• Research Capabilities
  • Sustainable land and water use
  • High performance plants
    • Breeding for targeted traits
    • Safety of gene biotechnologies
    • Technologies for growing gourmet foods
    • Natural pigments to enhance visual appeal
    • Bioactives from plants and produce
    • Increasing the value of cut flowers and foliage
    • Research programmes
  • Personalised foods
  • High value marine products
  • New biomolecules and biomaterials

Curator: Dr Bill Griffin
Arable Crop Genetic Resources and Plant Variety Rights


Crop & Food Research's arable crops genebank is a comprehensive collection of germplasm of crop species of both agricultural importance and research interest. The major theme of the collection is "landrace" varieties of small grain cereals.

Crops of interest

A database of passport information is available for crops in red text.

Current status

Collections of wheat (2500 accessions), barley (1380 acns), oats (450 acns), field pea (67 acns), processing peas (205 acns), potato (430 acns), onion (20 acns), and kumara (8 acns) are safely rejuvenated, described and stored in the genebank.

The facility

• Genebank: 43 cubic metres maintained at 0^oC and 35% relative humidity;
• Seed store: 120 cubic meters maintained at 5^oC and ambient relative humidity;
• Drying room: 13 cubic meters maintained at 15^oC and 15% relative humidity;

Contact:
Dr Bill Griffin, New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research, Private Bag 4704, Christchurch, New Zealand

BillGriffin
Fax: +64 3 325 2074
Phone: +64 3 325 6400

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