The seed collection maintained by NordGen Plants
Barley Mutant Collection The collection of barley mutants comprises about 10,000 accessions and resulted from a joint Scandinavian mutation research program. It is mainly developed from a cooperative project between the Swedish Seed Association (later Svalöf AB), Svalöv, and the Institute for Genetics at Lund University. The project was initiated in 1928. Several spring barley cultivars have been used for the induction of mutant genes and researchers have explored different methods, variation and broad diversity in barley. Dr. Udda Lundqvist developed and maintains the databases of the Barley Mutant Collection. Collection of near-isogenic lines The collection of near-isogenic lines of wheat, oat and barley was developed by Professor James Mac Key at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala. The near-isogenic lines have different resistance genes in a standard genetic background. The material can be used in plant breeding and resistance research. The Haslund-Christensen Expedition to Central Asia
Henning Haslund-Christensen (1896-1948) was a Danish explorer. He participated in
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In total there are more than 30,000 unique seed accessions maintained in our seed collection. The collection is split into two components, the ordinary collection and the special collections. The ordinary collection consists of breeding lines, old landraces and cultivars and their wild relatives, while the special collections consist of material derived from different research projects. Some of the better-known special collections are briefly described below.