ii LATHYRUS GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS DIRECTORY The International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI) 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 Future Harvest Centers 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. IPGRI 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 Diversity, Global Partnerships, and Improving Livelihoods in Commodity-based Systems. 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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 IPGRI 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 views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of these organizations. Mention of a proprietary name does not constitute endorsement of the product and is given only for information. Citation: Mathur, P.N., A. Alercia and C. Jain, compilers. 2005. Lathyrus germplasm collections directory. International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Rome, Italy. ISBN-13: 978-92-9043-678-2 ISBN-10: 92-9043-678-6 IPGRI IPGRI Office for South Asia Via dei Tre Denari 472/a National Agricultural Science Centre 00057 Maccarese Rome, Pusa Campus Italy New Delhi-110012, India © International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, 2005 PREFACE iii Preface The genus Lathyrus is large, with 187 species and sub-species that are found in both the Old World and the New World. However, only one species (Lathyrus sativus) is widely cultivated as a food crop, while other species are cultivated to a lesser extent for both food and forage. These species include L. cicera, L. clymenum and L. ochrus for grain but mainly for forage production; L. tingitanus, L. latifolius and L. sylvestris as forage species; L. odoratus for ornamental purposes. Several botanical varieties of L. sativus and L. cicera have been noted in North Africa and the Near and Middle east. These include: var. albus (white flower), var. roseus (pink or red flowers) and var. cyaneus (blue flower) for L. sativus; var genuinus Rouy, var. angustifolius Rouy, var. longistipulatus Sennen and var. ciliatus Lipsky for L. cicera. In addition to these botanical varieties, several native ecotypes have been reported for the genus Lathyrus. The potential of Lathyrus sativus (grasspea) as a nutritious pulse with high quality grain and fodder is well recognized in South Asia, Ethiopia and parts of Central, West and North Asia, where other species of this genepool also occur. The local types are tolerant to flood and drought conditions and possesses unique adaptation as a post-rice crop across much of South Asia. Interest in South Asia – India, Bangladesh and Nepal has been primarily to develop low neurotoxin level types in grasspea possessing high yield so that these can be grown as a pulse. In West Asia, there is interest to develop improved Lathyrus lines as a fodder legume. These countries thus concerted national efforts and collaboration with international organizations including IDRC, in Canada; ICARDA, in Syria; and CLIMA, in Australia, which have been able to produce varieties and develop a research programme directed towards improvement of grasspea. IPGRI has assisted to catalyse these activities by bringing such countries together to share experiences and also develop a concern on a collaborative approach through a regional network based on Lathyrus genetic resources conservation and use. In 1995, IPGRI organised a Lathyrus genetic resources workshop in Raipur, India, wherein the participating countries and international organizations recommended that a Lathyrus Genetic Resources Network (LGRN) should be considered and IPGRI should take lead to facilitate this network. Accordingly, first group meeting of this network was held at NBPGR, New Delhi, India in 1997. This meeting reviewed several of the activities proposed during the Raipur meeting and reaffirmed the concern and interest of the participating countries and international organizations. Among the agreed activities, priority was assigned to the publication of a Directory and a Descriptor list. Both were considered important in dissemination of information for use of partners. Descriptor for Lathyrus Spp. was published by IPGRI during 2000. This Directory of Lathyrus germplasm collections is being published using the standard IPGRI format for directories of germplasm collections which contains a standard set of headings for each entry. A template requesting information was circulated to a number of institutes and genebanks and the information collected was formatted and compiled by Dr. P.N. Mathur, Ms. A. Alercia and Dr. C. Jain of the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute. Users are encouraged to provide feedback to the compilers to improve quality and comprehensiveness in the future editions. It is hoped that the Directory will generate more interest in research and development of Lathyrus genetic resources and will promote further the conservation and utilization of this underutilized but important genepool in Lathyrus growing areas of Asia and Africa in particular. The compilers would like to thank those who provided information and support to make the directory possible. iv LATHYRUS GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS DIRECTORY CONTENTS v Contents Preface iii Country Algeria 1 Australia 7 Bangladesh 11 Cyprus 14 Ethiopia 16 France 20 Germany 23 Hungary 25 India 27 Jordan 37 Nepal 38 Pakistan 41 Russia 43 Spain 47 United States of America 50 Acronyms 55 Index 57 vi LATHYRUS GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS DIRECTORY ALGERIA 1 ALGERIA Institut National Agronomique Telephone: 213 2 521987-88 (INA) EI Harrach 16200 Alger Fax: 213 2 523547 Algeria Email: [email protected] Website: www.ina.dz Curator/person in-charge Abdelguerfi Aïssa Details of holdings Lathyrus annuus (4): Iran (1), Italy (1), United Kingdom (1), Yugoslavia (1) L. aphaca (31): Afghanistan (5), Australia (6), Belgium (1), Czechoslovaquia (1), France (1), Greece (2), Iran (3), Israel (2), Pakistan (1), Turkey (4), United Kingdom (1), Uruguay (1), former USSR (2), unknown (1) L. articulatus (1): Tunisia (1) L. baslaticus (1): Syria (1) L. cassius (3): Syria (3) L. chloranthus (1): Iran (1) L. chrysanthus (1): Syria (1) L. cicera (45): Algeria (16), Cyprus (1), Greece (3), Hungary (1), Iran (1), Norway (2), Portugal (2), South Africa (1), Spain (9) L. clymenum (20): Australia (10), Cyprus (1), Italy (1), Portugal (4), Spain (1), Sweden (1), Turkey (1), Yugoslavia (1) L. digitatus (1): Syria (1) L. gloeospermus (1): Syria (1) L. gorgoni (1): Turkey (1) L. heterophyllus (1): France (1) L. hierosolymitanus (2): Israel (1), Turkey (1) L. hirsutus (13): France (1), Romania (1), Russia (2), Tunisia (1), Turkey (2), former USSR (2), United States of America (3), Yugoslavia (1) L. inconspicuus (11): Iran (2), Turkey (7), former USSR (1), Yugoslavia (1) L. japonicus (4): Norway (1), United Kingdom (3) L. laevigatus (1): Yugoslavia (1) L. laxiflorus (1): Syria (1) L. marmoratus (2): Syria (2) L. nissolia (5): Belgium (1), Hungary (1), United Kingdom (2), Yugoslavia (1) L. occidentalis (1): Syria (1) L. ochrus (25): Cyprus (9), Germany (1), Greece (1), 2 LATHYRUS GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS DIRECTORY India (1), Israel (5), Portugal (6), Tunisia (1), Turkey (1) L. odoratus (1): Hungary (1) L. pratensis (8): Germany (1), Hungary (1), Romania (1), Switzerland (1), United Kingdom (4) L. pseudocicera (3): Syria (3) L. sativus (234): Afghanistan (19), Algeria (10), Brazil (2), Canada (1), Czechoslovakia (5), Cyprus (18), Egypt (1), Ethiopia (28), France (1), Germany (2), Greece (2), Hungary (8), India (19), Iran (12), Italy (7), Japan (1), Libya (1), Morocco (3), Pakistan (22), Poland (2), Portugal (1), Spain (1), Sudan (1), Syria (13), Tunisia (4), Turkey (30), former USSR (13), United States of America (5), Yugoslavia (1), unknown (1) L. sphaericus (3): Greece (3) L. stenophyllus (1): Syria (1) L. sylvestris (2): France (1), Italy (1) L. szowitsii (1): Pakistan (1) L. tingitanus