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ECPGR Workshop on Genebank Metrics brings together European documentation specialists

Eleven specialists from nine European countries met in Prague to review and test genebank metrics for the AEGIS network

Austria contributes AEGIS accessions to the European Collection for the first time

The total number of European accessions is now 120,554

From New AEGIS to AEGIS Plus

A new German-funded project aimed at improving quality and access in European genebanks has been approved and will run from 2025 to 2026

Hungary joins AEGIS for the first time with 559 accessions

The total number of contributing countries to AEGIS rises to 26

Strengthening plant genetic resource conservation and access: the ‘New AEGIS’ project

A new German-funded project will improve transparency, data integration and genebank standards of AEGIS members and increase EURISCO coverage.

New AEGIS accessions from Germany

With 47,016 new accessions from Germany, the European Collection now holds 121,988 accessions

New AEGIS accessions from the Czech Republic

With 402 new accessions from the Czech Republic, the European Collection now holds 70,830 accessions

New AEGIS accessions from Italy

With 226 new accessions from Italy, the European Collection now holds 70,413 accessions

New AEGIS accessions from Germany

With 10,502 new accessions from Germany, the European Collection now holds 70,186 accessions

A new AEGIS article has been published

The following article has been published:
van Hintum, T., Engels, JMM., Maggioni, L. 2021. AEGIS, the Virtual European Genebank: Why It Is Such a Good…