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The Gene Bank of the Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of the Valencian Agrodiversity at the Universitat Politècnica de València (COMAV-UPV gene bank) was established in the early 1980s. Currently, the gene bank houses over 12,000 accessions of vegetable crops, with solanaceous and cucurbit crops being the most prominent. While an important portion of the collection consists of Spanish landraces, the gene bank also includes accessions from around the world. The collection of wild relatives collected from their countries of origin is also significant as it serves as an important gene reservoir for breeding purposes. Approximately 55% of the collection has available characterization data. The gene bank actively participates in training activities, engaging with students from the Universitat Politècnica de València, as well as primary and secondary school students. Additionally, it collaborates in numerous research projects supported by local, national, and international funding organizations. This facilitates the utilization of the germplasm held in breeding, research, and cultivation, both in conventional and organic conditions. Since 2015, the gene bank has supplied approximately 17,000 accessions, demonstrating a high level of germplasm utilization. The gene bank has yet to reach its full potential and continues to expand by establishing connections with researchers worldwide. Its goal is to augment its collection and promote the utilization of its resources. This chapter aims to present in detail the gene bank. Starting with a brief history of the gene bank from the beginning in the early 1980s, we continue describing the vegetable collection, the physical characteristics of the collection, and the regeneration and characterization activities, explaining the specific methodologies used for each species based on the reproductive biology and the characteristics of fruits and seeds. We finalize the chapter by describing the multiple collaborations with national and international research projects in which the gene bank is involved as well as detailing the delivery of germplasm, including the procedure and quantity of germplasm provided.

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Forty Years Conserving Spanish Biodiversity in the Gene Bank of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain

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    2026年

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  • María José Díez,
  • José Vicente Valcárcel,
  • Eva Solbes,
  • Enrique Muñoz

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The Gene Bank of the Institute for the Conservation and Improvement of the Valencian Agrodiversity at the Universitat Politècnica de València (COMAV-UPV gene bank) was established in the early 1980s. Currently, the gene bank houses over 12,000 accessions of vegetable crops, with solanaceous and cucurbit crops being the most prominent. While an important portion of the collection consists of Spanish landraces, the gene bank also includes accessions from around the world. The collection of wild relatives collected from their countries of origin is also significant as it serves as an important gene reservoir for breeding purposes. Approximately 55% of the collection has available characterization data. The gene bank actively participates in training activities, engaging with students from the Universitat Politècnica de València, as well as primary and secondary school students. Additionally, it collaborates in numerous research projects supported by local, national, and international funding organizations. This facilitates the utilization of the germplasm held in breeding, research, and cultivation, both in conventional and organic conditions. Since 2015, the gene bank has supplied approximately 17,000 accessions, demonstrating a high level of germplasm utilization. The gene bank has yet to reach its full potential and continues to expand by establishing connections with researchers worldwide. Its goal is to augment its collection and promote the utilization of its resources. This chapter aims to present in detail the gene bank. Starting with a brief history of the gene bank from the beginning in the early 1980s, we continue describing the vegetable collection, the physical characteristics of the collection, and the regeneration and characterization activities, explaining the specific methodologies used for each species based on the reproductive biology and the characteristics of fruits and seeds. We finalize the chapter by describing the multiple collaborations with national and international research projects in which the gene bank is involved as well as detailing the delivery of germplasm, including the procedure and quantity of germplasm provided.