Sept 2012

Germplasm AssemblyGermplasm assembled byIntroducing already collected germplasm from various sources

�� 293 organizations/donors from 75 countries have contributed 82,630 accessions

Exploration and collection in priority areas

�� ICRISAT with its partners launched 216 germplasm collecting missions in 62 countries and collected 33,371 accessions

From center’s own research as genetic stocks

�� Twelve disciplines of ICRISAT have contributed 4,005 accessions. Scientists of ICRISAT and NBPGR,

India, collecting chickpea germplasm.Collecting a seed sample and related information from a farmer’s store in Mali.

Collecting a sample from a local market in Dhamar, Yemen.

In search of wild relatives in India.

Examining imported groundnut germplasm.

Plant Quarantine�� Germplasm from outside India should be accompanied by an Import Permit issued by the Director, NBPGR, New Delhi, India and a Phytosanitory Certificate issued by quarantine authorities of country in which germplasm was collected or introduced from.�� NBPGR Regional Station at Hyderabad, India, conducts seed health tests and surveillance for new pests and diseases, before releasing healthy plant material to ICRISAT.

Regionwise germplasm assembled at ICRISAT genebank.

InstituteFarmer’s fieldLocal marketsFarm storesThreshing floorsWildBackyards

1%Frequency of sample sources in germplasm assembled at ICRISAT genebank

Biological status of entire germplasm assembled at ICRISAT genebank

Biological status of mandate crops germplasm assembled at ICRISAT genebank.

Identification of gaps in collections

�� Identification of gaps is essential to assess the completeness of germplasm collections. �� Gaps in the collections can be identified using GIS software like FloraMap, Diva GIS and ArcGIS.

Geographical gaps identified (in color) in pearl millet germplasm from (a) WCA countries, (b) ESA countries

c d

Geographical gaps identified (in color) in pearl millet germplasm from (c) India and (d) Pakistan.

Future�� Introduction and collection of germplasm to fill geographical and ecological gaps in collections.�� Collecting germplasm of wild relatives to fill taxonomic gaps.�� Collecting trait-specific germplasm.

Collecting a pearl millet sample in farmer’s field in India.

Africa

Asia

Americas

Europe

Oceania

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2064 1726286

Total accessions: 1,20,006

48,763 58,113

9054

2% 2%2%

0.01%

65%

28%

a b

Collaboration for germplasm assembly�� ICRISAT genebank collaborates with national and international institutes, NARS, universities and NGOs in different countries. �� Collaboration with NBPGR, India, is for germplasm collection, evaluation, and strengthening of plant quarantine facilities at ICRISAT.

Mandate crops germplasm assembled at ICRISAT genebank.

No. o

f acc

essio

ns

(Values in parentheses are no. of countries)

40,000

Sorghum

37,949(92)

22,211(50) 20,267

(60)

13,771(74)

15,446(92)

10,362(50)

Pearl millet Chickpea Pigeonpea Groundnut Small millets

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

0

Landraces Others Wild relativesBreedingmaterial

Improved cultivars

95731

17935

1507 2026 2807

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80000

70000

60000

50000

40000

30000

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