Gene bank

Activities

Regeneration and multiplication of accessions,
Preliminary characterization and evaluation according to CIMMYT/IBPGR descriptors,
Genetic diversity analysis using molecular markers,
Morphological, biochemical and molecular characterization for identification of superior germplasm regarding tolerance to abiotic and increased resistance to biotic stress, increased nutritional quality of grain,
Creation of core and mini-core collections for specific traits important for breeding,
Phenotypic characterization of the elite material according to the UPOV descriptor (upov.int/index_en.html),
Within the framework of the European Cooperative Program for Plant Genetic Resources (ecpgr.cgiar.org), the Maize Research Institute was chosen as the host of the European maize database in 1996.
Cooperation and exchange of accessions with genebanks worldwide.