The ECPGR Trifolium alexandrinum and Trifolium resupinatum Database The Israeli Gene Bank for Agricultural Crops (IGB) The Volcani Center PO Box 6. Bet Dagan, Israel, 50250 Tel: ++(972-3) 9683896; Fax: ++(972-3) 9669642 Database manager: ARO Volcani Center

The Israeli Gene Bank for Agricultural Crops (IGB) is responsible for the maintenance of the European Central Trifolium alexandrinum and Trifolium resupinatum database, under the initiative of the European Cooperative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources Networks (ECPGR). Both Trifolium species originated from the Eastern Mediterranean and are utilized for hay or pasture. Trifolium alexandrinum L. is also known as Berseem or Egyptian clover, and T. resupinatum as Persian clover. The database includes cultivars and wild accessions of the two species which are held by several European Gene Banks and research institutes.