European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Report of a Resources ECP GR Vegetables Network Second Meeting, 26–28 June 2007, Olomouc, Czech Republic D. Astley, N. Bas, F. Branca, M.C. Daunay, M.J. Díez, J. Keller, W. van Dooijeweert, R. van Treuren, L. Maggioni and E. Lipman, compilers Bioversity International is the operating name of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) Supported by the CGIAR European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Report of a Resources ECP GR Vegetables Network Second Meeting, 26–28 June 2007, Olomouc, Czech Republic D. Astley, N. Bas, F. Branca, M.C. Daunay, M.J. Díez, J. Keller, W. van Dooijeweert, R. van Treuren, L. Maggioni and E. Lipman, compilers ii REPORT OF A VEGETABLES NETWORK: SECOND MEETING Bioversity International is an independent international scientific organization that seeks to improve the well- being of present and future generations of people by enhancing conservation and the deployment of agricultural biodiversity on farms and in forests. It is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), an association of public and private members who support efforts to mobilize cutting-edge science to reduce hunger and poverty, improve human nutrition and health, and protect the environment. Bioversity has its headquarters in Maccarese, near Rome, Italy, with offices in more than 20 other countries worldwide. The Institute operates through four programmes: Diversity for Livelihoods, Understanding and Managing Biodiversity, Global Partnerships, and Commodities for Livelihoods. 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The European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources (ECPGR) is a collaborative programme among most European countries aimed at facilitating the long-term conservation and the increased utilization of plant genetic resources in Europe. The Programme, which is entirely financed by the member countries, is overseen by a Steering Committee composed of National Coordinators nominated by the participating countries and a number of relevant international bodies. Bioversity International provides the Coordinating Secretariat. The Programme operates through nine networks in which activities are carried out through a number of permanent working groups or through ad hoc actions. The ECPGR networks deal with either groups of crops (cereals; forages; fruit; oil and protein crops; sugar, starch and fibre crops; vegetables) or general themes related to plant genetic resources (documentation and information; in situ and on-farm conservation; inter-regional cooperation). Members of the working groups and other scientists from participating countries carry out an agreed workplan with their own resources as inputs in kind to the Programme. The geographical designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of Bioversity or the CGIAR concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Similarly, the texts and taxonomic definitions in these proceedings reflect the views of the respective authors and not necessarily those of the compilers or their institutions. Mention of a proprietary name does not constitute endorsement of the product and is given only for information. Citation Astley D, Bas N, Branca F, Daunay MC, Díez MJ, Keller J, van Dooijeweert W, van Treuren R, Maggioni L, Lipman E, compilers. 2009. Report of a Vegetables Network. Second Meeting, 26–28 June 2007, Olomouc, Czech Republic. Bioversity International, Rome, Italy. Cover illustrations Young Brussels sprouts (Brassica oleracea L. var. gemmifera) in snow, courtesy of © J. Bravenboer, Naktuinbouw, The Netherlands. Detail view of a ripe garlic inflorescence showing bulbils and dried residues of unopened flower buds and bracts, courtesy of © J. Keller, IPK, Gatersleben, Germany. Diversity in carrot cultivars, courtesy of © W. Palme, HBLFA, Vienna, Austria. Acknowledgements to Dr L. Currah for English language editing. ISBN: 978-92-9043-792-5 Bioversity International Via dei Tre Denari, 472/a 00057 Maccarese Rome, Italy © Bioversity International, 2009 CONTENTS iii CONTENTS Part I. Summary of the Meeting 1 Introduction 1 Welcome addresses and opening remarks 1 Information on ECPGR and AEGIS 2 Reports by the Working Groups’ rapporteurs on issues discussed during the parallel meetings 8 Working Group on Allium 8 Working Group on Brassica 14 Working Group on Cucurbits 20 Working Group on Leafy Vegetables 24 Working Group on Solanaceae 29 Working Group on Umbellifer Crops 36 Discussion on issues of Network-wide interest 41 Prioritization of VEGNET Working Groups 41 AEGIS 41 Safety-duplication of collections 41 Publications 41 VEGNET budget 41 Support of National Programmes 42 Conclusion 42 Approval of the report 42 Closing remarks 42 Part II. Presentations and Papers 43 Working Group on Allium 45 Status of Allium germplasm collections in Bulgaria 47 Stefan Neykov The long-day Allium collection in the Czech Republic – Status 2007 48 Helena Stavělíková Allium genetic resources in Germany: crop and wild species, maintenance and research projects 50 Reinhard M. Fritsch, Marie-Luise Graichen, Christine Zanke and E.R. Joachim Keller Allium genetic resources in Hungary – Status 2007 55 László Holly, Attila Simon and Zsuzsanna Kollár Allium genetic resources in Poland 59 Teresa Kotlińska and Marta Olas Working Group on Brassica 65 Status of the Brassicaceae germplasm collections in Bulgaria 67 Stefan Neykov Status of the Czech national Brassicaceae collection 68 Vera Chytilová and Iva Faberová Status of the Brassicaceae collection in Georgia 72 Ana Devidze Brassicaceae genetic resources in Hungary – Status 2007 74 László Holly, Attila Simon and Zsuzsanna Kollár iv REPORT OF A VEGETABLES NETWORK: SECOND MEETING Genetic resources of brassicas in Ireland 78 John Claffey Brassicaceae genetic resources in Poland 79 Teresa Kotlińska Brassica germplasm in Romania 83 Maria Calin and Dana Constantinovici Report on the Brassicaceae collection in Serbia 85 Janko Červenski The European Brassica Database: updates in 2005 and 2007 88 Noor Bas and Frank Menting Working Group on Cucurbits 91 Status of the cucurbit collection in Albania 93 Sokrat Jani Genetic resources of Cucurbitaceae in the Czech Gene Bank in Olomouc 97 Kateřina Karlová Cucumis genetic resources collection in Latvia 99 Līga Lepse Cucurbitaceae genetic resources in Poland 100 Teresa Kotlińska and Katarzyna Niemirowicz-Szczytt Working Group on Leafy Vegetables 105 Collecting, evaluation and conservation of the leafy vegetable collection in Albania 107 Sokrat Jani Status of leafy vegetable germplasm collections in Bulgaria 110 Stefan Neykov Genetic resources of leafy vegetables in the Czech Republic 111 Kateřina Karlová, Věra Chytilová and Jarmila Neugebauerová Leafy vegetable collections in Hungary – Status 2007 113 László Holly, Attila Simon and Zsuzsanna Kollár Collections of leafy vegetable species in genebanks in Israel 118 Alex Beharav Collections of leafy vegetables at the Nordic Gene Bank 120 Gitte Kjeldsen Bjørn Genetic resources of leafy vegetable crops in Poland 122 Teresa Kotlińska Present status of the Lactuca collection in Romania 127 Dana Constantinovici, Manuela Ibanescu and Silvia Străjeru The collection of Lactuca L. in Russia 130 Larisa I. Shashilova Working Group on Solanaceae 133 Evaluation of Solanaceae genetic resources in Armenia 135 Karine M. Sarikyan, Gayane G. Sargsyan, Vazgen E. Zurabyan, Cvetlana A. Hayrapetova and Gayane C. Martirosyan Current status of the Solanaceae collection in Azerbaijan 137 Saida Sharifova The Solanaceae collection in the Czech Republic – Status 2007 139 Helena Stavělíková, Jan Losík and Veronika Šupálková Conservation of tomato genetic resources in Estonia 142 Ingrid Bender, Külli Annamaa and Maia Raudseping Solanaceae collections in Hungary – Status 2007 146 László Holly, Zsuzsanna Kollár and Attila Simon Update on Solanaceae genetic resources activities at the Bari Gene Bank 151 Giambattista Polignano Solanaceae genetic resources in Poland 153 Teresa Kotlińska CONTENTS v Solanaceae genetic resources in Serbia – a short report 157 Bogoljub Zečević Solanaceae genetic resources activities in Turkey – Update 2007 158 Sevgi Mutlu Working Group on Umbellifer Crops 159 Genetic resources of Umbellifer vegetables in Georgia 161 Ana Gulbani Umbellifer germplasm collections in Poland 163 Teresa Kotlińska Appendices 169 Appendix