.contributor.author	Fernandez, J-A	en
dc.contributor.author	Santana, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Guardiola, J-L	en
dc.contributor.author	Molina, R-V	en
dc.contributor.author	Heslop-Harrison, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Borbely, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Branca, F	en
dc.contributor.author	Argento, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Maloupa, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Talou, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Thiercelin, J-M	en
dc.contributor.author	Gasimov, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Vurdu, H	en
dc.contributor.author	Roldan, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Santaella, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Sanchis, E	en
dc.contributor.author	Garcia-Luis, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Suranyi, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Molnar, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Sramko, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Gulyas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Balazs, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Horvat, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Rodriguez, M-F	en
dc.contributor.author	Sanchez-Vioque, R	en
dc.contributor.author	Escolano, M-A	en
dc.contributor.author	Reina, J-V	en
dc.contributor.author	Krigas, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Pastor, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Renau-Morata, B	en
dc.contributor.author	Raynaud, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Ibadli, O	en
dc.contributor.author	Polissiou, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsimidou, MZ	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsaftaris, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Sharaf-Eldin, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Medina, J	en
dc.contributor.author	Constantinidis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	Karamplianis, T	en
dc.contributor.author	De-Los-Mozos-Pascual, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:30Z
dc.date.issued	2011	en
dc.identifier.issn	09259864	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10722-010-9601-5	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5541
dc.subject	Crop diversity	en
dc.subject	Database	en
dc.subject	Ex situ conservation	en
dc.subject	Genetic resources	en
dc.subject.other	abandoned land	en
dc.subject.other	database	en
dc.subject.other	European Commission	en
dc.subject.other	European Union	en
dc.subject.other	genetic resource	en
dc.subject.other	genetic variation	en
dc.subject.other	germplasm	en
dc.subject.other	global perspective	en
dc.subject.other	herb	en
dc.subject.other	species conservation	en
dc.subject.other	species diversity	en
dc.subject.other	wild population	en
dc.subject.other	Spain	en
dc.subject.other	Crocus	en
dc.subject.other	Crocus sativus	en
dc.title	The World Saffron and Crocus collection: Strategies for establishment, management, characterisation and utilisation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s10722-010-9601-5	en
heal.publicationDate	2011	en
heal.abstract	Since 2007, the European Commission AGRI GEN RES 018 ""CROCUSBANK"" action has permitted the creation of the alleged World Saffron and Crocus Collection (WSCC), a unique collection which contains a representation of the genetic variability present in saffron crop and wild relatives at global scale. At present the germplasm collection, housed at the Bank of Plant Germplasm of Cuenca (BGV-CU, Spain), consists of 572 preserved accessions representing 47 different Crocus species (including saffron Crocus) and is expected to increase up to more than 600 accessions by the end of CROCUSBANK action (May 2011). The preserved biodiversity of saffron (Crocussativus L.) covers a wide range of the genetic variability of the crop and currently consists of 220 accessions from 15 countries: 169 of these come from European cultivation countries, 18 from commercial areas in non EU countries, 26 from regions of minimal or relict production and/or from abandoned fields and 7 from commercial nurseries. The non-saffron Crocus collection currently comprises 352 accessions: 179 collected from the wild in 12 countries of natural distribution, 24 from donations of public and private institutions, 91 from commercial nurseries and 58 acquired from BGV-CU collection management. Here we provide a record of collections, activities concerns and current strategies for documentation, conservation, characterisation, and management of the collection as important tools for researchers with interest in these valuable genetic resources. © 2010 The Author(s).	en
heal.journalName	Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	58	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s10722-010-9601-5	en
dc.identifier.spage	125	en
dc.identifier.epage	137	en