monitoring the second global plan of action for pgrfa and data collection in egypt
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Monitoring the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA and Data Collection in Egypt, Abeer Elhalwagi, Senior Researcher,National Gene bank, Egypt National Monitoring Officer of TCP/SNO in Egypt Regional Workshop “Exchange of Information on National PGRFA Strategies and Development of Regional Collaborative Activities” 22-23 September 2014 - Beirut, LebanonTRANSCRIPT
Monitoring the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA and Data Collection in Egypt”
Abeer ElhalwagiSenior Researcher,National Gene bank, Egypt
National Monitoring Officer of TCP/SNO in Egypt
TCP/SNO/3401Optimizing the Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
for Adaptation to Climate Change
Regional Workshop “Exchange of Information on National PGRFA Strategies and Development of Regional Collaborative Activities”, Beirut, 22-23 September 2014
Collection missions during the period (01/Jan/2012 and 30/Jun 2014).
Ex situ conservation of the accessions under medium- or long-term conditions.
Regeneration of accessions and/or multiplied Distribution of accessions. Identification of the underutilized species. Releasing and registration of varieties
Topics of Presentation
Collection missions in Egypt During 2012
Name of collecting mission
Name of collected crop
Name of collected taxon
Number of collected accessions
Collection area
Two Horticultural collection trips for
grape
Grape Vitis vinifera 4 • Sadat City, Menoufia Governorate
• Matrouh Governorate
Two Horticultural collection trips for
citrus
Citrus
Lemon
• Citrus sp.• Citrus limon
8 • Qalyubia Governorate
Three Horticultural collection trips for
pomegranate
Pomegranate Punica granatum 20 • Asuit Governorate
• North Sinai • Siwa
Pomegranate local variety fromSinai
Five collection trips for Halophyte (wild plants). 79 accessions of Halophyte (wild plants) have been
collected from North Sinai, Middle Sector of Delta, El-Fayoum region and lake Qaroun, El Kantra and Suez Canal lakes and Red Sea coastal area.
Collection missions in Egypt During 2012
A collection mission from North Sinai
Collection team in north delta area
Collection mission in Egypt During 2013
Name of collecting mission
Name of collected crop
Name of collected taxon
Number of collected accessions
Collection area
Eight collection trips for Alfalfa from
oases
Alfalfa Medicago Sativa 73 • El-Dakhla • El-Kharga• El-Farafra • Siwa
Collection trips in Western Desert Oases
Collection mission in Egypt During 2014
Name of collecting mission
Name of collected crop
Name of collected taxon
Number of collected accessions
Collection area
Three Horticultural collection trips for
grape
Grape Vitis vinifera 11 • Asuit Governorate• Cairo- Alexandria
Desert Road• Sadat City,
Menoufia Governorate
One Horticultural collection trip for
mango
Mango Mangifera indica 1 • El-Fayoum
One Horticultural collection trip for
Jojoba
Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis 3 • Giza Governorate
Five collection trips for Alfalfa from oases
Alfalfa Medicago Sativa 37 • El-Dakhla • El-Kharga• Siwa
Two collection trips in upper Egypt
Bread wheatDurum wheat
Faba bean
Triticum aestivumTriticum durum Vicia faba
1971
• Sohage • Assuit
Collection trip in upper Egypt
41 accessions of Halophyte (wild plants) have been conserved and received code number in the National Gene Bank of Egypt Data base.
110 accessions of Alfalfa (Traditional cultivar/Landrace) have been conserved and received code numbers in the National Gene Bank of Egypt Data base.
Ex situ conservation of the accessions under medium- or long-term conditions
Regeneration of accessions and/or multipliedName of crop/crop
groupTotal number of
accessions in the national gene-bank
Number of accessions regenerated and/or
multiplied
Number of accessions in need of
regeneration
Wheat 4900 790 4110
Barely 1088 147 941
Rice 66 22 44
Flax 380 380 0
Lupin 255 138 117
Sorghum 350 220 130
Mung bean 44 44 0
Sunflower 67 67 0
Faba bean 540 195 345
Chick pea 125 73 52
Lentil 38 38 0
Distribution of accessions during the period (01/Jan/2012 and 30/Jun 2014)
National gene bank Name of crop Total number of accessions
distributed by the national gene bank
Total number of samples distributed
by the national gene bank
National gene Bank of Egypt
Bread wheat 40 40
Identification of the underutilized species
Name of taxon Name of crop Reference
Carthamus tinctorius Safflower
Hordeum marinum Barley
W.M. Amer. Diversity of crop wild relatives in the Egyptian flora. Crop wild relative, Issue 9 October
2013.
Daucus aureus Carrot
Avena barbata Common oat
Vigna luteola Cowpea
Cucumis dipsacus Cucumber and melons
Vicia articulata bean
Pisum fulvum Pea
Pennisetum clandestinum Pearl millet
Sorghum arundinaceum Sorghum
Medicago arabica Alfalfa
Lotus angustissimus Bird's-foot trefoil
Trifolium campestre Egyptian clover
Lolium multiflorum Ryegrass
Releasing and registration of varieties
Name of cropNo. of new varieties
2012 2013 2014
Wheat 2 1 7
Maize 5 4 14
Soya bean - - 7
Faba bean - - 3
Sorghum 2 - -
Rice - 1 -
Faba bean - 3 -
Alfalfa - - 2
Cotton 2 - -
Phaseolus - 7 -
Beans - 2 1
Peas 2 - 1
Potato 11 29 7
Releasing and registration of varieties
Name of cropNo. of new varieties
2012 2013 2014
Tomato 28 23 16
Squash 9 8 12
Pepper 6 19 12
Eggplant 8 11 5
Cabbage 4 2 1
Cucumber 9 18 12
Muskmelon 8 5 3
Cantaloupe 5 11 -
Watermelon 3 10 3
Radishes 1 - -
Lettuce 1 2 -
Carrot - 7 2
Sweet Potato - 1 -
Cauliflower - 1 -
Cauliflower - 1 -
