The collection is one of a network of international potato genebanks and is held in trust for humanity by The James Hutton Institute.
The Commonwealth Potato Collection hosts the UK's genebank of landrace and wild potatoes. The collection is one of a network of international potato genebanks, and is held in trust for humanity by The James Hutton Institute with the support of the Scottish Government.
About the Commonwealth Potato Collection (CPC)
The collection comprises around 1500 accessions of about 80 wild and cultivated potato species. Each accession traces back to a handful of berries or tubers from potato plants in South or Central America, gathered from the wild or obtained from a grower at a market.
Such genetic resources are priceless, comprising the basic resource for the improvement and adaptation of the world's fourth most important food crop, the potato. The genetic material in the collection has made a major contribution to the potato crop worldwide, and continues to do so today. Our task is to maintain this material, to make it available to bona fide researchers, breeders and educators under terms consistent with the international treaties that govern the use of such germplasm. To meet that task we aim to maintain a high health status of the material to permit it to remain accessible, and intend to develop this site as resource for the research and breeding community.
For more information visit: Germinate - The generic plant genetic resources database
The tours
We are hosting two tours of our facilities at The James Hutton Institute.
Please arrive via the main reception, located within the Crop Innovation Centre at The James Hutton Institute, Invergowrie.
Morning tour
10:30 Commonwealth Potato Collection tour
Lead by Gaynor McKenzie
11:30 Potato trials visit
Lead by James Lynott, Ashleigh Holmes and Andrew Christie
12:00 Access to cafeteria for refreshments/lunch
Afternoon tour
12:00 Access to cafeteria for refreshments/lunch
13:00 Commonwealth Potato Collection tour
Lead by Gaynor McKenzie
14:00 Potato trials visit
Lead by James Lynott, Ashleigh Holmes and Andrew Christie
We would advise all attendees to bring weather appropriate clothing and sturdy footwear.
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