FRUIT GENETIC RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: COLLECTION, CONSERVATION, EVALUATION AND UTILIZATION IN GERMANY

In Germany, all activities of fruit genetic resources management are based on the German National Program for Genetic Resources of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants. Three areas of actions, like ex situ conservation in field collections and building safety back-ups, characterization of the material, and utilization of genetic resources in breeding are described for fruit species collected at Dresden-Pillnitz.