State of National Plant Genebank of Ukraine in wartime of 2022

Abstract

Aim: to analyze the state of the National Plant Genebank of Ukraine in the first half of 2022, during the military aggression of the Russian Federation. Results and Discussion. There is carried out formation and maintaining of the National Plant Genebank of Ukraine in wartime conditions of the first half of 2022. One of the largest National Plant Genebanks in terms of number and genetic diversity has been formed in Ukraine, which includes 154.000 accessions of 544 crops and 1.802 plant species. The formation and management of the National Plant Genebank is carried out by 30 institutions of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine (NAAS), which are united in the Plant Genetic Resources System of Ukraine (PGRSU) under the scientific-methodical and organizational management of the National Center of the PGRSU. The military actions of the Russian Federation against Ukraine disrupted the normal course of the scientific process and made it practically impossible in four temporarily occupied institutions. The Institute of Bast Crops of NAAS and the Institute of Potatoes of NAAS resumed their work after the temporary occupation. The experimental base of the Plant Production Institute named after V.Ya. Yuryev of NAAS, the main building and warehouses of the Institute of Vegetable and Melon Growing of NAAS. Despite the difficult conditions, the scientists preserve and study the genepool accessions and enrich the National Plant Gene Bank with new sources of valuable economic and biological traits. Conclusions. The National Plant Genebank of Ukraine is maintained under conditions of war with the Russian Federation. Most of accessions have been relocated to safer regions. Accessions and collections submitted for registration undergo examination. Accessions and collections submitted for registration are being examined. The National collection of plant gene pool accessionss and duplicate collections are maintained. On-line communication with institutions in the temporarily occupied territory is maintained.