CONSERVATION AND UTILIZATION OF GLOBAL COLLECTIONS OF CULTIVATED PLANTS AND THEIR WILD RELATIVES

The Research Institute for Plant Genetic Resources is the national center global genetic resources of cultivated plants and their wild relatives, which are preserved in form collections status, represented by seeds, vegetative reproductive organs parts plants, herbarium specimens, as well plantations perennial crops. Collections numbering more than 43 thousand accessions concentrated here over crop 100 species largest Central Asia terms botanical, genetic, geographical ecological diversity. evolutionary relationship with part biological that have actual or potential value great importance, especially last decade context climate change food production, sustainable development ecologically safe agriculture, raw materials industry. work carried out at institute aimed solving problems collecting, conservation, study rational effective use plant state-owned, strategically important directly related to ensuring security present future generations.