Published in Scientific Papers. Series B, Horticulture, Vol. LXVI, Issue 1
Written by Nikolaya VELCHEVA, Katya UZUNDZHALIEVA, Asya STOYANOVA-DOYCHEVA, Pencho MALINOV
Preservation and use of plant diversity is one of the global priorities for the development of sustainable agriculture in climate change conditions. During the period 1982-2021 in the National Genebank in Sadovo 53,545 accessions of cultural and wild plant species were stored. The enrichment of plant genetic resources collections in recent years has been focused on local traditional varieties, mainly by vegetable crops. The paper presents the status of conserved plant gene pool in Bulgaria in connection with optimization of the managing process of germplasm storage, study, reproduction, free exchange and use via establishment of an information system with specialized software. The created architecture follows the international standard of FAO/Bioversity. Passport data includes taxonomic description, biological status and origin of the accessions. The information system uses ontologies for facilitated free access and security of records through innovative blockchain technologies. As a result, the functionality of the documentation process as well as access to the plant gene pool to all stakeholders, in accordance with International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Nagoya Protocol, is guaranteed.
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