Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Source of Seed samples by Country of Collection

of January 29, 2010

http://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/index.php?page=sgsv_country_map

Current Status at the Svalbard Global Seed

Vault January 29, 2010

491,058 seed samples 687 genera 3,487 species

27 donor institutes 224 countries of origin 7 continents

http://www.nordgen.org/sgsv/index.php?page=welcome

NPGS Contributions

2008 10,866 2009 20,003 2010 10,522 2011 ? 10,000YOU HAVE

DONE AN AWESOME

JOB!!!!!

½ million accessions

NPGS 2010 shipment Compelling stories Let’s be part of the publicity!

Centro Nacional de Recursos Geneticos (CNRG)

Mexican National Genebank Part of the national strategy for the

future Long-term preservation only

Vision is for network with existing center Agricultural plants, forestry, fish,

animals, microbes

CNRG ~1.5 hrs

outside of Guadalajara

Tepatitlán INIFAP site Opening

Sept 2010

Admin wing Learning center, gift shop, offices Security entrance to genebank

Lab/genebank 1st floor genebank – cold/freeze

rooms + cryo 2nd floor labs – huge genomic

capacity 3rd floor mechanical

CNRG

Repatriation of Mexican Accessions

Request in August 2009 ~13K accessions Orders placed through GRIN Shipments through NCGRP for

packaging and shipping

November 2009 January 2010

Back-up of Base Collection at Fort Collins

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NPGS Back-up in Fort Collins

All but one site improved % in last 5 yrs Applause!

<80% of the NPGS seed accessions backed up at NCGRP

Low seed # - below 549 seed Low germ – below 65%

Joint CGC Chairs/RTAC/PGOC

Geneva, N.Y.

Wed July 28 Thurs July 29

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