Monitoring the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA and Data Collection in Egypt

Monitoring the Second Global Plan of Action for PGRFA and Data Collection in Egypt”

Abeer ElhalwagiSenior Researcher,National Gene bank, Egypt

National Monitoring Officer of TCP/SNO in Egypt

TCP/SNO/3401Optimizing the Use of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

for Adaptation to Climate Change

Regional Workshop “Exchange of Information on National PGRFA Strategies and Development of Regional Collaborative Activities”, Beirut, 22-23 September 2014

Collection missions during the period (01/Jan/2012 and 30/Jun 2014).

Ex situ conservation of the accessions under medium- or long-term conditions.

Regeneration of accessions and/or multiplied Distribution of accessions. Identification of the underutilized species. Releasing and registration of varieties

Topics of Presentation

Collection missions in Egypt During 2012

Name of collecting mission

Name of collected crop

Name of collected taxon

Number of collected accessions

Collection area

Two Horticultural collection trips for

grape

Grape Vitis vinifera 4 • Sadat City, Menoufia Governorate

• Matrouh Governorate

Two Horticultural collection trips for

citrus

Citrus

Lemon

• Citrus sp.• Citrus limon

8 • Qalyubia Governorate

Three Horticultural collection trips for

pomegranate

Pomegranate Punica granatum 20 • Asuit Governorate

• North Sinai • Siwa

Pomegranate local variety fromSinai

Five collection trips for Halophyte (wild plants). 79 accessions of Halophyte (wild plants) have been

collected from North Sinai, Middle Sector of Delta, El-Fayoum region and lake Qaroun, El Kantra and Suez Canal lakes and Red Sea coastal area.

Collection missions in Egypt During 2012

A collection mission from North Sinai

Collection team in north delta area

Collection mission in Egypt During 2013

Name of collecting mission

Name of collected crop

Name of collected taxon

Number of collected accessions

Collection area

Eight collection trips for Alfalfa from

oases

Alfalfa Medicago Sativa 73 • El-Dakhla • El-Kharga• El-Farafra • Siwa

Collection trips in Western Desert Oases

Collection mission in Egypt During 2014

Name of collecting mission

Name of collected crop

Name of collected taxon

Number of collected accessions

Collection area

Three Horticultural collection trips for

grape

Grape Vitis vinifera 11 • Asuit Governorate• Cairo- Alexandria

Desert Road• Sadat City,

Menoufia Governorate

One Horticultural collection trip for

mango

Mango Mangifera indica 1 • El-Fayoum

One Horticultural collection trip for

Jojoba

Jojoba Simmondsia chinensis 3 • Giza Governorate

Five collection trips for Alfalfa from oases

Alfalfa Medicago Sativa 37 • El-Dakhla • El-Kharga• Siwa

Two collection trips in upper Egypt

Bread wheatDurum wheat

Faba bean

Triticum aestivumTriticum durum Vicia faba

1971

• Sohage • Assuit

Collection trip in upper Egypt

41 accessions of Halophyte (wild plants) have been conserved and received code number in the National Gene Bank of Egypt Data base.

110 accessions of Alfalfa (Traditional cultivar/Landrace) have been conserved and received code numbers in the National Gene Bank of Egypt Data base.

Ex situ conservation of the accessions under medium- or long-term conditions

Regeneration of accessions and/or multipliedName of crop/crop

groupTotal number of

accessions in the national gene-bank

Number of accessions regenerated and/or

multiplied

Number of accessions in need of

regeneration

Wheat 4900 790 4110

Barely 1088 147 941

Rice 66 22 44

Flax 380 380 0

Lupin 255 138 117

Sorghum 350 220 130

Mung bean 44 44 0

Sunflower 67 67 0

Faba bean 540 195 345

Chick pea 125 73 52

Lentil 38 38 0

Distribution of accessions during the period (01/Jan/2012 and 30/Jun 2014)

National gene bank Name of crop Total number of accessions

distributed by the national gene bank

Total number of samples distributed

by the national gene bank

National gene Bank of Egypt

Bread wheat 40 40

Identification of the underutilized speciesName of taxon Name of crop Reference

Carthamus tinctorius SafflowerHordeum marinum Barley

W.M. Amer. Diversity of crop wild relatives in the Egyptian flora. Crop wild relative, Issue 9 October

2013.

Daucus aureus CarrotAvena barbata Common oatVigna luteola Cowpea Cucumis dipsacus Cucumber and melons Vicia articulata bean Pisum fulvum Pea

Pennisetum clandestinum Pearl millet Sorghum arundinaceum Sorghum

Medicago arabica Alfalfa Lotus angustissimus Bird's-foot trefoilTrifolium campestre Egyptian cloverLolium multiflorum Ryegrass

Releasing and registration of varieties

Name of cropNo. of new varieties

2012 2013 2014

Wheat 2 1 7

Maize 5 4 14

Soya bean - - 7

Faba bean - - 3

Sorghum  2 - -

Rice - 1 -

Faba bean - 3 -

Alfalfa - - 2

Cotton 2 - -

Phaseolus - 7 -

Beans - 2 1

Peas 2 - 1

Potato 11 29 7

Releasing and registration of varieties

Name of cropNo. of new varieties

2012 2013 2014

Tomato 28 23 16

Squash 9 8 12

Pepper 6 19 12

Eggplant 8 11 5

Cabbage 4 2 1

Cucumber 9 18 12

Muskmelon 8 5 3

Cantaloupe 5 11 -

Watermelon 3 10 3

Radishes 1 - -

Lettuce 1 2 -

Carrot - 7 2

Sweet Potato - 1 -

Cauliflower - 1 -

Cauliflower - 1 -