Extension of EURISCO for Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) in situ data and preparation of pilot countries’ data sets
Short title: CWR in EURISCO

The project CWR data in EURISCO is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. |
Activity Coordinator: ECPGR Secretariat
- Project proposal (309,9 KB)
Project partners
Albania, Agricultural University of Tirana |
Bulgaria, Institute for Plant Genetic Resource, Sadovo |
Cyprus, Agricultural Research Institute, Lefkosia |
Czech Republic, Crop Research Institute, Gene Bank, Prague, Czech Republic |
Germany, Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV), Bonn; and Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Gatersleben |
Italy, Istituto di Bioscienze e Biorisorse (IBBR-CNR), Bari; Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, University of Perugia; and Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood (CREA-FL), Trento |
Lithuania, Nature Research Centre, Vilnius |
The Netherlands, Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN), Wageningen |
Portugal, Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (BPGV-INIAV), Braga |
Spain, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid |
United Kingdom, University of Birmingham |
Timeframe
20 Dicember 2021 – 31 December 2023
Highlights
Principles for the Inclusion of CWR Data in EURISCO
Prepared by Theo van Hintum and José Iriondo
Template for in situ CWR passport data in EURISCO
MS Excel template to be used by In Situ National Inventory Focal Points for upload to EURISCO of CWR population data, once EURISCO will be ready to receive these data (expected by Mid-2023).
Implementation
December 2022
Project partners met on 15 December in a session dedicated to CWR data in EURISCO during the ad hoc Crop Wild Relatives Working Group meeting, which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece. The agenda, list of participants, minutes and presentations can be found [here]
May 2022
The proposal setting the principles for the inclusion of CWR data in EURISCO, prepared by Theo van Hintum and José Iriondo, was agreed by the project partners and the EURISCO Advisory Committee. Download Principles for the Inclusion of CWR Data in EURISCO
February 2022
A draft proposal setting the ‘Principles for the Inclusion of CWR Data into EURISCO’ has been circulated among the project partners and the EURISCO Advisory Committee
December 2021
The project was approved by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. For more information read here