Principles for the inclusion of crop wild relative data in EURISCO

The principles will promote the creation of CWR national inventories and, for the first time, the transfer to EURISCO of in situ data

New ECPGR Characterization and Evaluation Descriptors for Pear Genetic Resources

This new publication by the ECPGR Malus/Pyrus Working Group synthesizes, harmonizes and prioritizes characterization and evaluation descriptors for…

EURISCO launches new web portal

The European web catalogue with information on more than 2 million accessions of crop diversity, now features an improved design and new…

New AEGIS accessions from Germany

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

New Chair and Vice-Chair for the ECPGR Vitis Working Group

Georgios Merkouropoulos, from the Hellenic Agricultural Organization – DEMETER, Greece, has been nominated as Chair of the ECPGR Vitis Working Group. 

A new project funded by Germany will increase information and data sharing on in situ crop wild relatives

By 2023, EURISCO will expand its features to host passport data for in situ crop wild relatives populations

ECPGR establishes a new Working Group on cryopreservation

The group will focus on increasing collaboration and advancing cryopreservation science for the long-term conservation of European plant genetic…