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2022.12.06 / Plants
Inventory reports from Iceland and Sweden gives an indication of the current status of the crop wild relatives and describes some of the threats they may face.
2022.11.22 / Plants
Soon, NordGen will have access to more information about the bean collection thanks to the EU project INCREASE, which is also inviting the public to participate in the research.
This week, NordGen carries 45 000 seeds from 14 of the world's genebanks into the Seed Vault. The International Advisory Panel to the Seed Vault is also convening.
More than 300 potato varieties are part of the SustainPotato project, which aims to develop more robust and competitive Nordic potato varieties.
The forest conference "Scoping our forests for the future" included presentations by 14 lecturers and forests excursions in the region.
15 December 2022
Apply for the forest scholarship from NordGen Forest and Nordic Forest Research (SNS).
1-2 February 2023
This conference will focus on plant breeding and the use of genetic resources in times of climate change.
26-2 February 2023
NordGen staff travels to Svalbard to deposit seeds from the worlds’ genebanks. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates its 15-year anniversary on the 26th of February 2023.
5-9 June 2023
NordGen staff travels to Svalbard to deposit seeds from the worlds’ genebanks in Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
23-27 October 2023
2022-07-01
The Nordic Genetic Resource Centre (NordGen) is the Nordic countries’ gene bank and knowledge center for genetic resources. NordGen is an organisation under the Nordic Council of Minister and works with the mission of conserving and facilitating the sustainable use...
The Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) is the joint genebank and knowledge center for genetic resources in the Nordic countries. Our mission is to conserve and promote the sustainable use of genetic diversity among animals, forests and plants that are...
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