Participation to the ECPGR Workshop for the establishment of a European Evaluation Network (EVA) on wheat and barley

Participation and presentation of the Mediterranean germplasm collection and database to the ECPGR Workshop for the establishment of a European Evaluation Network (EVA) on wheat and barley, sponsored by the German Federal Ministry for Food and Agriculture, gathered 20 experts from public institutions (genebanks and research centers from Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United Kingdom) and private breeding companies (BASF, KWS, Limagrain, Nordic Seed, Syngenta). Under the coordination of the ECPGR Secretariat, the participants agreed to set up a collaboration aimed at evaluating European genetic resources of wheat and barley for resistance to the most relevant diseases. The approach and the collaboration intend to be systematic, aiming in the long-term to genotype and phenotype for disease resistance, all the unique public domain germplasm conserved in Europe. The principles of the FAO International Treaty will be followed for the exchange of material and the data obtained will be uploaded onto the EURISCO catalog, being made available to the general public.