Irak – National Genebank
| IRAQ 1 | ||
| INSTITUTION NAME AND MAIN ADDRESS | ||
| COUNTRY | Iraq | |
| INSTITUTION NAME | “Iraq National Genebank” | |
| MAIN ADDRESS | Iraq National Genebank, Abu Ghraib (Iraq) | |
| DESCRIPTION | ||
| AREA | No information available | |
| LATITUDE | 33, 20 º N | |
| LONGITUDE | 44, 26 º E | |
| ALTITUDE | 35 m | |
| PRECIPITATION | 500 mm | |
| INFORMATION ABOUT THE INSTITUTION | ||
| STATUS | State | |
| INSTITUTION TYPE | Genebank | |
| DATE FOUNDED | 1977 | |
| SPECIAL COLLECTIONS | Traditional local crops | |
| TAXA | 1,400 accessions of cereals, oilseeds, medicinal plants, and 5,000 wheat accessions | |
| PROGRAMMES | • Conservation Programs• Biotechnology Research Programs | |
| FEATURES AND FACILITIES | • Laboratories• Chillers | |
| MAIN DEFICIENCIES | No information available | |
| SOURCES CONSULTED | Web:www.cbd.int
Documents: “Iraq: Country report to the FAO International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources” (Leipzig, 1996) Ministry of Agriculture, 1995 |
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