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Australian Tropical Crops and Forages Collection
The Tropical Crops and Forages Collection is located in Biloela, Central Queensland, and is one of six institutes within Australia that maintains important plant genetic diversity through seed conservation in long-term cold storage.
The centre has the mandate to conserve plant genetic diversity from global tropical crop and forage species and their wild relatives. Over 39,000 accessions from more than 1500 tropical crop and forage species are currently maintained within the centre. Seed is available upon request to bona-fide plant researchers.
Features
Search the AusPGRIS database
The Australian Plant Genetic Resource Information System (AusPGRIS) is a searchable web-based imformation network that allows public access to passport and characterisation data of all accessions held by the ATCFC and other Australian Centres.
- About us (staff, publications and related links)
- Germplasm conservation (how seed is collected, collated and stored)
- Species list (crops, forages and indigenous wild relatives)
- Visit the AusPGRIS database
Page maintained by Tonia Grundy
Last reviewed 20 January 2009
URL: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/cps/rde/dpi/hs.xsl/26_4380_ENA_HTML.htm