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Gensko banko Fakultete za kmetijstvo in biosistemske vede (FKBV) smo začeli oblikovati leta 1996. Prvih 10 let je delo potekalo na zbiranju in vzdrževanju rastlinskih genskih virov in je bilo prilagojeno predvsem pedagoškim potrebam fakultete in žlahtnjenja. V zadnjih petih letih se je delo reorganiziralo v skladu s smernicami Ministrstva za kmetijstvo in okolje RS. Pomemben dejavnik je bila selitev fakultete iz Vrbanske ulice v Mariboru v Hoče. Na posestvu (ob botaničnem vrtu) je bila za potrebe genske banke ograjena površina v velikosti nekaj več kot 3 ha. Sedanja genska banka FKBV obsega rodove Prunus, Rubus in Vitis, za slednjega je to dopolnilna zbirka. Trenutno je poudarek na slivah, ki smo jih zbirali in vegetativno razmnožili (s cepljenjem in stranskimi poganjki). Na polju genske banke se trenutno nahaja 48 akcesij. Materiali češenj, marelic, višenj in breskev so v fazi zbiranja oz. prenosa na površine namenjene genski banki. V nastajanju je tudi genska banka malinjaka in robid. Površina za dopolnilno gensko banko žlahtne vinske trte in njenih sorodnikov se nahaja na Meranovem in obsega 288 akcesij. V prihodnje nameravamo gensko banko razširiti tudi na genske vire nekaterih drugih vrst, ki so bile nekdaj na Štajerskem zelo pomembne, sedaj pa izginjajo. To so po naših raziskavah navadno proso, lan in velikoplodne buče vrste Cucurbita pepo, ki so se nekoč uporabljale za prehrano ljudi in živali. V gensko banko bomo vključili tudi bezge (predvsem črni bezeg - Sambucus nigra), skorš (Sorbus domestica) in hruške moštnice. Mnoge ključne genotipe imamo dokumentirane, potrebno jih je le prenesti v gensko banko.

The study is based on documentation and analysis of the major visitors and pollinators of the Christmas rose (Helleborus niger L.) flowers in Slovenian naturally occurring populations. The emphasis was put on 5 groups of insects: bees, bumblebees, large flies, small dipterous flies and pollinators of minor importance. Systematic observations took place in March 2003, at two different locations: on the valley of Bohinjska Bela and on the Peca Mountain. The first location was not far from a rural area, while the second one was in an isolated area, completely in the wild. The analysis of insect activity showed that there were obvious differences in frequency of visits among the insect groups investigated, locations and time of day. In the population of Bohinjska Bela, bees were the most important pollinators, with the highest activity occurred between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. In the isolated population in Peca the most frequent visitors were small dipterous flies. The study suggests that the Christmas rose is probably an entomophylous (the most important pollinators are insects, such as bees and flies) and predominantly cross-pollinating species. The entomophylous nature appears to be closely associated with the specific botanic characteristics of flowers. Another pollinating agent is probably wind.