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INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS |
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COUNTRY |
Iran |
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INSTITUTION NAME |
“National Plant Gene Bank of Iran” (NPGB) | |
MAIN ADDRESS |
Mahdasht Road, Karaj, 31359-33151 (Iran) | |
DESCRIPTION |
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AREA |
No information available |
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LATITUDE | 35,78 º N | |
LONGITUDE |
50,83 º E | |
ALTITUDE |
1271 m |
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
STATUS |
State | |
INSTITUTION TYPE |
Genebank |
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DATE FOUNDED |
1983 |
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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS |
Collections of agricultural crop species: wheat, barley, rice, chickpea, lentil, bean, forages, cucurbits and vegetables in general, root crops, industrial crops, fruit trees such as pomegranate or grape, citrus in general, almond, date palm, pistachio, etc… | |
TAXA |
155 species conserved |
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PROGRAMMES |
• Research Programs • Identification and Conservation Programs • Exchange Programs |
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FEATURES AND FACILITIES |
• Seven cold storage rooms with capacity for 7,000 samples. Five of them are at -15 ° C and -20 ° C and two at 0° C and -5 ° C • Laboratories |
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MAIN DEFICIENCIES |
No information available |
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OTHER INFORMATION |
It cooperates with genebanks in other countries maintaining and exchanging genetic material, and with all institutions that work with ex-situ conservation in Iran | |
SOURCES CONSULTED |
Documents:
“Islamic Republic of Iran. Country Report to the FAO”. International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resource (Leipzig, 1996). Prepared by: M. Taeb. Department of Genetics and Genetic Resources, Tehran |
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NOMBRE Y LOCALIZACIÓN DE LA INSTITUCIÓN |
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PAÍS |
Irán |
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INSTITUCIÓN |
“National Plant Gene Bank of Iran” (NPGB) | |
DIRECCIÓN |
Mahdasht Road, Karaj, 31359-33151 (Irán) | |
DESCRIPCIÓN |
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ÁREA |
No se dispone de información | |
LATITUD |
35, 78 º N | |
LONGITUD |
50, 83 º E | |
ALTITUD |
1271 m |
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INFORMACIÓN SOBRE LA INSTITUCIÓN |
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ESTATUS |
Estatal | |
AÑO DE FUNDACIÓN |
1983 | |
TIPO DE INSTITUCIÓN |
Banco de Germoplasma | |
COLECCIONES ESPECIALES |
Colecciones de especies cultivadas de interés agrícola: trigo, cebada, arroz, garbanzo, lenteja, habichuela, forrajeras, cucurbitáceas y en general hortalizas de hoja, raíces y tubérculos, cultivos industriales, frutales como el granado o la uva, cítricos en general, almendros, palmera datilera, pistacho, etc. | |
Nº DE TAXONES |
155 especies conservadas | |
PROGRAMAS |
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DE QUÉ DISPONE |
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CARENCIAS |
No se dispone de información | |
OTRA INFORMACIÓN |
Trabaja coordinadamente con Bancos de Germoplasma de otros países conservando e intercambiando material genético y con todas las instituciones que trabajan con conservación ex-situ en Irán | |
FUENTES CONSULTADAS |
Documentos: “Islamic Republic of Iran. Country Report to the FAO”. International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resource (Leipzig, 1996). Prepared by: M. Taeb. Department of Genetics and Genetic Resources, Teheran
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