The Inventory of ex situ, in situ and in vitro collection was realized according to the National Program “Conservation, Development and Utilization of Gene Pool/Germplasm of Agricultural Plants, Animals and Microorganisms for the period of 2001-2005”. Thus the real size of collection of Kazakhstan are clarified and confirmed. By 27 October 2004 National Database of Kazakhstan contains 550 accessions.

Last updated: 27 Oct 04 k a z a k h s t a n

Table 1: Crops conserved in the collections of Kazakhstan

Crops	Number of accessions in DB
Cereals	51 678
Legumes	874
Vegetables	9 150
Technical	2 465
Groat	456
Medicinal	368
Fodder	12 844
Fruits	3 442
Potatoes	1 613
Melons	7 537
Forest crops	424
Total	81 701

Table 2: Institutes and their ex situ collections

	Institutes	Composition of collection	Size of collection	No of accessions entered into NDB
1	Kazakh Scientific-Production Center of Farming and Plant Growing	Genera: Triticum, Zea mais, Sorgum, Avena, Hordeum, Glycine, Aegilops, Beta, Pisum	10 000	150
2	Scientific Research Center for Livestock and Veterinary (Kazakh Research Institute of Forage and Pastures)	Genera: Festuca, Bromus, Agropyrom, Elymus, Megicago, Melilotus, Trifolium,  Agropyron, Onobrychis		200
3	Scientific Research institute of agriculture - Otar	Genera: Triticum	10 000
4	Priaral Experimental Station	Genera: Triticum, Hordeum, Avena	2 000
5	A. I. Barayev Research Institute of Grain Farming	Triticum, Hordeum, Avena
	Other institutes all together		59 701	200
Total			81 701	550

Table 3: Population type of accessions presented in NDB

	Number of accessions in DB
Wild	98
Traditional cultivars/landraces	450
Breeding material	-
Unknown	2
Total:	550