Presentantion of Crocusbank Project
European Commission
Directorate-General for agriculture and Rural Development
Abstract of proposed action
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General Description of CrocusBank Project
Proposer
Partner organisation
Objectives
Relevance of the objectives: Why Saffron?
Relevance of the objectives: What to do?
Management of the action
European added-value and potential impact of the action
Coordination between partners
Mobilisation of resources for the action
Countries/Regions in witch the action wil be implemented

Saffron is a precious and intriguing species
Saffron is an amphiploid with probable low genetic diversity
Crocuses are also interesting and valuable species

Exploration and Recollection
Conservation and Multiplication
Elaboration of a List of Descriptors and Characterisation of the Collection
Documentation
In vitro Multiplication
Molecular and Cytological Characterisation
Phytochemical Characterisation
Response to stress
Application of the Crocus germplasm information and banked accession

WP-01
WP-02
WP-03
WP-04
WP-05
WP-06
WP-07

Saffron genes
Saffron meetings...
About saffron...
ISO Standars for saffron (Specification and Test Methods)
About crocuses...
Crocus nurseries...
Apellations of origin and Geographical areas
Press review
Scientific literature

ANSE collaborates with the CrocusBank project
Saffron in Tuscany and Abruzzo (Italy)
3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress. April , 2007. China...
CROCUSBANK presence at the 2nd ISSBT...Mashhad, 2006
Saffron growers from La Mancha (Spain)
First Meeting...Cuenca, 2006
International Workshop ...Albacete, 2007
Fikrat Abdullaev In Memoriam
Crocuses
Autumn-flowering wild crocuses and landscape in Picos de Europa (2007)
More crocuses and collector, Dr. Joaquin Medina (2007)

First Meeting. Cuenca, 2006 (click to see photos)
International Workshop. Albacete, 2007 (click to see photos)

First ISSBB...Albacete, 2003
Second ISSBT...Mashhad, 2006 (click to see photos)
Workshop, Sardinia, Frebruary, 2006.
International Workshop. San Gavino, Monreale, November, 2006
3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress.... April , 2007. China (click to see photos)
Technical Meetings

Central Information System
List of Crocus Collection
Accession Passport Data
Collecting Passport Data
List of Crocus species
List of Crocus subtaxa
List of Donor Institutions
List of Collectors
List of Source (origin) Countries
List of Donor Countries
Map of Source Countries
Map of Donor Countries
Germplasm Gallery
Advance Search
Collecting Form (English and Spanish)
Acquisition and Collecting Protocol (English and Spanish)
Germplasm Availability (seeds) (under construction)
Germplasm Availability (bulbs) (under construction)
Request Germplasm (under construction)
Multicrop Passport Descriptors
Convention on Biological Diversity
International Plant Protection Convention
International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources...
Code of Conduct for Plant Germplasm Transfer...
Documents of the Commission on Genetic Resources...