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Genetic resources collections
Lettuce collections are maintained by genebanks, research institutes and non-governmental organizations (NGO's).
The following overview, of collections with more than 50 accessions, provides information on their website, on-line ordering facility, contact information of the curator, availability of characterization and evaluation (C&E) data and distribution conditions. You can download this overview in Excel format at the end of this page.
Collection overview
Bulgaria - IPGR
Institute for Plant Genetic Resources "K.Malkov", Bulgaria
- Contact: Elisaveta Vasileva
China - CAAS
Czech Republic - Genebank RICP
Genebank Department, Division of Genetics and Plant Breeding, Research Institute of Crop Production, Czech Republic
- Contact: Ivana Doležalová
- Online search: Yes
France - GEVES
Unité Expérimentale d'Angers, Groupe d'Étude et de contrôle des Variétés et des Semences, France
- Contact: Pascal Coquin
Germany - Genebank IPK
Genebank, Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Germany
- Contact: Ulrike Lohwasser
- Online search: Yes
- On-line ordering: Yes
- Distribution conditions: sMTA
- Certification: Yes
Hungary - NODIK
National Centre for Biodiversity and Gene Conservation, Hungary
- Contact: Diána Szekeres
Japan - Genebank NARO
NARO Genebank, Japan
- Contact: Contact Form
- Online search: Yes
- C&E data: Yes
Poland - INHORT
Portugal - Vegetable genebank
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, Portugal
- Contact: Ana Maria Barata
Romania - Suceava genebank
Suceava Genebank, Romania
- Contact: Silvia Strajeru
- Online search: Yes
Russian Federation - VIR
N.I. Vavilov Research Institute of Plant Industry, Russian Federation
- Contact: Larisa Shashilova
- Online search: Yes (Russian)
Slovenia - KIS
Spain - Genebank Valencia
Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Agrónomos, Banco de Germoplasma, Spain
- Contact: José Vicente Valcárcel Germes
Spain - Horticultural genebank
Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria, Banco de Germoplasma de Hortícolas, Spain
- Contact: Miguel Carravedo Fantova
Taiwan - AVRDC
AVRDC, Taiwan
- Contact: seedrequest@worldveg.org
- Online search: Yes
- Distribution conditions:(s)MTA
The Netherlands - CGN
Turkey - Genebank AARI
Plant Genetic Resources Department, Aegean Agricultural Research Institute, Turkey
- Contact: Lerzan Aykas
- Distribution conditions: MTA
Ukraine - Genebank UAAS
Institute of Vegetables and Melons, Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences
- Contact: Victor Ryabchoun
United Kingdom - WGRU
Warwick HRI Genetic Resources Unit, United Kingdom
- Contact: Charlotte Allender
- Distribution conditions: sMTA
United States - USDA
Western Regional Plant Introduction Station, USDA-ARS, Washington State University, USA
- Contact: Barbara Hellier
- Online search: Yes
- On-line ordering: Yes
- C&E data: Yes
- Distribution conditions: None