Links to Some Published Best Practices for Genebanking
Links to Some Published Best Practices for Genebanking
Gayle M. Volk, USDA-ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation, 1111 S. Mason St., Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Outline
- Introduction
- Best practices for genebanking
- Best practices for wild species conservation
- Best practices for seed banking
- References
- Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
Best practices for plant genebanking, seed banking, and conservation have been published by multiple organizations. Herein, we provide information from the table of contents from a few of these publicly available documents that may pertain to conservation of crop wild relatives. For an expanded version of this guide that includes resources relating more broadly to plant genetic resource genebanking, visit the chapter Online Resources for Genebanking Best Practices in the eBook Fundamentals of Plant Genebanking.
2. Best practices for genebanking
Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture published “Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” (FAO, 2014).
1. Introduction
2. Underlying principles
3. Standards-Structure and definitions
4. Genebank standards for orthodox seeds
5. Field genebank standards
6. Genebank standards for in vitro culture and cryopreservation
Practical guide for the application of the Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
In 2022, the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture released three companion volumes to support their previous publication, “Genebank Standards for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture” (FAO, 2014). Part 1 is “Conservation of orthodox seeds in seed genebanks” (FAO, 2022a).
1. Introduction
2. Acquisition of germplasm
3. Drying and storage
4. Seed viability monitoring
5. Regeneration
6. Characterization
7. Evaluation
8. Documentation
9. Distribution
10. Safety duplication
11. Personnel and security
12. Infrastructure and equipment
13. References cited
14. Further information/reading
Part 2 is “Conservation in field genebanks” (FAO, 2022b).
1. Introduction
2. Choice of location of the field genebank
3. Acquisition of germplasm
4. Establishment of field collections
5. Field management
6. Regeneration and propagation
7. Characterization
8. Evaluation
9. Documentation
10. Distribution
11. Safety duplication
12. Personnel and security
13. Infrastructure and equipment
14. References cited
15. Further information/reading
Part 3 is “Conservation via in vitro culture” (FAO, 2022c).
1. Introduction
2. Acquisition of germplasm
3. In vitro culture and slow-growth storage
4. Recycling and rejuvenation
5. Characterization and evaluation
6. Documentation
7. Distribution
8. Safety duplication
9. Personnel and security
10. Infrastructure and equipment
11. References cited
12. Further information/reading
Collecting plant genetic diversity: Technical guidelines
The Crop Geneb