Collecting missions in Poland in 1999 (Short Communic tion)

Dorota Nowosielska

National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland (Poland)

Wiesław Podyma

National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute Radzików, 05-870 Błonie, Poland (Poland)

Abstract

Three collecting missions were organised by National Centre for Plant Genetic Resources of the Plant Breeding and Acclimatisation Institute at Radzików in 1999. The aim was collecting of old varieties and local populations of crop plants, cultivated in gardens and fields, old varieties of fruit-trees and wild growing fodder, medicine and ornamental species. A total of 339 accessions of 41 genera of crop plants were collected during these expeditions. Although genetic erosion of crop plants is still being continued and old varieties occurring in the recent past yet are replaced by new ones, there can be still found old, valuable varieties and local populations in many region of Poland.

Keywords:

crop plants, genetic resources, landraces, old varieties