The ECPGR Lathyrus Database Laboratoire d'Ecologie Moléculaire (LEM), IBEAS, Université de Pau Ave. de l'Université, Campus universitaire F-64000 Pau, France Tel: ++(33-5) 59923147; Fax: ++(33-5) 59808311 Database manager: Daniel Combes

The European Lathyrus Database has been maintained by the Laboratoire d'Ecologie Moléculaire (LEM), IBEAS, Université de Pau, France, since 1982. It was created under the initiative of the European Cooperative Program for Crop Genetic Resources (ECPGR) and consists mostly of passport data, following the ECPGR list. It includes the following species: Lathyrus cicera, L. heterophyllus, L. latifolius, L. sativus, L. sylvestris and L. tuberosus. Data have been obtained from Europe, North Africa, Ethiopia, Syria and India.  Number of accessions is above 4500. The Lathyrus Database is on Pau University Internet location and can also be sent, on request, on floppy disk, Foxpro2 or Access version. Seeds can be requested from LEM, IBEAS or directly from the Institue holding the accession (list and address available on request).

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