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Descriptor: 4.3.2 - Seed coat darker colour (4.3.2)


 
Definition:
Seed coat darker colour
Crop:
Category:
Morphological descriptors
Status:
Crop Germplasm Committee approved
Data Type:
Numeric descriptor
Maximum Length:
2
Minimum Value:
1
Maximum Value:
15
Responsible Site:
Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal, INIAV, I.P. (BPGV)

Distribution of Values for 4.3.2 - Seed coat darker colour (4.3.2)

CodeDefinitionNumber of Accessions
1Black13
10Chlorophyll green3
11Green to olive10
12Red109
13Pink12
14Purple66
15Specify in the NOTES, descriptor 111
2Brown, pale to dark55
3Maroon22
4Grey, brownish to greenish12
5Yellow to greenish yellow107
6Pale-cream to buff94
7Pure white89
8Whitish2
9White, purple tinged1


Banco Nacional de Germoplasma Vegetal Policy

The “Banco Português de Germoplasma Vegetal” (BPGV) conserves living seed and plant samples of mainly Portuguese crops and their wild relatives.

BPGV ensures that the genetic resources that support our food supply are both secure in the medium and long term for future generations and available for use by farmers, plant breeders, and researchers.

These collections are important to ensure that crop plants, which may contain genes to resist disease, provide enhanced nutrition, or survive in changing or harsh environments do not become endangered or extinct over time.

The BPGV located in Braga, Portugal maintains clonal and seed collections of the most important crops, such as cereals, grain legumes, vegetables, medicinal and aromatic plants, forage, pasture and fruit species.

The BPGV is maintained as a global public good under the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA).

BPGV is the custodian of one of the largest germplasm collections, with more than 10,000 accessions maintained as seeds and living plants, and recently started a cryopreservation programme.